Prospect Research for Canadian Nonprofits
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“We have engaged Global to provide us with quality candidate profiles for Board recruitment. Their reports are comprehensive and aid us in better understanding candidates experiences, skills and ‘fit’ with our mission and issues that warrant additional consideration.”
Prospect research tools + the Global team = results
Searching for donors? Sponsors? Board members or volunteers? Let us do the digging! We’ll uncover prospects and provide fresh insights into supporters who align with your Canadian nonprofit’s cause.
We explore your database and beyond, so you can focus on building meaningful relationships.
Improve efficiency with in-depth, actionable insights. Leverage custom reports to craft impactful strategies and build meaningful relationships with donors and potential supporters.
- Our prospect research services result in an average return on investment nine times the cost of our services.
Explore the right prospect research service for your Canadian nonprofit.
Research Profiles: when you have a robust list of prospects but want deeper insights
Ask the right donor for the right amount at the right time for the right program. Engage with your prospects and donors more effectively to maximize funds raised. We offer two types of research:
- Snapshot: 1-3 pages (on average) of basic data and contact info.
- Comprehensive: 4 + pages (on average) of detailed information to help inform strategy development and identify connections.
Wealth Screening: establish inclination and capacity in your existing data
We’ll take your organization’s data by way of a secure portal or file transfer and performs a deep dive. Establish the inclination and capacity of your supporters, including a complete wealth screening report that highlights and explains the makeup of your database.
We’ll also rank your database by qualifying your prospects numerically. The number attached to each prospect takes into account wealth indicators, previous giving, community connections, etc. You can stop there, or you can also have profiles developed for segments of the file, perhaps the top 20, 50 or 100 for immediate activation.
Foundation Prospect List & Action Plan: source funds fast!
Our comprehensive, ready-to-use Action Plan contains 10 – 50 (on average) Private and Corporate Foundations that are a fit for your cause based on historical giving, location, gifts to similar charities, and more. With a shelf-life of about three years, most charities are pleased with how quickly they source funds this way. The plan includes:
- All contact information.
- Any available live website, form or portal links.
- Average and low/high gifts made to your sector.
- Key staff contacts and key decision-makers.
- Guidance on next steps related to ask type and amount.
- Applicable deadlines.
- Customized, actionable insights from consultants who regularly engage with these foundations.
Prospect Identification: bring in more funding and identify new potential funders
Let us identify individuals, foundations, corporations, and organizations who can fill the gaps in your fundraising. We advise who the key contact is, their key focus area and more, resulting in a “net new” increase to your prospect pipeline.
You can request just names or you can add research snapshots or profiles.
Clients We've Supported
Why choose Global Philanthropic Canada for your prospect research needs?
In fundraising has been collectively raised by our team of 44 Senior Consultants
of our Senior Consultants have served as a volunteer on a Board of Directors, and over 76% currently volunteer their time with a nonprofit organization.
organizations large and small from coast to coast to coast, with over 61% returning as clients in 2025.
“I think Global Philanthropic did an awesome job stepping us back from the campaign launch, refocusing the team and resetting the campaign launch. They looked at gaps in the program and in operations, developed solutions that I think were sensible, highly effective, and respectful to the Advancement Team and TRU, especially given the circumstances. Global got us back to a spot where we could launch it, they added potential donors to our prospect list, they assisted in the search for a new VP External Relations, and they helped to make transition to new leadership absolutely flawless.TRU is better for having worked with Global Philanthropic Canada.”
“After our experience with Global, we wish we had engaged them sooner. While we were initially hesitant about using an external consultant – who may not have deep knowledge of our work – our fears were proven wrong. Had we engaged Global sooner, we would have been further ahead in our plan and had happier donors. We learned the importance of not only sourcing funds but stewardship of donors. Global Philanthropic Canada has resources in many areas including technology and training. We had a member of their team act as our Director until we recruited a permanent position. We included Global in our all-staff conference and they provided training to instill a practice of philanthropy. The surprise was how vast their network and skillset is! They were able to tackle all our needs in such a way that we were able to quickly implement recommendations and see results.”
“Fundraising resources were a big challenge. Getting talent in our market right now – high quality talent – is everybody’s problem. They [Global Philanthropic Canada] created a fantastic strategic fundraising gift plan for our capital campaign. We were able to hit the ground running. Dora really helped elevate our fund development function so that we could really take our fundraising to the next level. Dora has an ability to cut to the chase, keep things simple, make things really tangible and actionable.”
