The Nozasearch Blog

NOZA and DonorPerfect Announce Partnership

Noza — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:45:00 GMT

DonorPerfect fundraising software now integrates to NOZA’s extensive database of charitable donations, enabling nonprofits to better target solicitations, increase donation amounts and find new donors.

Horsham, PA –SofterWare, Inc., developer of DonorPerfect Fundraising Software, today announced a strategic partnership with NOZA, Inc., that will enable DonorPerfect clients to access actual giving transactions from NOZA’s database of over 44 MILLION people, companies, and charitable foundation giving records. Starting with the web-based version DonorPerfect Online, DonorPerfect clients will be able to access their donor’s giving information in NOZA with an integrated link. This will enable them to find out whom these donors have given to, and how much they have donated. Plus, they will be able to find new donors by either geographic area or similar mission.

Jon Biedermann, Vice President for SofterWare, Inc. said “We’re thrilled to partner with NOZA and provide our clients integrated access to their huge database of gifts. This valuable, cost effective resource is easy to use, and integrates with their DonorPerfect system with the simple click of a mouse. Our clients will be able to use this data to better target their solicitations and “Ask” amounts. It will also enable to them increase both the quantity and size of their gifts. This is especially important as nonprofits continue to face challenges in this economy.”

Craig Harris, President & CEO of NOZA, Inc. commented “This is a very exciting partnership for NOZA and DonorPerfect, which will greatly impact the major gift fundraising efforts of DonorPerfect’s CRM customers. When I started my fundraising career a dozen years ago at a community nonprofit organization, I was a DonorPerfect customer. It is an honor to continue my longstanding relationship with DonorPerfect now as a strategic partner, helping to bring the latest in technology and actionable data to the desktops of thousands of nonprofits using DonorPerfect’s CRM solutions.”

For more information about DonorPerfect and NOZA’s integration, please call DonorPerfect at (800) 220-8111 or visit www.donorperfect.com, or visit NOZA at www.nozasearch.com.

New Non-Profit Purchasing Group Helps Keep Costs Down

Noza — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:01:00 GMT

An open letter to all NOZAsearch.com members.

As the founder of the Miracle League of San Diego, a non-profit that provides children with special needs the opportunity to play baseball in an organized league, I know how challenging it is to keep costs down and maintain the level of service that we provide to our constituents. From that experience, and from my experience as Chairman of the Board of the California Oncology Research Institute, I developed a keen understanding of the expense profile of a typical non-profit.

I recently formed the Non-Profit Purchasing Group to help non-profits save on their most commonly recurring expenses. We’ve negotiated discounts of 20% and more on key items such as office supplies, printing, payroll processing, merchant processing, email marketing, promotional products and more. Unlike other group purchasing organizations that make money by taking commissions, rebates or administrative fees from their vendor partners, we pass through 100% of the savings to our members. We therefore charge our members a nominal fee of $99 per year to join and access these savings.

I encourage you to review our vendor partners list and see the world-class providers with whom we’ve partnered. One of those world class vendors is NOZASEARCH.com, the world’s largest searchable database of charitable donations. Raising money for nonprofit organizations is hard work. The number one reason people donate to charity is because they were asked. This is where NOZA can help: they help charities identify who to ask. With a paid subscription, which is available at discount to NPPG members, nonprofits can access over 43 million individual and corporate donations to U.S. charities to search for prospective donors for their organizations. In addition to NOZA’s award-winning premium webservice, they have also made their database of 1.3 million searchable foundation grants available as a free service, which can be accessed by signing up here.

We will continue to add vendor partners, particularly service providers in every major metropolitan area. I’m sure that all who join will save much more than the registration fee. We even have a savings calculator that you can use to validate the potential savings.

Feel free to call me directly with any questions toll free: 877.THX.NPPG or email http://mailto:dan@nonprofitpurchasinggroup.org.

Sincerely,

Dan Engel, CEO
The Non-Profit Purchasing Group, LLC | www.nonprofitpurchasinggroup.orgDel Mar, CA 92014
O: 858.964.3764 | Toll Free: 877.THX.NPPG | dan@nonprofitpurchasinggroup.org

NOZA Philanthropy Data for Haiti Earthquake Relief

Noza — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:58:00 GMT

“NOZA supports the large and small nonprofit organizations who are doing everything they can to care for Haiti Earthquake victims, in particular those whose fundraising and administrative budgets are small and where the majority of all funds raised goes to programs and services to support the children and families of Haiti,” says Craig Harris, NOZA founder and CEO.

NOZA provides philanthropy data to the nonprofit community for prospect research and major gift fundraising, and we are offering complimentary access to nonprofits directly involved in Haiti Relief Efforts in January and February, 2010. To request the complimentary access in order to search NOZA charitable giving data, please go to http://www.nozasearch.com/trial.asp to request a free trial. The trial for all nonprofits is limited to 24 hours, but approved nonprofit organizations who mention “Haiti Earthquake Relief” at sign-up may receive up to 14 days of complimentary access. To apply, sign up for a free account and for Organization Type enter: “Other: Haiti Earthquake Relief” and a NOZA staff person will follow-up within 24 hours to provide access and search assistance upon approval.

If you already have a NOZA account and wish to request complimentary access as part of this effort, please contact support@nozasearch.com with your organization’s contact information.

We appreciate the opportunity to support the nonprofits doing good in the U.S. and Haiti. To donate, NOZA recommends donating through your school, community church, and through the most popular and smaller nonprofits providing direct Haiti Earthquake Relief found on the Network for Good website: http://www.networkforgood.org/.

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NOZA in the Wall Street Journal

Noza — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:33:00 GMT

Great article today in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Wall Street’s Good Side Has Strings, Of Course. ” NOZA was pleased to work with the researchers from the Wall Street Journal to provide philanthropy data on the subjects of the story, which included charitable giving information for Wall Street heavyweights such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, AIG, Hank Greenberg, Lloyd Blankfein, John Reed, and Citigroup.

While it is important to celebrate the impact of the philanthropy of Corporate America, it also warrants mentioning that of the $300 Billion or so donated to U.S. charities each year, corporations only accounted for 5% of this giving (compared to 13% from foundations, and more than 80% from individuals). The real challenge for Wall Street and U.S. businesses is to accelerate their philanthropic efforts and become a more significant player in the U.S.charitable giving landscape.

NOZA provides data to The Daily Beast for the Celebrity Impact Rankings

Noza — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:26:00 GMT

What new honor do Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Pamela Anderson, Oprah Winfrey, and Bono have in common? They were all just named by The Daily Beast as the 5 celebrities with the greatest charitable impact to their favorite causes. NOZA is pleased to have provided the charitable giving data used by The Daily Beast for the Celebrity Impact Rankings. To read the entire story, click here, and to view the Top 50 Celebrities ranked, click here.

Major Gift Fundraising Q&A: Some Facts and Opinions from a Recovering Fundraising Consultant

Noza — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:35:00 GMT

This article written by NOZA CEO Craig Harris first appeared on Techsoup’s Blog on October 21, 2009

Where do major gifts come from?

Major gifts come from three primary sources: (1) Corporations (2) Foundations (3) Individuals. According to the annual GivingUSA Foundation statistics charitable giving in the U.S. topped $307 billion in 2008. Here is where the money came from:
Corporations: $14.5 billion (5%)
Foundations: $41.2 billion (13%)
Individuals: $251.9 billion (82%)

While foundation and corporate giving play a major role in U.S. philanthropy, most of the money comes from people. Having spent several years as a fundraising consultant, I’ve worked with organizations that excelled at major gift fundraising, and I’ve worked with organizations that couldn’t raise a major gift to save their mission. One of the common threads for the successful organizations is that they followed the money, focusing the majority of their time and resources on individuals. Those that failed typically hid behind the relative ease and comfort of shotgun blasting grant proposals and letters to foundations and corporations. In fact, I’m yet to find an organization that was able to develop and SUSTAIN a major gift program from only foundations and corporations. While the relative proportion of individual/corporate/foundation giving will vary from organization to organization, for those just getting started with major gift fundraising, my advice is to focus on individuals.

