Good luck, Amy!!!

Jesse, professional question. Is there a database of individual philanthropic givers, and if so, is it something a member of the public could access? My Googling is only getting me lists of the top 50; my patron wants, for example, to be able to search for philanthropists who support veterans' organizations, and doesn't care if they're gazillionaires.

That's not quite my field, but I don't think there is, actually. This is why prospect research is a huge field! The easiest way to back that information out is via annual reports of veterans' organizations.

Suela, are your shoes fabulous?

Not... really? It's raining here and I have to walk a bit. I'm wearing a good pair of heels, though, kind of like these: [link]

But in black, and with different detailing. They look great with slacks, and are still comfortable enough to walk in.

Thanks. I thought there might not be. I mean, we know a lot about Foundation grants because they are disclosed on tax forms (go team 990-PF), but individual giving can be as private as an individual wants, so how would anyone collect anything comprehensive!?

Good luck, Amy! That would be great for you!

flea, your name popped up in the Northside weekly newsletter of events and stuff, for the workshop you did on Monday. (I know it was downtown, but the workshop still made it into the newsletter. The library puts a lot of stuff in there.) I was skimming through it and did a double-take. You're famous in Northside! (Well, okay, your workshop was listed in an email newsletter. But still!)

individual giving can be as private as an individual wants, so how would anyone collect anything comprehensive!?

Yeah, exactly. Figuring out a person's giving capacity and inclination is a whole lot of guesswork with Lexis-Nexis and annual reports and miscellaneous googling, as far as I can tell.

The person I was working with just now came to see me as a follow-up to my Monday workshop! I have a feeling it is going to be very good for my work statistics. (I had 43 people there, which is very high for a program for me.) It was all people from neighborhood associations, so I was standing in front of them thinking, "I should poll these people to ask them where I should live! But then, they would all say their own neighborhoods."

Good luck, Amy!

All of my plans for today just got derailed, because I need to stay home and keep an eye on Vlad to make sure he didn't poison himself. He knocked an empty bottle of laundry detergent onto the floor, the lid shattered, and he carted one of the pieces of plastic off to play with. He didn't eat it, and I'm 99% sure he didn't ingest any of the residue that might have been on the lid, but better safe than sorry.

Vlad, there is a reason we call you and your sister the Kittens of Chaos, but you don't have to live up to the title!

I am falling asleep at my desk. I have a lot to still do, but everyone is gone. how bad to take a 20 min nap?

Oh, Vlad...

~ma, Amy.

Consuela, get the Bee Flight!

Enjoy the dinner, and good luck with networking or whatever, Consuela! That view is amazing.