Speaking

Perform with Excellence, Lead with Research, and Make a Difference

A highly rated speaker, Jen is on a mission to strengthen the field of prospect research. Her presentations are full of real-life examples, stories and hands-on activities. No-one falls asleep in one of her presentations! Book early to take advantage of Jen’s ability to liven up your conference and give attendees practical tactics and skills they can apply immediately.

5 Ways to Turn Database Reporting into Donor Moves

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | 1:30 – 2:45 PM

Rosen Centre Hotel | 9840 International Drive | Orlando, Florida 32819 USA

You have a CRM database, but you are doing all the fundraising “things.” How can you focus on moving specific donor relationships forward to greater giving? In this session prospect research expert, Jen Filla, walks you through five types of donor outreach you can perform routinely to deepen donor relationships across your donor base, laying the foundation for future opportunities. If you can create a database report and set aside an hour each week to contact donors directly, you can implement this practice.

Prospecting for Campaigns: Exploring Individual Giving Potential

May 2024

Webinar

So, you’re planning a capital campaign. How do you figure out which individuals in your donor base might support your campaign? Join Jen Filla for a walk through on how to evaluate your donor base for giving potential and identify the names of individual donors that can provide the support you need. She will discuss approaches for organizations with few fundraising staff to those with their own prospect research talent.

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Apra Florida 2024 Conference

Thursday, February 29th – Friday, March 1, 2024

Join Jen Filla for this HOT winter networking opportunity at Florida’s premier conference where prospect development professionals immerse themselves with industry-specific career and professional development opportunities.

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AI Simplifying SEC and SEDAR Filings for Prospect Research

March 6 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Webinar

Join Jen Filla for a live interview and demo with Elise Lynch at Kaleidoscope. Elise will demonstrate how Kaleidoscope makes searching SEC filings a lot easier using it’s AI-powered solution. Jen will have real public company insider names to use as examples. You can actively participate on video and ask questions directly, or ask your questions on the chat, or both. This free meeting will be recorded and available as a replay.

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Improving Foundation Fundraising Performance with Research

March 7 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Webinar

Do you have a long list of foundations in your donor database? Wish you had a faster way to prioritize them? American Friends of the Hebrew University (AFHU) was facing this challenge before they leveraged iWave’s institutional screening solution to move forward. Join Eileen Hume and Sharon Camlic at AFHU, research partner Jen Filla at Aspire Research Group, and grants partner Jacqulin Beres at Think And Ink Grants, as they take you through their journey from a long list of foundations to focused actions. After this webinar, you will be able to apply institutional screening to solve a fundraising problem, analyze key indicators in the screening results for informed discussion, and consider what communications and actions to take as a result.

Speakers: Eileen Hume, Chief Strategy Officer, American Friends of the Hebrew University Sharon Camlic, Manager, Grant Proposals & Research, American Friends of the Hebrew University Jackie Indek Beres, Grant Professional-Fundraising Specialty, Think and Ink Grants Jennifer Filla, CEO, Aspire Research Group LLC.

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