Why do people give major gifts?

What is the number one reason why people make major gifts to nonprofit organizations? Because they were asked! During my early years as a fundraising professional, I once heard a line during a fundraising workshop that I’ve always remembered: “People don’t give money to causes. People give money to people with causes.” I believe this to be the single most fundamental truth about major gift fundraising. But people-to-people fundraising for major gifts isn’t about just doing a lot of “asks” (although it helps). It is about cultivating relationships with prospective major donors, and engaging them in genuine and meaningful ways with the mission of the organization and its leadership.

Who should be asked for a major gift?

In order to sell an expensive product you must first start with qualified sales leads. In the case of nonprofit major gift fundraising we refer to these sales leads as donor prospects. Major donor prospect lists can be created from two sources: (1) From within your organization’s existing base of annual donors, volunteers, event attendees, and other “friends” of your organization, and (2) From scratch. Whether creating a list of prospects from your existing base of support or building a list from scratch, the process is the same: To identify individuals with both the financial capacity to make a major gift and an inclination to support your particular mission. This identification process requires research, and you’ll need to budget time and resources to conduct the research. Depending on your budget, this research can be done either with or without fee-based research products. To do it without spending a dime (but a lot of time), the two best resources are your board of directors and Google. You can put together a spreadsheet of some of your most promising existing donors and constituents, and distribute this to your board for what is known as peer-review. Essentially, you are asking your board members to comb through a lengthy list of current supporters, and have them indicate who they know, who they are willing to contact, and any information they are comfortable sharing with respect to an individuals’ capacity and inclination. This peer-review process with the board can be preceded with or followed by staff using Google or other free sources to find additional relevant information that helps to shed light on capacity and inclination. For those organizations who can afford to utilize fee-based products to streamline their research, there is a great way to efficently uncover relevant data that even the deepest Google search won’t deliver. The company that I founded, NOZA, has developed one of the most widely used fee-based products to search for major donor prospects. In terms of cost, annual subscriptions to NOZA cost $800/year, but there are a variety of highly discounted packages available through NOZA’s partnership with Techsoup for eligible organizations. To serve as a double disclaimer, I’ll reiterate here that I am the Founder of NOZA.

The goal of your major gift research should NOT be viewed as simply identifying who to solicit, but rather, the goal should be to identify which prospects should be engaged for deeper relationship building. Each organization and each staff and volunteer involved in the major gift fundraising efforts will be limited by a finite number prospects and a finite number of relationships…so focus on those with the greatest known capacity and inclination!

Who is supposed to do the asking?

With the exception of a select few large organizations that lean on staff to do all or most of the face-to-face solicitations, for the rest of us, the participation of the board and other volunteer leaders is absolutely critical for successful major gift fundraising. If you work for an organization whose board members refuse to solicit on behalf of the organization, then you have an uphill battle ahead of you. If that is the case, and depending on your organization’s circumstances, you might want to consider putting off your plans for a full-blown major gift campaign and instead focus on a board development initiative. This is a very sensitive topic for most organizations, but fortunately there are great resources available to assist in evolving your board. One of my favorite resources is BoardSource. Having worked with so many excellent fundraising organizations and an equal number of lousy ones, in my experience success or failure usually boils down to the volunteer leadership. In my opinion, if your non-fundraising board isn’t willing to give personal stretch gifts and take on a few solicitations of their own, well, maybe it’s time to promote those board members to your “honorary board” and then go find some new board members willing to take on the real work of the board.

Conclusion

For most people, including myself, asking for money is uncomfortable and it is hard. It is really hard. And therein lies the reason why so many organizations fail to launch and sustain successful major gift fundraising programs. For many people asking for money is akin to flossing regularly, eating healthy, exercising for 20 minutes a day, and avoiding using our credit cards. We know we should be doing these things but often we don’t. We are predisposed to avoid doing those things that bring us displeasure, discomfort or pain, and asking for money is at the top of the list for most of us. As with flossing, eating healthy and exercising, it takes commitment, discipline, and practice. Sometimes all it takes is thinking about the alternatives to not doing those things. For nonprofits, the alternatives could be downsizing a program, eliminating a program, or closing the doors altogether. Isn’t that enough motivation to put our fears aside and begin the process of starting or improving our major gift programs?

30-Day Subscription for Only $99

Noza — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:50:31 GMT

Exclusive NOZA discount for nonprofits and public libraries with a budget of a $1 million or less: 30-Day subscription for only $99

TechSoup Limited and NOZA are teaming up to help your organization boost its fundraising efforts with 30 days of unlimited access to the world’s largest searchable database of charitable donations for only $99. Visit TechSoup.org from October 19-October 23, 2009, to request this exclusive, limited-time offer which includes eLearning material and NOZA Prospect Research Workbook.

This special offer is available to U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits and U.S. public libraries (the same organizations who are eligible for the regular NOZA donated or discount programs on TechSoup Stock).

Some restrictions for this special offer are different from NOZA's regular eligibility restrictions. This offer is available to organizations with a budget of $1 million or less, and only one 30-day subscription request is allowed per organization. Even if you've already received NOZA products through TechSoup Stock before, you can still participate in this special offer. Also, all transactions must be completed by November 13, three weeks from the promotion end date.

New Research Training Vehicle: The Advancement Research Toolkit

Noza — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:35:00 GMT

Many NOZAsubscribers are accidental prospect researchers – fundraisers who, because of aneed for research, find themselves delving into the Internet to findinformation about their potential donors. If you have found yourself in this situation, you are not alone, and you now have a brand-new training resource toassist you – whether or not you have any background in research!

The Advancement Research Toolkit was created by expert researcher Aimee Fitzgerald, who has nearly 15 years’ research experience, tohelp nonprofits of all sizes achieve their fundraising goals. The Toolkitcurrently features five robust online courses and more than 200 pages ofcontent. Using The Toolkit even makes you eligible for 5.5 credits toward CFREcertification.*

Asked what wasso unique about The Toolkit, Aimee said, “To gain insider’s tips on prospectresearch, you no longer have to spend time away from the office or incur traveland lodging expenses by attending a conference. And, in this economy, theimportance of targeted research has never been greater – you need to knowwhether to ask your donor for a $1,000 gift or a $100,000 gift. Learningonline, at your own pace, with your own prospects is a ‘no-brainer’ investmentin your cause.”

Since thechallenges to advancement staffs are ever-changing, the Toolkit is a flexibleresource, offering interactivity as well as convenient, easy-to-navigatematerials. Subscribers can use the Toolkit’s online question-and-answer section and page-by-page commentary, and also have direct access to Aimee throughprivate email conversations for confidential response to specific prospectresearch questions and challenges.

Check out the online demo and the indexesof the course contents. This looks like it will a great “tool” in any nonprofit’s arsenal!

*Full participation in the AdvancementResearch Toolkit is applicable for 5.5 points in Category 1.B – Education ofthe CFRE International application for initial certification and/orrecertification.

AFP AudioConference: How to Use Philanthropy Data for Your Fundraising

Noza — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:31:00 GMT

The Association of Fundraising Professionals presents the 2009 Web / Audioconference: Prospect Research: How to Use Philanthropy Data for Fundraising, on September 2. Presented by Kathleen Rogers, Director, of NOZAsearch Philanthropy Database; DeAndrea Russell, Manager, Prospect Research, US Fund for UNICEF; and Aimee Fitzgerald, Founder, Advancement Research Toolkit.

Philanthropy data is critical to a strategic solicitation with a major gift prospect. All nonprofits and fundraising consultants should have access to the latest technologies and philanthropy data available. Participants will learn about:

Prospecting: the goals of research--identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship
Finding Donors--Search specific individual, corporate and foundation examples
Understanding Private Foundation (990-PF) Tax Records
Keeping current with resources and trends including constituent exact-match screenings

All participants receive a complimentary prospect research workbook, a profile template and a FREE 3 day research pass to do independent hands-on research using NOZA in September.

