• Building & Running a Successful Research Business: A Guide for the Independent Information Professional | Mary Ellen Bates | 2010

• Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers | • Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur | 2010

• Diary of a Small Business Owner | Anita F. Brattina | 2003

• Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used | Peter Block | 2011

• Getting Started in Consulting | Alan Weiss | 2009

• If You Build It Will They Come?: Three Steps to Test and Validate Any Market Opportunity | Rob Adams | 2010

• Million Dollar Consulting | Alan Weiss | 2009

• You Can't Teach a Kid to Ride a Bike at a Seminar: The Sandler Sales Institute's 7-Step System for Successful Selling | David H. Sandler, John Hayes | 1996

• Google

• Protopage Blog

• Wikipedia

• People in Fundraising | Tim Wilson

• Prospect Research #ChatBytes | Jen Filla

• An Approach to Prospecting

• Capacity Ratings

• Essentials for Successful Fundraising Research

• Foundations in Fundraising Analytics

• Insider Stock and Compensation

• Introduction to Prospect Management

• Introduction to Prospect Profiles

• Real Estate Special Cases

• Prospect Research Institute Publications-All

• People in Fundraising | TIm Wilson

• Beth Bandy's Blog

• Helen Brown's Intelligent Edge

• Mark Egge's Managing Prospect Research

• Jen Filla's Blog

• Joan Ogwumike | A Researcher's Diary

• Prospect Research Institute's Learning Edge

• Prospect Research for Fundraisers: The Essential Handbook

• Prospect Research: A Primer for Growing Nonprofits

• Prospect Research in Canada: An essential guide for researchers and fundraisers

• Prospecting for Philanthropists (UK): How to find major donors to support your charity

• RiF Handbook (UK)

• Hands-on Deep Learning with R

• Building Your Analytics Shop: A Workbook for Nonprofits

• Fundraising Analytics: Using Data to Guide Strategy

• Getting Started in Prospect Research: What You Need to Know to Find Who You Need to Find

• Prospect Research Is a Verb: Fundraising Is the Subject

• A Kaleidoscope of Prospect Development: The Shapes and Shades of Major Donor Prospecting

• Sole Searcher: How one prospect research practitioner developed informed relationships with many great people

• Amanda Jarman's Fundraising Nerd

• Data Talks | Ashutosh Nandeshwar

• James Rygg's Adventures in Prospect Development

• Jason Briggs

• Jason Schultz: Philanthropy Tech

• Kevin MacDonell's CoolData

• Marissa Todd's Adventures in Development

• Mark Egge's Managing Prospect Research

• Mark Noll | Rhode Warrior

• Meg Kinney's Read and Written

• Melody Song

• Ms. Parkinson's blog

• Nick Sollog

• Prospect Research Institute's Intl Research

• Sarah Bernstein's The Fundraising Back-Office

• What Donors Want podcast

• Propper Fundraising

• Melody Song | Do Good Here

• DonorSearch

• Evertrue

• Fundraising Compass

• Future Fundraising Now

• Grenzebach Glier + Assoc

• iWave

• Lawson's Working Philanthropy (stalled)

• Maeve Strathy's What Gives Philanthropy?

• Rory Green's Guest Blogging

• Lynn Wester | Donor Relations Guru

• Rory Green| Starbucks & Fundraising

• APRA Canada News

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• Hands-on Deep Learning with R

• Building Your Analytics Shop: A Workbook for Nonprofits

• Fundraising Analytics: Using Data to Guide Strategy

• Data Mining for Fund Raisers

• Data Science for Fundraising: Build Data-Driven Solutions Using R

• Score! Data Driven Success for Your Advancement Team

• Free E-Book: Predictive Modeling with DataDesk by K.MacDonell

• Free E-Book: The Definitive Guide for Creating an Analytics Team

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• Statistical Reading Rainbow (book list)

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• Data Visualization Resource Collections (Boston College Univ)

• $$ Data Viz for Analysts course (Lynda.com)

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• 10 Free Data Viz Tools (blog post)

• Tableau Alumni Giving Example

• Book: Visual Display of Quantitative Info by E.Tufte

• CoolData - Kevin MacDonell

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• Data Skeptic

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• Datam-nal Equinox -Martin Witteveen-Lane

• DonorScience Consulting Blog

• Don't Scare Me With Data podcast

• Driven by Data (Staupell)

• FiveThirtyEight

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• Higher Ed Data Stories

• Math Babe - Cathy O'Neill

• Peter Wylie's Article Library

• RFM Analysis Guide

• Influential Women in Data (video)

