NEDRA News Archive Index: 1988 to 1999
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| Issue # | Title | Author | |
| 1988 | |||
| Spring, Vol. 1, No. 3 | Ask Ned: Whether to Invest in an Online Database | Kathy Snyder | |
| Biographical Sources…You May Have Overlooked | Donald Altschiller | ||
| Book Review: Where The Money Is: A Fund Raiser's Guide to the Rich by Helen Bergan | Joe Donnelly | ||
| Footnotes: Massachusetts Secretary of State, Division of Public Charities | Helyn MacLean | ||
| Program Notes | Helyn MacLean | ||
| Summer, Vol. 1, No. 4 | Annual Meeting & Conference Cap: NEDRA's First Year | Bob Arnold & Elsie Kappler | |
| Book Review: Competitor Intelligence: How to Get It, How to Use It by Leonard Fuld | Beth Melvin | ||
| Conference Roundtable Highlights | Angela Katsos | ||
| Footnotes: Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts (AGM) | Helyn MacLean | ||
| NEDRA News Profile: New Perspectives in Research: Interview with Three Researchers | Beth Melvin | ||
| Fall, Vol. 2, No. 1 | Book Review: Wealth Holders of America: A Disappointment | Susan Cronin | |
| Graduate Programs for Development Professionals | Elsie Kappler | ||
| Letter from the President | Joe Donnelly | ||
| NEDRA Program Plans | Beth Melvin | ||
| Results of the Women in Development Salary Survey | Bob Arnold | ||
| 1989 | |||
| Winter, Vol. 2, No. 2 | NEDRA's Fall and Future Programs | Beth Melvin | |
| Outside Research Service: Rationale & Results at The Williston-Northampton School | Janet C. Couch | ||
| Professional Development Organizations | Bob Arnold | ||
| Professionalism of Development Research, The | Julia Bonem | ||
| Research Consultants: Elaine Lotto, Founder of Development Research Systems | Helyn MacLean | ||
| Spring, Vol. 2, No. 3 | Highlights from the Spring Roundtable Discussion Series | Helyn MacLean | |
| NEDRA Ethics Committee: Proposed NEDRA Ethics Statement | ? | ||
| Perspectives on Ethics in Development | Beth Melvin & Randy Lakeman | ||
| Professional Organizations of Interest to NEDRA Members Part II | Bob Arnold | ||
| Fall, Vol. 3, No. 1 | Book Review: Official Fundraising Almanac: Facts, Figures & Anecdotes…Edited by Jerold Panas | ? | |
| NEDRA 1989 Annual Meeting: Ethics in Research | Sarah Royer | ||
| Readers' Queries: How to Research Non-Alumni Parents | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| Research and the Campaign Goal | Shelley Brown | ||
| 1990 | |||
| Winter/Spring, Vol.3, No. 2 & 3 | Book Review: Ancestry's Red Book: American State, Country & Town Sources (Geneological Research). Ed. Alice Eichholz, Ph.D. | ? | |
| Readers' Queries: How to Set Up a Small Shop Research Library With A $2500 Budget | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| Recipe Research: Prospect Research at Johnson & Wales University, a Culinary Arts & Hospitality School | James Anderson | ||
| Researcher's Role on the Foundation Relations Team | Jack Oldham & Barbara Stowe | ||
| Summer, Vol. 3 No. 4 | Book Review: The Information Advisor: Tips & Techniques for Smart Information Users | ||
| If You Try Sometimes, You Get What You Need: Training New Researchers | Peter Maust | ||
| Rating & Screening: Research Gets Scientific | Jane Kokernak | ||
| Readers' Queries?: How to Deal With Out of Control Paper Filings: Establising Filing Policy Rules | Barbara G. McDonald | ||
| Fall, Vol. 4, No. 1 | Book Review: Charity Begins At Home: Generosity &Self-Interest Among the Philanthropic Elite by Teresa Odendahl | Jane Kokernak | |
| Career Paths for Prospect Researchers | Peter Maust | ||
| -Institutional Research & Planning | Laura L Quinn | ||
| -From Research to Rahway (NJ) As An MGO | Beth Garvin | ||
