International Prospect Research Network Prospect Research Consultants Directory
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An opportunity for freelance prospect
researchers and independent prospect research consultants ...
Our roster of Freelancers is currently full and new Freelancers will be added by invitation from our waiting list.
We also operate the International Prospect Research Network, whose members are also Freelancers or Associates of the Freelance Prospect Research Network.
Freelance Members must be employed full-time by a US non-profit organization at the time they join the Network.
If you are currently employed as a prospect research professional in a non-profit organization, The Freelance Prospect Research Network has been developed to provide you with an opportunity to obtain supplemental work. If you are an independent prospect research consultant, the Network offers opportunities for you to receive additional overflow work, respond to RFPs, join our International Prospect Research Network, or advertise in our Prospect Research Consultants Directory.
- The Network doubled its original projections
in 2006 and doubled again in 2007, providing
professional prospect research services to philanthropic
organizations including private secondary schools, major universities,
environmental organizations, and medical institutions throughout the United States.
- We market the services
of our freelance members to non-profit
organizations across the United States through our website, direct
marketing efforts, conference exhibitions, and advertising. The network also receives referrals from Chase
Solutions and other prospect research firms and
development consultants.
- Our freelance
researchers determine how much they charge for their work.
- As research projects are received by the
network, we broadcast the assignment scope and deadline to Freelancers and
Associates across the network. Clients receive a copy of the
bio and a
sample profile from each available researcher. The client then decides who to assign the work to.
- The Network handles all billing and
collections, promptly paying the freelance researcher
regardless of collection.
- The Network respects and maintains the confidentiality of our freelance members and the institutions that they are affiliated with.
Here's what our freelance researchers are saying about their experience ...
- "The Freelance Prospect Research Network
has been wonderful for my professional development. Through the network, I
am afforded opportunities to expand both my portfolio of experience and my
network of professional contact. I am sincerely grateful to Dave Chase for
bringing together this network." - JS
- "As a member of the Freelance Prospect Research Network I have found a way to supplement my income doing something I really enjoy! Not only am I earning more, I have gotten to do prospect research for a variety of different clients which keeps the work interesting. The FPRN has also been great for sharing new prospect research sources and information with other researchers from around the US." - KJ
As the network grows, we plan to pursue additional benefits for our partners in this venture. Some of the ideas that we are exploring include negotiating substantial discount programs with content vendors, providing training, and developing a standardized forms and checklist library. We also encourage your ideas to develop a process that ensures all members are able to compete effectively for assignments and that you receive substantial value and income from the network.
We believe that it is important to note that this initiative is being undertaken by a full-time prospect research company, Chase Solutions. Our firm will not be competing for any of the assignments received by the network. In addition, we will be referring research work to the network that we are not able to accommodate due to workflow or other considerations. As a for-profit prospect research company, we sometimes find that we are unable to meet the needs of smaller non-profits because our overhead costs dictate a higher pricing structure than they can afford. Due to lower overhead, and because freelance work is a supplement to their jobs at non-profit organizations, we are often approached by colleagues looking for sub-contract work. The development of the Freelance Prospect Research Network is a natural outgrowth of this demand.
The network also provides an opportunity for independent prospect research consultants who are not directly employed by a non-profit organization. We have developed a separate directory on this site to afford independent consultants and opportunity to promote their services.
If you are have an interest in
freelance prospect research opportunities, please let us know by completing the Freelance
Prospect Researcher Interest Form or by contacting Dave
Chase at (508) 790-2500. At this time, you
would be added to our waiting list and invited to join our associate roster as
openings occur.