• Fundraising Analytics from Scratch | 2016|E.Davis

• Stephen Lambert's article collection

• Lessons Learned as a Data Analyst Working in Advancement

• Data Science Glossary

• DataSciGuide-Learning Directory

• 4 Cognitive Biases that Screw up Our Judgment

• NP Engage: Self-Taught Analytics Pro

• TED Talk: David McCandless on Beauty of Data Visualization

• Demystifying Data Warehouses, Data Lakes and Data Marts

• (Motivational+) R for Excel Users

• Data Science Careers InfoGraphic

• Radcliffe: Alumni Engagement and Relationship to Giving Behaviors

• Analytics for Fundraisers Using R: A Beginner's Course (affiliate link)

• Data Analytics 4Social Good (videos & articles)

• Data Camp (free and fee)

• Excel for Fundraisers : Analysis Toolpak Complete (affiliate link)

• How to Create & Use a Nonprofit Dashboard: A Step by Step Guide

• Blog: Fundraising with R

• Book: Data Science for Fundraising (R) by Ashutosh Nandeshwar

• Book: The R Book

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• Justin Hite: R Scripts on Github

• M.Pawlus: Giving by Major

• M.Pawlus: Geo Mapping on Github

• M.Pawlus: Planned Giving on Github

• Brian Zive: Reliable Results

• Jake Tolbert: Everyday functions on Github

• Best Practices for R Exercises

• 300+ Excel Functions | Tech on the Net

• Ann Emery's GREAT Excel tutorials

• Nandeshwar on Excel & Intro Data Analysis

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• S.Grimes | Wealth Open Dashboard

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• Generate Data

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• Making SEC financial filings accessible with Raul Peralta of Kaleidoscope (Blog 2024)

• Public Company Insider. So What? (Blog 2025)

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• What Happens When You Sell Your Startup | Tech Crunch | 2020

• Fortune's Term Sheet

• M&A in Prospect Research

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• The Arbitrage Funds' Research Reports

• WestChester Capital Funds (Arbitrage)

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• Curbed: Guide to ACRIS

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• Loop Net

• Reonomy ($)

• How to Value Commercial Real Estate: Comparing Approaches | Value Penguin

• U.S Cap Rate Survey Snapshot & Outlook Report | CBRE

• Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD) Exchange

• Gender Matters: A Guide to Growing Women's Philanthropy

• What About Women? (Preeti Gill)

• Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

• The She Spot

• Women Who Give Away Millions

• Women and Philanthropy: Boldly Shaping a Better World

• Women, Wealth & Giving: The Virtuous Legacy of the Boom Generation

• Women Want More

• Ann Castle

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• Ranker's Richest Women in America

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• Where are the (Ad Agency) Boss Ladies?

• Women in Philanthropy Archive at UofMichigan

• #BlackHer

• Black Women's Guide to Philanthropy

• Catalyst - Female Directors

• Resources from Graham Pelton

• Women Moving Millions

• Women's Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University

• Women Give Series

• Time, Talent and Treasure: Canadian Women and Philanthropy (TD)

• Leveling the Playing Field (Boston Consulting Group)

• Gender Diversity in Silicon Valley

• Annual Census of Women Board Directors and Executive Officers

• Harnessing the Power of the Purse: Female Investors and Global Opps

• 2017 | Women and Giving: The Winning Formula

• Toolkit: Appealing to Women Donors | The Chronicle of Philanthropy

• Charity’s Push to Get Women Donors More Actively Involved Yields Big Gifts

• Transformative Wealth from Women, for Women (J.Zehner)

• Feminism Meets Philanthrocapitalism

• Dispelling myths about women and charitable giving

• Women exert new influence on philanthropy

• What Women Want

• N. American Women Have Capacity to Give Estimated $230B

• Who has the money? Surprise!

• Why Wealthy Women Give: to Influence the Young

• Gender-Based Assumptions...(EverTrue)

• The Women are Giving (WhatGivesPhilanthropy)

• Tiffany and Women's Philanthropy (InfoRich)

• Billionaire Census | Wealth-X

• Forbes Rich Lists

• Fortune 500

• The Global Wealth Report | Credit Suisse

• The Wealth Report | Knight Frank

• World Wealth Report | Capgemini

• IRS Personal Wealth Statistics

• 2018| World Ultra-Wealth Report | Wealth-X

• 2018| U.S. Trusts Insights on Wealth and Worth

• 2017| U.S. Trusts Insights on Wealth and Worth

• 2016 | U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth

• 2017| Global Wealth |Boston Consulting Group

• 2018| Global Wealth | Boston Consulting Group

• 2016| Global Wealth | Boston Consulting Group

• OUT's Power 50

• 2017| Forbes Top 100 Arab Businesswomen

• 2015| UHNW Real Estate Luxury Report | Wealth-X & Sotheby’s

• Sustainable Giving | The Economist

• IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy | Current Research

• IU Lilliy Family School of Philanthropy | Research Archive

• 2018| Global Landscape of Philanthropy | WINGS

• 2018| Giving USA infographic

• 2018| State of Modern Philanthropy | Classy

• 2018| The Global Philanthropy Report (Fdns) |UBS

• 2018| CAF World Philanthropy Index

• 2017| CAF World Philanthropy Index

• 2016| CAF World Philanthropy Index

• 2015| CAF World Philanthropy Index

• 2018| Philanthropy in Russia

• 2017| Philanthropy in India

• Harvard: From Prosperity to Purpose (Latin America)