| -From Research To Reunions | |||
| Online Tips: Takeover Terminology for Searching M&A Databases & SEC Filings Related to M&A Activities | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| 1991 | |||
| Winter, Vol. 4, No. 2 | Book Review: The President & Fund Raising by James L. Fisher & Gary H. Quehl | Sandra M. Larkin | |
| Ethics in Fundraising: A WID Luncheon: The Canaras Code: A Code for Gift Planners | ? | ||
| International Research: Going for the Global Gold: Part 1: Examining International Philanthropy: An Overview | Kate Fultz | ||
| Prospect Identification & Mergers & Acquisitions: An Experiment | Eric Liskin | ||
| Readers' Queries?: Finding Real Estate &Wills | A. Michael Ruderman | ||
| Spring, Vol. 4, No. 3 | Book Review: Hoover's Handbook & Everybody's Business: A Field Guide to the Leading 400 Companies in America | Merilyn S. Burrington | |
| How Current is Current: | Joan McGowan | ||
| International Research: Going for the Global Gold: Part II: A Selective List of Resources on International Prospects | Kate Fultz | ||
| Online Tips | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| Readers' Queries?: The Securities Remedies Act of 1990: How regulation changes will affect work of prospect researchers | Charles Headley | ||
| When is Enough Enough? | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| Summer, Vol. 4, No. 4 | Fundraisers First, Researchers Second, Says Bobbie Strand: Commentary | Jane Kokernak | |
| International Research: Going for the Global Gold: Part III: Case Studies of International Research: Japan | Kate Fultz | ||
| Online Tips: Why Use Vu/Text | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| Readers' Queries? Research for the Sponsored Projects Office: How Does It Differ from Prospect Research | Ann McAuliffe-O'Donnell | ||
| Research Resource Centers in Massachusetts | Boston College Research Staff | ||
| Social Register Survey | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| Fall, Vol. 5, No. 1 | Book Review: Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough & John Helyar | Sandra Larkin | |
| Prospect Research Consultants: When to Hire Them, Who They Are, & What to Expect | Jane Kokernak | ||
| Readers' Queries?: Biographies of New Nedra Board Members | Mimi Landau | ||
| Winter, Vol. 5, No. 2 | Planning & Implementing Effective Prospect Development Strategies: A Review of a Bentz Whaley Flessner Seminar | Carol A. McConaghy | |
| Readers' Queries?: Director of Development & Director of Public Relations as One Position | Mimi Landau | ||
| Surviving the Turbulent 90s: Strategies for Prospect Research | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| Who Should I Visit in Kalamazoo? Or, A Process for Regional Screenings | Sandra Larkin | ||
| 1992 | |||
| Spring, Vol. 5, No. 3 | Database Searching Tips | Susan Cronin Ruderman | |
| Electronic Matching & Rating: An Overview of Vendor Services | Peter Maust | ||
| Hoover's Handbook of World Business & Accidental Empires: How the Boy's of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions: Book Review | Sandra Larkin | ||
| Readers' Queries?: Protocol, Social Usage & Order of Precedence | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| Sun, Fun, and Research: American Prospect Research Assn Holds First Mid-Winter Conference | Sandra Larkin | ||
| Summer, Vol. 5, No. 4 | Africa and the Middle East: An Online Journey | Suhair Abderrazzaq | |
| Corporate Debt, Investor Gold: A Development Researcher's Guide to Wall Street | Jeanine M. Wood, MBA & Sandra Larkin | ||
| Excessive Rewards by Graef Crystal: Book Review | Margaret Dreger | ||
| NEDRA's Spring Conference Is Biggest Ever: Record Attendance | Marika Mandych, Suhair Abderazzaq, Polly Hamilton, Philippa Zuckerman | ||
