Matt Ide
Matt Ide is the Director and creator of fResource http://www.fresource.info/>, a website that provides links to global fundraising and research resources. He also runs the prospect research consultancy Hands on Research http://www.handsonresearch.co.uk/> based in the UK, and is on the Institute of Fundraising"s Researchers in Fundraising committee. With a Masters degree in international development research, Matt went on to work for a number of development NGOs while creating experience development http://www.experiencedevelopment.org/> in his spare time, an information portal for students studying development. A chance offering led him unexpectedly to the world of prospect research, and since 2001 Matt has worked full-time as a prospect researcher.
Articles by Matt Ide:
Prospect Research: Finally Coming of Age
Tuesday, 1st January 2008
Research has been my passion and my job for many years. It's the daily challenges and uncertainty that keep me coming back time and time again. I've been involved with academic research, conducted surveys in developing countries and have even been a TV programme researcher. But for the past 6 years I've been honing my skills in a completely different branch of research - prospect research. Employed in the charity (or non-profit) sector, prospect research is little known outside of fundraising circles and even less understood.
Prospect Research: Finally Coming of Age [ABSTRACT]
Tuesday, 1st January 2008
Research has been my passion and my job for many years. It's the daily challenges and uncertainty that keep me coming back time and time again. I've been involved with academic research, conducted surveys in developing countries and have even been a TV programme researcher. But for the past 6 years I've been honing my skills in a completely different branch of research - prospect research. Employed in the charity (or non-profit) sector, prospect research is little known outside of fundraising circles and even less understood.
From information retrieval to integrated intelligence - with Dow Jones
23rd January 2025
AI contracting and licensing; Strategic information managers; End-user training
10th December 2024
- Jinfo Community session (TBC - Mar 2025) (Community) 20th March 2025
- Jinfo Community session (TBC - Feb 2025) (Community) 25th February 2025
- From information retrieval to integrated intelligence - with Dow Jones (Community) 23rd January 2025