JMG Solutions can show you how to identify your key donors and prospects as well as how to prepare background information on those that have resources, propensity and motivation to make a significant contribution to your organization. Information technology is more than just your computers, it's also about how you maintain, track and use your information.

Your donors are your very best prospects. Each of them has already shown their commitment to your organization's needs. How do you find out more about them? How do you find new prospects to support your work? We will work with you to implement an effective prospect research program to meet your objectives and resources.

Research is the foundation to your success in major gifts, corporate and foundations fundraising. It will ensure that you are reaching out to the right person, in the right place, at the right time all for the right project. It's all about getting back to people who have their own dreams, desires and events in their lives and matching those to who you are and what you have to offer them.

Effective research will lead you to find out more about who your prospects are and all that they have to give you - not only gifts of monetary value but also their time and advice. People can support you by:

• making a personal gift
• introducing you to a company
• introducing you to a foundation
• joining your development board or a committee
• attracting other likely supporters
• offering their advice
• giving their precious time

Foundation Research is based on concentrating on those who are more likely to support you because you meet their criteria. This starts by compiling a list of foundations for you to target. Then you can look for links with others influential supporters identified through research.

Corporate Research is based on the fact that companies support charities for several reasons, which include the following:

• they want to create goodwill in their local community and amongst their employees
• they want to have their name associated with a cause that compliments their business
• their chairman or directors are interested in your kind of cause
• they have a clear donations or sponsorship policy