| Reader's Query: Delisted Stockholdings | Sandra Larkin | ||
| Fall, Vol. 6, No. 1 | Bigger, Yes, Better…? Where the Money Is by Helen Bergan: Book Review | Joe Donnelly | |
| Foundation Searching on a Budget: A Review of Sources of Foundations by Orca Knowledge Systems | Anne Klein | ||
| International, Inc.: International Company Organization Terms | Amy Carew Morris | ||
| MetroNet Database: In Search of Long Lost Prospects: Database Review | Genny Smyers | ||
| New Network Focuses on Women Donors | Ann Castle | ||
| Reader's Query: Foundation vs Public Charity & How to Find | Sandra Larkin & Anne Klein | ||
| Research Resource Centers in Vermont | Merilyn Burrington | ||
| The Rich Men of Massachusetts by Abner Forbes & J.W. Greene (1851): Book Review | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| Winter, Vol. 6, No. 2 | An Old Fashioned Barn-Raising: How Plymouth Plantation Rebuilt After A Tragic Fire | Julie Joyce | |
| Calculation, Computation, Compensation: Career Tracks & Salaries in Engineering | Alfred R. Doig, Jr. | ||
| Ethics in Research: Examining the Gray Areas | David Eberly | ||
| Fall Conference Explores Net Worth | Mark Charewicz | ||
| New Hampshire Sources for Development Research | Joan Roeber-Jones | ||
| New SEC Reporting Requirements Increase Available Corporate Data | Georgia Glick | ||
| Reader's Query: Residential Assessments: Assessed Value vs Market Value | Sandra Larkin | ||
| 1993 | |||
| Spring, Vol. 6, No. 3 | Customer Service: The Stewardship Watchwords | Marcia Novak & Peter Gordy | |
| Fundraising in the U.S. for a Foreign-Based Organization | Patricia A. Flavin & Amy M. O'Brien | ||
| Green Money: How & Where to Find Environmental Donors | Jane Kokernak | ||
| Nedra Reviews Business Rankings Annual & The New York Public Library Book of How & Where to Look It Up | Jill Davidson & Jenny Coffey | ||
| Reader's Query: Definition of Keidanren | Sandra Larkin | ||
| Rhode Island Resources | Carol McConaghy Thorp & Ann Hodges & Brown University Development Staff | ||
| Summer, Vol. 6, No. 4 | CASE Spotlights Major Donor Research | Sharon Gallant | |
| Justify My Staff | Barbara Gunvaldsen | ||
| Nedra Reviews Major Donors: A Listing of More Than 8000 Individuals(Taft) & Who Owns Corporate America (Taft) | David Eberly | ||
| Reader's Query: Foundation Assets & 990-PFs | Merritt Maxim | ||
| Researching Lawyers: The Second Thing We Do… | Christine Swan | ||
| Fall, Vol. 7, No. 1 | Does Your Development Information System Meet Your Needs? Step One | Carol McConaghy | |
| Making Waves with Ocean Commotion | Kerrie Bellisario | ||
| The Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993: A Few Key Elements for Charities | Anne D. McClintock | ||
| Winter, Vol. 7, No. 2 | Does Your Development Information System Meet Your Needs? Developing a Request for Proposal (RFP) | Carol McConaghy | |
| Researching Lawyers, Part II: Using Legal Directories | Christine Swan | ||
| Using Statistical Models to Estimate Compensation | Georgia S. Glick | ||
| 1994 | |||
| Spring, Vol. 7, No. 3 | Building a Development Research Library | David Eberly | |
| Hiring the Best Researcher for Your Shop | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| NEDRA Reviews FRI Prospect Research Resource Directory; How To Find Information About Companies; etc. | Sandra Larkin | ||
| The Road Library: Finding Resources Outside Your Office | ? | ||
| Setting Up Shop in a Large Organization: Northeastern University | Stacy Fugger & Roanna Form | ||
| Setting Up Shop in a Small Organization: Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Abbey Silberman | ||