Target Audience: Entry level, mid-level, senior level

Missed the training? Contact AFP to download the archived event, approved for CFRE credits or visit the NOZA training page. Contact NOZA customer support for more training opportunities.

Senator Edward Kennedy’s Philanthropic Legacy

Noza — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:00:08 GMT

As with millions of other Americans – left, right and center – I was saddened to hear of the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy. Now begins the mourning and celebration of his life and legacy. While his personal philanthropy won’t be remembered to the same extent of his other legacies, a quick search of NOZA’s database shows that he indeed was generous of his personal wealth to dozens of nonprofit organizations. We here at NOZA would like to commemorate the philanthropic mark left by the Honorable Edward Kennedy by acknowledging some of the charities that he supported directly with personal financial contributions:

Name	City	State	Website
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston	Boston	MA	www.bigsister.org
Boston College	Chestnut Hill	MA	www.bc.edu
Boston Foundation	Boston	MA	www.tbf.org
Boston Medical Center	Boston	MA	www.bmc.org
Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation, Inc.	West Barnstable	MA	www.ccccfoundation.org
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation	Falmouth	MA	www.givetocapecodhealth.org
Children`s Trust Fund (Boston, MA)	Boston	MA	www.mctf.org
City University of New York, Graduate Center	New York	NY	www.gc.cuny.edu
Federation for Children with Special Needs	Boston	MA	www.fcsn.org
Global Security Institute	Bala Cynwyd	PA	www.gsinstitute.org
Greater Boston Food Bank	Boston	MA	www.gbfb.org
Horizons for Homeless Children	Dorchester	MA	www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum	Boston	MA	www.jfklibrary.org
Kennedy Child Study Center	New York	NY	www.kenchild.org
Massachusetts College of Art	Boston	MA	www.massart.edu
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals	Boston	MA	www.mspca.org
Milton Academy	Milton	MA	www.milton.edu
National Braille Press	Boston	MA	www.nbp.org
Rogerson Communities	Roslindale	MA	www.rogerson.org
University of Southern Maine	Portland	ME	www.usm.maine.edu

Sending contributions to these organizations, in memory of Senator Edward Kennedy, is a wonderful way to honor his legacy while at the same time supporting the invaluable work of these charities.

NOZA is no longer available on Lexis Nexis as of May 17th -- Direct Access Now Available at NOZA

Noza — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:16:00 GMT

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.

For those LexisNexis® users who accessed NOZA’s database, direct access is now available through www.NOZAsearch.com. Users will find direct access from NOZA to be loaded with additional features for deeper searching, streamlined viewing, and saving and exporting of records. NOZA focuses on one and only one data source, and our user interface is focused entirely on making your searching and downloading of more than 40 million charitable giving records as efficient and powerful as possible.

The pricing for an annual, unlimited subscription on www.NOZAsearch.com is $800 for the first user, and $500 for additional users. Please contact support@nozasearch.com with any questions, or to request a free trial of our award-winning webservice.

Craig Harris
Founder & CEO
NOZA Inc.

Bernard Madoff's Charitable Giving Record

Noza — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:46:00 GMT

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:

