Foundation Center-New York - The Frugal Researcher: How To Do Successful Research on Little or No Budget

Shocking yet true, you can conduct prospect research without a subscription to LexisNexis. Many research shops do not have large budgets and cannot afford expensive tools. Some development departments don't have a research shop and struggle to do research as part of many other projects.

If you fit either of these categories, or even if you have a reasonable research budget but want to train your fundraisers to do some quick free research on their own, this is the program for you. The speaker will focus on free Internet resources and ways to access fee-based resources for free at public sources such as libraries. Learn how to access insider stock holdings, real estate assessments, salaries, biographical information, company information, philanthropic giving, and foundation information.

Presenter
Heather Reisz
Director, Research and Prospect Development
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

About the Presenter
Heather Reisz is the director of Research and Prospect Development at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Previously, she managed the prospect research program at the Museum of Science in Boston and was a researcher at Northeastern University and the San Francisco Jazz Festival. She began her fundraising career as a grant writer for the AIDS Memorial Quilt in San Fransisco. Heather is a member of the Board of Directors of the New England Development Research Association (NEDRA). Ms. Reisz is a seasoned researcher who started her research career at an organization with $0 in its research budget. She has trained many nonprofit professionals to conduct prospect research with little to no money spent on resources.

In order to participate in this live virtual seminar free of charge, you must join us at the Foundation Center. Please e-mail APRA at registration@apragny.org to register in advance.

When: Friday, October 3, 2008
12:00-1:30 pm

Where: The Foundation Center
New York Library/Learning Center
79 Fifth Avenue/16th Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10003

Get directions to the New York Library/Learning Center.

Wheelchair users may enter the New York Library/Learning Center at 8 East 16th Street (between Fifth Avenue and Union Square West). If you need assistance, please contact the Foundation Center at (212) 620-4230. Registrants requiring ASL signers or other disability-related services are asked to contact the Foundation Center at least two weeks in advance.