Why ResearchPoint is a Prospect Researcher's best friend!
Pros
- Seamless integration between verified prospect information in ResearchPoint and The Raiser's Edge's Prospect tab
- Easily decipherable and segmented real estate, business information, and gifts to other organizations
- A different data source update schedule than our other wealth screening vendors
- Clean and clear, customizable profiles with several places to add Notes
Cons
- Confirmed relationships needs to be a field that can be synced to The Raiser's Edge
- Philanthropic giving, when synced to the Prospect tab, needs to be able to be sorted by dollar value (like in Excel); this is a change that would need to happen in The Raiser's Edge
- With increasing competition from other wealth screening vendors, it would be useful if data sources were updated more frequently (i.e. real estate and giving).
Return on Investment
- ResearchPoint gives us peace of mind that we have the right prospect thru their confidence level scores and just by having accurate information most of the time.
- ResearchPoint often shows us gifts to other orgs or real estate we did not find from other sources.
- I can't really come up with a negative impact on ROI!
Alternatives Considered
WealthEngine, iWave, Foundation Directory Online (FDO) and DonorSearch
Other Software Used
WealthEngine, iWave, Foundation Directory Online (FDO), Zillow, Accenture, Perceptive Content (formerly ImageNow)

