Donor Research

Going Beyond Basic Data

Understanding your donors is key to building a stronger, more sustainable nonprofit. When you partner with Strawhecker Nonprofit Services, we provide donor research that goes beyond basic data, helping you connect with supporters who are truly aligned with your mission. Using DonorSearch, an industry-leading prospect research tool, we offer comprehensive insights into each donor’s philanthropic history and financial capacity, empowering you to make informed decisions that help you focus your fundraising efforts for greater impact.

Why Donor Research Matters

Effective donor research helps you target the right supporters with the right message, allowing you to build meaningful connections and maximize your fundraising potential. By understanding both the capacity and philanthropic priorities of each donor, you can create tailored outreach that resonates on a personal level—turning one-time gifts into long-term support.

Donor Reports provide key insights

Our donor reports combine philanthropic and financial indicators, including:

  • Gauge potential giving levels by assessing past charitable contributions.

  • Understand each donor’s giving capacity with insights into wealth indicators.

  • Discover past giving patterns that show a history of support for your cause.

  • Gain insights into a donor’s values and interests through past political gifts.

  • Identify connections to key philanthropic networks.

  • Evaluate high-value assets that indicate giving potential.

  • Recognize additional wealth indicators for high-capacity donors.

  • Access SEC data to understand key financial holdings.

Preferred Access to DonorSearch

Strawhecker Nonprofit Services offers nonprofits access to DonorSearch at a substantially reduced rate, giving you high-value tools for a fraction of the standard annual fee. We also provide customized services to meet your unique needs, whether it’s conducting wealth screenings on your donor database or performing in-depth research on specific individuals.

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Ryan and his colleagues were delightful to work with. We engaged their firm to produce a prospect research project, using the zip codes, and giving trends using the Donor Search Tool. This was our introduction to the wealth management software. The project created for us an independent index of wealthy individuals we should be targeting in our area, irrespective of our own marketplace experiences.
— Kathy Papdimitriou, CEO, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston, SC