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 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
in fundraising has been collectively raised by our team of over 40 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 63% returning as clients in 2024.
on average length of experience our Senior Consultants have with strategic leadership, in healthcare, higher education, arts, and social services.
“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.”
Matt Milovick, VP Finance and Administration
Thompson Rivers University
“Global was with us the whole way. They helped us initiate a chart of standards. Right from the get-go, they are part of that foundation and provided that leadership and those friendly reminders that it was about the numbers from the metrics perspective but, of course, it was the mission of our work that was driving that success. Global really did help us think bigger.”
Lecina Hicke, CEO
St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation
