# New guide to finding major donors for your school

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/07/16/new-guide-to-finding-major-donors-for-your-school/
- Published: 2015-07-16T10:49:57+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Prospect research specialist Mathew Iredale has published ‘Prospecting for Benefactors,
how to find major donors to support your school’.**

The guide is aimed at both independent and state schools who wish to maximise their
fundraising potential by identifying their wealthy alumni and parents.

The 86-page paperback, published by CreateSpace, guides you through the process 
of identifying prospective major donors. Chapters include identifying prospects 
through your school community, through your database and through other sources.

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Iredale then explains how to qualify prospects against other data such as Companies
House, property data, Who’s Who, and LinkedIn.

There are four appendices featuring practical documents, including a prospect spreadsheet
and qualification flow chat.

Iredale set out to provide a practical guide that differs from the many other books
on major gifts and capital appeals. As well as offering “tried and tested techniques
from someone who has been finding major gift prospects for schools, hospitals and
charities for many years”, it is specifically designed for “those who have little
or no experience of finding prospects”.

‘[Prospecting for Benefactors, how to find major donors to support your school](http://amzn.to/1MvP7g7)‘
is available from Amazon for £14.99.

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