Telos Research is a new venture established to provide high quality fundraising information to the not-for-profit sector to empower fundraisers to maximise on their fundraising potential.
The aim is to help you to identify and profile wealthy and well-connected individuals, companies or grant-making trusts who have a demonstrable interest in your cause.
High quality research requires:
Rebecca recently co-wrote with Corrie Darker of the Healing Foundation an article about the history and the future of prospect research for Professional Fundraising magazine. The article is entitled The Rise and Rise of Prospect Research and appeared in the April edition of the magazine.
The Rise and Rise of Prospect Research - PDF, copyright Professional FundraisingThe first Telos Research Newsletter was published in January 2007. This provides an insight into the world of major gift fundraising and research, including snippets of news about fundraising and some snapshot information about philanthropists. The theme of the first edition is a review of 2006.
Features include:
To receive the full version and future editions, please email Rebecca@telosresearch.com
Our introduction to prospect research workshops continue to be in high demand, therefore an extra workshop was scheduled for 26th June at our London venue. This was a successful event, which once more, sold out. The next workshop will be in London on 4th October.
Further details are available in the workshop area of the site, or contact Rebecca on Rebecca@telosresearch.com. Please note that during the period between 23rd July and 13th August, workshop enquiries and bookings will be dealt with by Robin Jones – robin@milestoneresearch.co.uk
July 2007
The Researchers in Fundraising Spring Conference took place on 9th May 2007 at our new venue, The Bridewell Hall at The St Bride Foundation, just off Fleet Street. The theme was International Prospect Research. Speakers included the immensely experienced and well-respected John Baguley of the International Fundraising Consultancy and the distinguished philanthropist and author Ram Gidoomal, CBE.
The presentations were of particularly high quality and the conference was extremely well-received.