King’s College London
Xapien is continuously evolving and improving its product. As the tool develops, so do the use cases. KCL’s adoption of Xapien provides a great example of how an institution can effectively leverage the AI-powered tool to support a variety of departments across the university.
Read MoreMercy for Animals
Foundations are a key area for the Mercy For Animals research team. They spent days manually searching, analyzing, and summarizing information about past philanthropic initiatives and foundation directors to build prospect profiles for outreach.
Read MoreAnglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) faced challenges in maintaining a consistent due diligence process for international partnerships, which posed potential risks for the organisation. Due diligence was carried out manually, resulting in time-consuming efforts that often got deferred until the final approval stages. As a result, the university felt compelled to carefully evaluate the relationship, given the substantial time and effort already invested.
Read MoreKaurMaxwell
In any litigation, counterparty research can uncover case-winning nuggets of information. However, conducting deep counterparty research for every case was a luxury KaurMaxwell couldn’t afford. Failing to thoroughly profile opponents and all the different stakeholders involved meant they risked not finding those nuggets.
Read MoreClientEarth
ClientEarth is a global charity which litigates against organisations doing harm to the environment. The philanthropy team had received approval to launch a new corporate fundraising strategy. However, partnering with the wrong corporation is ClientEarth’s most significant reputational risk, so they needed to conduct stringent due diligence.
Read MoreRoyal Air Force Museum
There are six individuals in the development team. One team is responsible for engaging with high-net-worth individuals and major donors, another for trusts, foundations, and statutory income, and then there is the corporate partnerships team. While trust and foundations, as well as companies, bring in substantial revenue with minimal time investment, the RAF Museum see high-net-worth individuals as a large growth area.
Read MoreLeading private equity firm
The firm has three primary business lines. The most significant portion of their business is in private equity, which involves acquiring majority stakes in portfolio companies.
Read MoreUniversity of Manchester
The University of Manchester’s prospect research team is a part of the University’s development and alumni relations division. They maintain contact with an alumni network of 650,000 individuals—possibly the largest alumni database in the UK. The research team supports front-line fundraisers by conducting prospect research and due diligence. As a team of six, their focus includes ensuring a consistent stream of quality prospects, preparing fundraisers with insights, and helping to manage reputational risk.
Read MoreNewcastle University
Newcastle’s Advancement department is split into three teams: Alumni Engagement, Philanthropy and Operations. Paula oversees Operations, leading predominantly with Database, Prospect Research and Governance and related matters. Her team is responsible for protecting the University from reputational risk by undertaking prospect research and donor due diligence.
Read MoreUniversity of Liverpool
University of Liverpool’s development and alumni relations team consists of around 30 individuals. The operations team look after all research requests covering prospect research, assisting fundraising teams, and conducting due diligence on subjects across the University. Their primary objective is to help fundraisers reach their targets by moving prospects through the pipeline.
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