• 2015| Wealth-X & Arton Capital: The Philanthropy Report

• (Credit Suisse) Business Insider: Global Middle Class is in State of Decay

• Comparison of 4 Global Reports (S.Schuller | 2017)

• Billionaire magazine

• NYT| How to Get the Wealthy to Donate (2017)

• Study| How wealth shapes responses to charitable appeals (2017)

• Racial Equity Tools and Curriculm

• Community Centric Fundraising

• Racial Equity/Groundwater Institute

• Data Uncollected - Meena

• 100+ Alumni Social Media Participation

• Dan Klamm: If You’re a Fundraiser and You’re Not on Social Media, You’re Losing Money

• Giving Day Playbook (research)

• InstaBrand (influencer search engine)

• Justin Ware: Online = Big Donors: Why Your Major Gift Program Needs Social Media

• Justin Ware's Blog: The Social Side of Giving

• NP Tech Report Reading List

• NPTech4Good: 24 Must Read Fundraising and Social Media Reports for Nonprofits

• Pew Research Center on Social MEdia

• Rules of (Twitter) Engagement

• Sarah Bernstein: Make Your Constituent Interactions More Personal with Social Media

• SmartInsights: Global social media research summary 2016

• Target Analytics donorCentrics report 2011

• Tipping the (Social Media) Scales

• APRA Podcast: Terms of Social Media

• AFP Social Media Guidelines

• Jen Filla: Researcher Sued for Scraping!

• Online: Social Media And The Risk For Nonprofits

• Social Media Policy Tool

• Social Media Governance (policy database)

• Sarah Bernstein: Is It Ethical to Gather Social Data for Prospect Research?

• Sensis Social Media Reports

• Sensis Social Media Report 2015 (pdf)

• Fundraising Philanthropy AU: Maximising social media (2015)

• Fundraising Institute AU: Social Media from Engagement to Giving Event 2015

• 2015 Chinese Social Media InfoGraphic

• E-Marketer: (2015) Southeast Asia Social Media Stats

• Jeff Bullas: 5 Key Features of Chinese Social Media

• McKinsey & Co: Understanding Social Media in China

• Tech in Asia: Social Media Articles List

• GlobalWebIndex

• Advanced Twitter Search Commands

• Twitter Advanced Search Page

• Twitter Advanced Search Help

• Twilert Search Alerts

• Mention (Media Monitoring)

• Social Mention (search)

• InstaBrand (influencer search engine)

• How to Find Business Influencers

• QuickSprout Guide to Building Your Personal Brand

• Reinventing You by Dorie Clark

• GoCartoonMe

• BIG Online

• Business Reference Guide

• BizComps

• BizValuation General Rule

• BVR Deal & Market Data

• Biz Brokerage Press

• Dialog ($)

• DDD Guide to Corp Research

• D&B Hoovers (%)

• Forge (private tech co. stock)

• Franchise Disclosure Documents

• Inc. 2010 Biz Guide

• Inc. 2019 Top 5000

• Manta

• Mergent Online (also w/in LNDP) ($)

• OpenCorporates

• Privco ($)

• State Inc Search

• Giving in Numbers 2018 | Global report

• Global Corp Giving up 15% 2015-2017

• NPQ: % of pre-tax from 1977-2017

• Small Corp Give 6% | Chron of Philan |2008

• Eye-opening Corps that care Infographic (2014)

• Giving USA ($): includes corp giving as % of pre-tax profits

• Double the Donation Matching Gift Stats

• CECP | Chief Execs for Corp Purpose

• Chief Executives

• 2018| Private Company CEO Comp

• CFO: What's in Your Budget?

• Cure Analysis Paralysis: Corporate Prospect Prioritizing | Blog

• Corporate Capacity Ratings l Aspire Research Group 2020

• Candid | Where can I find info? What motivates companies?

• How much is that private company worth? | Grace Chandonnet

• Back-of-the-napkin privately-held company value calculator | Helen Brown

ChatBytes #19: Creating Capacity Ratings for Corporations and Foundations
Sarah Anderson shares her experience with rating corporations and foundations. (2018)