Name of Donor	Minimum Confirmed Amount	Recipient Name	Year
Bernard L. Madoff	$2,500	American Liver Foundation	2003-2003
Ruth and Bernard L. Madoff	$10,000	Brandeis University National Women`s Committee	1999-2000
Bernard L. and Ruth Madoff Foundation	$10,000	Center for Jewish History	2006-2006
Ruth and Bernard L. Madoff	$10,000	City Harvest	2005-2006
Bernard L. Madoff	$10,000	Educational Broadcasting Corporation	2006-2007
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Madoff	$10,000	Fountain House	2005-2006
Ruth and Bernard L. Madoff	$25,000	Girls Inc.	2005-2006
Ruth and Bernard Madoff	$2,500	Global Camps Africa	2007-2007
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L.Madoff	$5,000	God`s Love We Deliver	2004-2004
Ruth and Bernard Madoff	$10,000	Hillel Foundation for Jewish Campus Life	2006-2007
Ruth and Bernard Madoff	$10,000	Hofstra University	2005-2006
Ruth and Bernard Madoff	$1,000	Jewish Federation of Palm Beach Type County	2006-2007
Ruth & Bernard L. Madoff	$10,000	Learning Leaders	2004-2005
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC	$5,000	Lower East Side Name Tenement Type Museum	2006-2006
The Madoff Family Foundation	$1,000,000	Lymphoma Research Foundation	2007-2007
Bernard L. Madoff	$40,000	Metropolitan Museumof Art	2007-2008
Bernard L. Madoff	$2,500	Type Museum of Name ModernArt (MOMA)	2005-2006
The Bernard L. and Ruth Madoff Foundation	$25,000	New York Public Library	2002-2002
Ruth and Bernard L. Madoff	$10,000	New York Type University, Harris Obesity Prevention Effort (HOPE)	2007-2007
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Madoff	$1,000	North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System	2003-2003
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities	$10,000	Pace University	2002-2003
Bernard Madoff	$250	Police Athletic League of New York	2001-2002
Bernard L. Madoff	$25,000	Prostate Cancer Foundation	2007-2007
Bernard L. & Ruth Alpern Madoff `61	$25,000	Queens College , Type City Type University of New York	2006-2007
Bernard L. Madoff	$5,000	Ronald McDonald House of New York, Inc.	2007-2007
Ruth and Bernard Madoff	$1,500	Wildlife Conservation Society	2006-2007

So Madoff was about $49,997,000,000 short in his philanthropic giving to charity to earn the title of Robin Hood. I’ll just stick with calling him a thief. If you’d like the full list of Madoff charitable contributions emailed to you as a spreadsheet, please send an email to support@nozasearch.com and be sure to write “Email me the Madoff list” in the subject line.

Posted by Craig Harris

$40 Discount: Prospect Research On a Dime (Mar. 25)

Noza — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:07:00 GMT

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 Ms. King in a recent case study: Research: A Strategy for raising $1 Million.”

This workshop is designed to help you learn:

Why research is important to fundraising
How to calculate giving capacity
How to build a simple donor profile
Free and inexpensive tools to get your donor research program started
Ways to focus your search and not get lost on the Internet Super Highway

In addition to prospecting and raising millions of dollars for her clients, Ms. King teaches nonprofit management courses at graduate and undergraduate levels and is an instructor for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Philadelphia Chapter.

Special $40 discounts are available for NOZA customers, AIIP, AFP and APRA members. For more details and to register click here. To support the nonprofits in the workshop, NOZA is donating a Free 3-day Research Pass so all attendees can try hands-on research on behalf of their own organization following the workshop. Easily include the philanthropic history of individuals, corporations and foundations in your donor research program. Foundation grant data and 990-PF tax records are free.

Can’t travel to Albuquerque for this workshop? Contact us and we will invite you to the online webinar where Margaret will present some insider tips. The webinar will include a live NOZA demo and Free 3-day Research Pass for nonprofits across the U.S. Advance registration coming in April.

Kathleen Rogers
NOZAsearch.com

WorkingPhilanthropy.com has launched

Noza — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:32:00 GMT

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 newsletter, 15th & Lawson, is focused on “Where’s the money now!?” The subject matter experts are David and Lori Lawson, two people who have been in the fundraising field for years. Future courses will be on a variety of fundraising related topics including prospect management, gift accounting, and change management. Along with David & Lori, there is a great group of people you know and trust who will be Subject Matter Experts for WorkingPhilanthropy.com. Unlike webinars, WorkingPhilanthropy.com is using the latest eLearning technology to create a learning environment where you control the path and pace of your experience. All subscribers are given a private portal to view and manage all of the courses they subscribe to. We talked to David and he said “Lori and I have spent our careers sharing our knowledge and expertise and WorkingPhilanthropy.com provides us an opportunity to do this in a way not possible in a traditional learning environment such as a conference or even a webinar.” Lori pointed out that “Professional development budgets are going to be cut during these extremely difficult times and we hope that WorkingPhilanthropy.com can help to fill the gap by providing effective learning at a price that works.” Definitely a site worth checking out. Be sure to watch the demo at WorkingPhilanthropy.com

