NOZA is no longer available on Lexis Nexis as of May 17th -- Direct Access Now Available at NOZA
As many of you heard today from LexisNexis®, NOZA will no longer be available on any LexisNexis® products effective May 17th. The message from Lexis Nexis stated:
“As business conditions and company strategies evolve, both LexisNexis® and its licensors are obligated to evaluate their business strategy. NOZA, provider of the charitable donations database on LNDP has initiated termination of the license with LexisNexis®. As a result, we are legally obliged to remove this content effective May 17th.”
The statement made today by LexisNexis® is factually correct. NOZA has appreciated working in partnership with LexisNexis® for the past three years. ...<< MORE >>
Bernard Madoff's Charitable Giving Record
I would give Bernard Madoff the benefit of the doubt and consider calling him Robin Hood if I could prove that his charitable giving over time has approximated fifty billion dollars, which is an estimate of the amount of investor money he has lost in his ponzi scheme.
However, after researching www.nozasearch.com , the world's largest database of philanthropic giving information, I can only find concrete evidence of Madoff's charitable giving totaling $3,255,700. Granted, NOZA's database is only a cross-section of charitable giving, and is limited only to donations that have been publicly referenced and acknowledged on the web. But it is the world's largest compilation of known charitable giving, and out of more than 40 million donation records in the database, only 110 of them belong to Bernard Madoff, and they only add up to just over $3,000,000.
Some of the contributions that turned up in NOZA’s database included the following:
<< MORE >>$40 Discount: Prospect Research On a Dime (Mar. 25)
NOZA is happy to highlight educational opportunities for both accidental and expert prospect researchers. On March 25 in Albuquerque, NM, you have the opportunity to learn from an expert in a ½ day workshop. Do you know how to better understand your major gift prospects and their giving capacity through focused research? Do you need an affordable donor research program?
This workshop is taught by an expert fundraising consultant and NOZA customer, Margaret King. King is president of InfoRich Group, a management-consulting firm. “I’m a researcher, a fundraiser, a strategist” writes Marge in a recent case ...<< MORE >>
WorkingPhilanthropy.com has launched
Occasionally we blog about new companies and new products that we feel may be of interest to NOZA’s subscribers , and today a new company has launched that offers a rather unique value proposition to fundraisers and researchers seeking to expand their skills and knowledge . WorkingPhilanthropy.com announced today it has begun offering eLearning courses to the fundraising community (note to AFP members – WorkingPhilanthropy is an Approved Provider of CFRE™ Continuing Education, so you will receive educational credits for the courses being offered). The first course is a monthly eLearning ...<< MORE >>
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Looking For Donors? Membership's Could Be The Answer
The constant search for donors is what prospect researching is all about. A great article about membership's came to my attention recently through www.nonprofitbuzz.org, which by the way is a great source of news and tips for people looking for donors. This particular piece explains the pro's of being and having memberships, some of which are:
1.reaching your target audience
2.getting discounts/benefits with your memberships
3.knowing that you yourself are contributing to a cause that you feel passionate about
Sometimes you have to pay before you can receive. Here is the link to the article on membership: ...<< MORE >>
NOZA IN ACTION
As 2008 comes to a close, we want to thank all nonprofit fundraising professionals who rely on NOZAsearch for their philanthropy research, whether it be individual and corporate prospect researching, accessing free foundation grant and 990-PF tax information, or just common interest/research.
Speaking of research, if you haven’t recently visited the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, plan to do so for the most current research and analysis on the philanthropic sector. Below are 3 links to 3 different regional giving studies conducted by the Center that each used NOZA a source of data. We would like to thank ...<< MORE >>
4 Simple Tips For Grant Writers
Speaking with NOZA customers all day one comes across some common questions. One of those common questions, especially for those new organizations out there is "how do we improve our chances of landing that particular grant". There is a lot of grants out there and a lot of competition for grant writers. I came across this blog with 4 easy ways to improve that chance getting your grant to the fore front.
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some background on Melissa Carter the individual who wrote this blog, she is co-founder of Mindcoast, a software company devoted to providing grant management and writing software
Haaris Ahmed
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