| Summer, Vol. 7, No. 4 | Finding That Magic Number | Robert Millar III | |
| From Academia to the Arts - Some Observations | Shelley Kooris | ||
| Select ProPhone Select - CD Rom Review | Abbey Silberman | ||
| Fall, Vol. 8, No. 1 | Almost Everything You Need to Know About an IPO in Less Than 1500 Words | Patricia Kelleher | |
| Foundation Fundamentals: A Guide for Grantseekers | Mitchell F. Nauts | ||
| Managing for Success: Preparing an Internal Operating Plan | Judy Rottenberg | ||
| Report Writer vs. Researcher | Rebecca J. Bates | ||
| Winter, Vol. 8, No. 2 | A Congressman's Legacy to Researchers | Margaret Dregger | |
| A Holistic, Proactive Approach to Prospect & Donor Services: the Prospect & Donor Management Office | Kristin H. Kristopik | ||
| Caught in the Net Part I: Electronic Mail | Joseph Boeke | ||
| The Seven Faces of Philanthropy: A New Approach to Cultivating Major Donors: Book Review | Robin C. Good | ||
| 1995 | |||
| Spring, Vol. 8, No. 3 | Alternative Help in the Research Office: Asset or Liability | Georgia Glick | |
| CD Rom Review: NYNEX Fast Track | Georgia Glick | ||
| Collaboration: A Strategy for Our Time and Our Profession | Robin C. Good | ||
| Database Tips and Techniques | Sandra Larkin | ||
| Summer, Vol. 8, No. 4 | Integrating Online Systems: Dialog and Lexis/Nexis | Barbara Gunvaldsen | |
| Internet Resources: The World Wide Web | Christopher D. Felker | ||
| Research Issues in Health Care | Linda Gassiraro | ||
| Fall, Vol. 9, No. 1 | Boston Public Library: A Venerable Institution with Current Appeal | Georgia Glick | |
| Caught in the Net: Finding & Using Listservs | Merritt Maxim | ||
| Dialog Presents: Top of the Zips | Sandra Larkin | ||
| Harvesting from the Family Tree: Genealogical Research Techniques in Prospect Research | Barbara Gundvaldsen | ||
| Prospect Management Strategies for Women's Giving | Robin C. Good | ||
| 1996 | |||
| Spring, Vol. 9, No. 2 | A Bibliography of State Foundation Directories | Susan Cronin Ruderman | |
| Alumni Directories: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Making of the Book | Bill Gullicksen | ||
| Massachusetts Library Legislation | Dick Luxner | ||
| Patented Prospects: Researching Inventors, Patents & Products | Valerie Anastasio | ||
| So Many Directories, So Little Money: Choosing Foundation Sources Wisely | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| Summer, Vol. 9, No. 3 | A New Paradigm for Corporate Research | Merritt Maxim | |
| Nedra Reviews Why the Wealthy Give by Francis Ostrower & Where the Information Is by Helen Bergan | Sandra Larkin & Valerie Anastasio | ||
| What Kind of Deduction for a Gift in Kind | Michel Hudson | ||
| Why the Wealthy Give: the Culture of Elite Philanthropy | Francie Ostrower | ||
| 1997 | |||
| Winter/Spring, Vol. 10, No. 1 | Cruising Dun & Bradstreet | Elaine H. Lotto, | |
| Getting In On "The Act" Part 1: What Development Researchers Should Know About The Freedom of Information Act | Lisa D. Cohen | ||
| NEDRA Presents Hidden Millionaires Conference | Barbara Ziff | ||
| Off The Reference Shelf: NEDRA Reviews The Millionarie Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| by Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D. and William D. Danko, Ph.D. | |||
| Summer, Vol. 10, No. 2 | Dialog Search Savvy: Make Redundancy Work For You: KWIC Function | Sandra Larkin | |
| Figuring Franchises: The Value of a Franchise May Be Elusive, But It’s Not Inscrutable | Larry Lopez | ||
| Getting In on “The Act” Part 2: What Development Researchers Should Know About the Freedom of | Lisa D. Cohen | ||
| Information Act and the Right to Privacy | |||
| Lost and Found: Methods for Locating Missing Prospects | Dick Luxner | ||
| Fall, Vol. 10, No. 3 | Creating An In-house Grant Alert Service: All it takes is an e-mail system and a minute each day | Paul Kirchgraber | |
| Efficiency in Research: The Internet versus Commercial Databases | Leslie Parsley | ||
| The Fine Art of Juggling: How to Succeed in a Multiple-Role Position | Jane Kokernak | ||
| Nedra Reviews Prospect Research Fundamentalsby Michael Hudson, Editor | Maggie Barber | ||
| Online Help for Property Assessment Puzzles: Hard to Find Real Estate Information Is Increasingly Available Online | Amy Emge & Sandra Larkin | ||
| 1998 | |||
| Winter, Vol. 11, No. 1 | Feasibility Studies & the Prospect Researcher: An Effective Tool for Gaining Perspective | Claire Frances | |
| Identifying Potential Prospects Identifying the known & uncovering the new in search for prospects | Barbara Gunvaldson | ||
| NEDRA’s Founding: The Origin of NEDRA as it Celebrates its 10th Anniversary | Georgia S. Glick | ||
| Nuts & Bolts: Big Money Prospecting on a Shoestring Budget | Jane Kokernak | ||
| Off the Reference Shelf: NEDRA Review s | Scott Tomlinson | ||
| -Targeting the Powerful: International Prospect Research by Vanessa Hack (London: ASLIB, ?) | |||
| Wall Street Compensation Trends: December 11th Roundtable | Laurie Bowater | ||
| Spring, Vol. 11. No. 2 | Donor List Online Slate 60 | ||
| Estimating Net Worth: One Organization’s Search for Truth | Angela Vaughn | ||
| Gateways to Cyberspace: Prospect Research Metasites | |||
| The Illusion of Net Worth | Sandra Larkin | ||
| Journalism and Generosity: The Slate 60 | Ann Castle | ||
| Public Records, Private Lives: Considerations for Using Probate, Divorce and Real Estate Records in Research | Jane Kokernak | ||
| Summer, Vol. 11, No. 3 | Dialog: Will Price Changes Change the Way We Research? | Sandra Larkin | |
| Lexis-Nexis: Cost Effective Option? | Elise Ober | ||
| Venture Capital: Cultivating the Seeds of Success (including glossary of venture capital terms & venture capital resources on the web) | Robert Robbins | ||
| Fall, Vol. 12, No. 1 | Dialog: Change, Concern & Correction | Sandra Larkin | |
| The Dynamics of Moves Management | Maureen Kelly | ||
| Some Alternatives to Dialog | Justine Tilger & Kelly Landers | ||
| Using Key Rations to Examine a Company’s Worth | Marianne Pelletier | ||
| 1999 | |||
| Winter, Vol. 12, No. 2 | This Researcher’s Resolution: Organizing Your Office | Jane Kokernak | |
| Resource Review: Knowx, Your Courthouse on the Web | Scott Tomlinson | ||
| This Software Can Address Your Database Cleanup Needs | Dick Luxner | ||
| The Throne of Kings: Sources for Horses | Cynthia Downs | ||
| Spring, Vol. 12, No. 3 | Autotrak: A Resource Review | Maria Semple | |
| Beyond the Border: Prospect Research in Canada | Janet Bennett& Brenda Mahoney | ||
| The Courtship of Information: A Source List for Jury Verdicts & Settlements | Elise Ober | ||
| Summer, Vol. 12, No. 4 | Finding Facts in the Filings: A Guide to SEC Documents | Maureen Kelly | |
| PRO: the Dream of One-Stop Shopping: A Review of Prospect Research Online | Sandra Larkin | ||
| Should I Stay or Should I Go? Career Choices, in and out of prospect research | Susan Cronin Ruderman | ||
| Fall, Vol. 13, No. 1 | A New Way to Network: NEDRA Rings | Elise Ober | |
| Peer Screening At A Small Private Secondary School | Elise Ober | ||
| Peer Screening In A University Development Office | E. Dale Blanchet | ||
| Peer Screening Without Alumni | Ellen-Marie Bonner | ||
| P!N Big Resources for a Small Shop | Joseph Goulart | ||
| Selecting Vendors of Electronic Screening Products | Cathy Hampton | ||
| Wealth Indicator Screenings: A Treasure Hunt | Georgia S. Glick | ||
| What In The World Is Profile Builder? | Hilary Gottschalk |