The Handbook is being published on a serialised basis meaning that whilst some of the chapters are already published and available, others have yet to be started. This page gives you an overview of the whole Handbook and lets you know the status of each chapter.
If you’ve been re-directed to this page, the chapter you’re looking for hasn’t yet been published. Handbook volunteers are working hard creating new content and the tables below let you know our progress.
Ethics Domain Chapters
Chapter Title | Status |
Due Diligence Research / Donation Acceptance / Ethical Risk Assessment | Published |
Data Protection and GDPR for Prospect Research | Published |
Key Ethical Behaviours of Successful Researchers | Published |
Ethics Policy and Procedures | Published |
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Prospect Research | Planned |
Data Skills and Technical Skills Domain Chapters
Chapter Title | Status |
Prospect Finding and Qualification | Published |
Gift Capacity and Wealth Estimation | Published |
Online / Open Source Investigations / Web Search | In progress |
Reporting & Data Visualisation | In progress |
Programming, Analytics, and Databases | Planned |
Best Practice in Pipeline Management | Published |
Strategic International Prospecting | Published |
Effective Procurement for Tech and Training | Planned |
Benchmarking – Cross-Checking Own Against Other Organisation’s Practices | Planned |
Career Domain Chapters
Chapter Title | Status |
New Researchers Guide | Published |
The Prospect Research Role | Published |
Scaling: Process/Templates/Examples of Different Models | Planned |
Strategic Leadership of Operations/Research Functions | Planned |
Meetings as a Prospect Researcher | Published |
Communicating Research Impactfully | Published |
People Management | Planned |
Recruitment for Prospect Research | Planned |
Soft Skills | Published |
Innovative Approaches to Prospecting | In Progress |
Starting a Prospect Research Function from Scratch | Planned |
KPIs for Prospect Research | Planned |
In addition to the above the Handbook also incorporates both a jargon-busting Glossary and a comprehensive Resource Directory. We will add to both of these as we continue creating new chapters.