Author: Craig Harris

Founder and Chief Executive
Craig's bio and the rest of the staff at NOZA

Tips and Tricks: Searching by Keyword for Clinton Foundation Donation Data

Noza — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:36:00 GMT

NOZA customers can check out the recently released and much talked about William J. Clinton Foundation donations - all contributors since its inception in 1997, more than 140,000 donation records, not including those to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund. With a free account you may search foundation grants received; with a paid account, search foundation, individual and corporate contributors. In both cases you can export and save to your computer. Login above or sign-up to get started. The source of this data, like all NOZA charitable donation data, is publicly available charitable giving information provided by the Recipient Nonprofit (or in this case, the recipient foundation). NOZAsearch contains over 39 million donation records to U.S. charities for the most effective fundraising research.

How it works: create an account and click the 'search by cause' tab. Select either 'foundations' or 'people and companies' and then click on 'more options' to enter the keyword: William J. Clinton Foundation or simply Clinton Foundation. You can refine your search by donation amount, type of donation, and more. To search for a particular individual, corporate, or foundation donor, click the 'search by name' tab and specify a donor to see a snapshot of philanthropic history.

New to prospect research? Click here for training resources.

Happy prospecting,
Kathleen Rogers

Social Change: 2009 Forecast

Noza — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:41:00 GMT

Happy 2009 form NOZA. 2008 was interesting to say the least. We all know the state of our economy and we are all making adjustments to have a successful 2009. So what is the state of 2009 going to be? Good question. Here is a thoughtful blog by Marcia Stepanek in NYC I came across with a forecast for 2009, possible trends, as well as suggestions to help you through the "bumpy road" that lies ahead. Click here for the link.

Looking For Donors? Membership's Could Be The Answer

Noza — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:34:00 GMT

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: nonprofitbuzz.org/membership.htm

NOZA IN ACTION

Noza — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

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 the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University for using NOZA to aid in their research and analysis to benefit the nonprofit community.

December 15, 2008 Giving Memphis 2008 Uses NOZA Data in New Way

December, 2008 Charitable Giving In Georgia Uses NOZA Corporate Data

Fall 2008 NOZA Makes Data Available for Indiana Gives Study

Click on the links in the news section below and see for yourself why NOZA is the leading research tool for charitable gift giving.

4 Simple Tips For Grant Writers

Noza — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:59:00 GMT

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

NOZA

Veterans Day Remembrance

Noza — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:38:00 GMT

Our team at NOZA respectfully remember and honor the service and sacrifice of all veterans and their families. We celebrate on 11/11 on the anniversary of the end of WWI (1918). Many in our lives including our own NOZA co-founder David Ruehlman have served our country and fought for the freedoms we enjoy, and depend on, each day. We are thinking of you, honorable veterans, and appreciate the opportunity to assist the nonprofits who serve veterans with fundraising research information and philanthropy data.

Here locally in Santa Barbara, we honor the legacy of fallen hero's of the current war in Iraq at Arlington West, who write, "The first Sunday of November 2003, a group of local activists erected 340 wooden crosses on the beach immediately west of Stearns Wharf, marking the deaths of U.S. servicemen and women in Iraq." In 2006, that number was 3,000 wooden crosses on the beach each Sunday. As some fight, others focus on peace. With critical local, national and international issues facing us, we must work together to solve problems and never forget our local hero's who have come before and serve America today with honor.

We appreciate the many nonprofit organizations who provide essential programs and services to veterans and their families. If this is your mission, you may search our database of charitable donations for your fundraising research. Do a NOZAsearch for individuals, corporations and foundations who support veterans-related organization; search by cause with keyword 'veterans' or any branch of the U.S. military.

Kathleen Rogers

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