PRIOR TOPICS & ENGAGEMENTS: 2006

Course on Fundraising Research and Information Management
New York University, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, George H. Heyman, Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising, New York, NY

Research Track Chair
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Fund Raising Day in New York, The Marriott Marquis, New York, NY. The Research Track included the following sessions:

• Ranking Billionaires: How Forbes Calculates the Fortunes of the Mega-Rich. Presented by Luisa Kroll, Associate Editor, and Matthew Miller, Senior Reporter, Forbes Magazine.
• Privacy and the Prospect Researcher. Presented by David Lamb, Blackbaud Analytics, and Susan Shebar, University Director of Development Services, Long Island University.
• What do Gift Officers Really Want? Presented by Hugh Dwyer, Director of Development; Susan Kotcher, Director of Major Gifts; and Patrick Sirois, Major Gifts Officer, The International Rescue Committee.
• Campaign and Screening: What Do We Do with Our New Best Friends? Presented by Laura Fredricks, Vice President, Office of Philanthropy for Pace University, and Miriam Wazeter, Director of Prospect Research, Office of Philanthropy, Pace University.

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Keynote Address: Seven Secrets My Mentors Have Shared With Me
Mid-Atlantic Researchers Conference (MARC) 2006, New York University, New York, NY

Poonam Prasad, founder of one of the most sought-after research firms in the Northeast, talked about the lessons she has learned, often the hard way, from her clients and mentors about a successful prospect research professional.

Show Me The Money: The Role of Research in Building a Major Gifts Operation
New England Development Research Association (NEDRA) Egan Research Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA