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Reference Sources
 

Corporate 

Accountancy Age: Top 50 Accountancy Firms

D&B Hoovers: Corporate Database

BoardEx: Business Networks

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Chambers & Partners: Guide to lawyers and law firms in the UK

Company Check: Free company accounts & Directorship Information

Companies House

Corporate Critic

Corporate Register: CSR information

Corporate Watch: Research into social and environmental impact of corporations

DigitalLook: Financial information on leading organisations

Directors Holdings: Shareholding transactions of directors

DSC Company Giving

Duedil: Companies house information

Dun & Bradstreet: Global commercial business information

Eiris: Environmental, social governance and ethical performance

Experteer: Salary surveys

Factiva: Business & financial news

Fame: UK and Irish company information

Financial Services Authority FSA Register

Glassdoor: Companies and salaries

Hays: Salary surveys

Hedgeweek: Hedge fund manager backgrounds and interviews

Insider Media: Business Insider Magazine

Kompass: Companies in over 70 countries by name, sector or region

Lawyer: Top 100 global law firms

Lexis Nexis: Media, press releases, transcripts, bulletins, magazines and journals

London Stock Exchange

Morningstar Company Intelligence

MINT: Powerful Streamlined Business Information

Northcote: Search annual reports for quoted companies

Official Board: Graphical representations of director networks

Orbis: Private Companies Across the Globe

Proactive Investors

Who Owns Scotland

WealthMonitor: Strategic moves of private and public companies

Grants

Association of Charitable Foundations

Big Lottery Fund

Charity Commission

Charity Comission of Northern Ireland

Scottish Charity Regulator

Foundation Center USA

Funding Central UK Foundations

Grants Online

GrantNav Search, explore and download UK grant data

GuideStar: non profit reports

j4bCommunity: Voluntary and community sector grants

JustCharity: Data on money raised online and a person search

New Charities Trust List

OpenCharities

Trustfunding

UK Fundraising: fundraising world news, sources and advice

Individuals

Argus Vickers Equity Ownership: Analysis on UK and Irish quoted and listed public limited companies

Burke’s Peerage

Business in the Community

Celebrity Net Worth

City Livery Companies

Civil Society Media

Crockfords Clerical Directory: A guide to Anglican clergy and churches in the UK and Ireland

Debrett’s Correct Form: Correct form of address for those with titles

Debrett’s People of Today

DOD’s People: Information on the political representatives and public affairs professionals across the UK and EU.

Financial News

Factivia: Financial markets

IMDB: Celebrity biographies

Insolvency Service

Law Society: Directory of Solicitors

The Lawyer: Latest legal industry news, briefings and insight

LexisNexis Risk Solutions: Facilities to trace people, perform data cleansing, identity verification & Due Dilligience 

LinkedIn: Professional Networking

LocateGB: Electoral roll information

London Womens Forum

Look to the Stars: Celebrity philanthropy

Marketing File: Small lists of wealthy people

MM&K: Executive remuneration

Mouseprice: House prices from Land Registry data

Net House Prices

Office for National Statistics: Wealth in Great Britain Report

Parliament UK

Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain

Pipl: People search and profile information

Private Eye

ProQuest: News

Prospect Visual: Network mapping

Celebrity Intelligence: Celebrity & media

Register of Lords’ Interests

ResearchPlus: Resources, advice, information

Roll on Friday: Legal news

Royal Mail: Postcode & Address Search

Spotlight: Database of performers

Sunday Times Rich List

UK Electoral Roll Online

UK Recruiter: Salary Lists

Wealth Watch: Wealth news

White Pages: People and businesses

Who’s Who

Who's Who Legal

World Who’s Who

ZoomInfo: Business/occupational information

Zoopla: Housing Market Information

123 People: People search

192: Information On People, Places & Businesses

Fundraising Associations and Governance

Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement

Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations

Association of Fundraising Professionals

Charity Commission

Community Interest Company Regulator

Council for the Advancement & Support of Education (CASE)

DirectGov: Online link to all statutory bodies

Direct Marketing Association

Directory of Social Change

Easy Fundraising

Fundraising Standards Board

UK Fundraising

HM Revenue & Customs

Information Commissioner's Office

Institute of Fundraising

National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)

Payroll Giving Centre

The Philanthropy Workshop

Prospect Research UK PRUK Discussion Group

PRSPCT-L: International discussion group

Researchers in Fundraising (RIF)

ShareGift: Charity which specialises in accepting donations of shares

Social Market Foundation: Independent British public policy think-tank

Social Enterprise Coalition: National body for social enterprise

WikiFund: IFC forum for good practice

Other Useful Websites

Aspire Research Group: Help for development professionals

Chronicle of Philanthropy

City AM: Latest UK and World business and finance news

David Lamb’s Prospect Research site

Financial Times

Free Map Tools: A collection of free tools using maps to simplify tasks

GoogleGuide: A guide to Google's capabilities

Google News Alerts: Email alerts about chosen subjects

Inspiring Impact: Online impact resources 

Helen Brown Group: Strategic research training and consultation to organizations in the US, UK and Europe

Houseprices

Metro: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities

NP Engage: Resources for non-profits

Philanthropy Impact

Supporting Advancement: Resources for providing services to advancement and development organizations

Third Sector

WRX: British newspapers publishing online news and information (more than 800 local)



Partners

Advice2Go

Arts Quarter

Technology Trust: Digital Services for charities

CCR Data: Data cleansing, data migration and data cleansing services

UK Changes: Data Management Services

WealthWatch

Books

Birkholz, J. (2008) ‘Fundraising Analytics: Using Data to Guide Strategy’, John Wiley & Sons.

Brett, M. (2003) ‘How to Read the Financial Pages’, Random House.

Carnie, C. (2000) ‘How to Guide: Find the Funds, A New Approach to fundraising research’, Directory of Social Change, London.

Ciconta, B, J & L. (2009) ‘Fundraising Basics: A Complete Guide’, Jones & Bartlett

Clay, A. (2011) ‘Trust Fundraising’, Director of Social Change.

Denis, F. (2007) ‘How to Get Rich’, Ebury Press.

Hack, V. (1997) ‘Targeting the Powerful: International Prospect Research’, Aslib, London.

Holman, M & Sargent, L. (2006) ‘Major Donor Fundraising’, Directory of Social Change, London.

Harts, T et al. (2006) ‘Major Donors: Finding Big Gifts in Your Database and Online’, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey.

Hayden, T. (2006) ‘Capital Campaigns’, Directory of Social Change, London.

Hock, R. (2010) ‘The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook’, Cyberage Books.

Hogan, C. (2007) ‘Prospect Research: A Primer for Growing Non-Profits’, Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Hudson, M. (2009) ‘Prospect Research Fundamentals’, Stevenson Inc.

Jones, R & Funnell, R (2011) ‘Prospect Research’, SPM Fundessentials, London

Lloyd, T. (2004) ‘Why Rich People Give’, ACF.

Lloyd, T. (2006) ‘Cultural Giving’, Director of Social Change.

Pedley, P. (2003) ‘Practical Guide to Negotiating Licenses for Electronic Products’, Free Pint Ltd.

Prince, R.A & Schiff, L. (2008) ‘The Middle-Class Millionaire’, Doubleday.

Rice, A. (2011) ‘Accounts Demystified: The Astonishingly Simple Guide to Accounting’, Prentice Hall.

Solla, L. (2009) ‘The Guide to Prospect Research & Prospect Management’.

Stanley, T & Danko, W. (1996) ‘The Millionaire Next Door’, Pocket Books.

Stoakes, C. (2011) ‘All You Need to Know About the City’, Longtail Publishing.

Strand, B. (2008) ‘A Kaleidoscope of Prospect Development’, CASE.

Wylie, P. (2004) ‘Data Mining for Fund Raisers: How to Use Simple Statistics to Find Gold in Your Donor Database – Even if You Hate Statistics’, CASE.

Wylie, P. (2008) ‘Baseball, Fundraising, and the 80/20 Rule: Studies in Data Mining’, CASE.

Publications

Charities Aid Foundation / DSC - Directory of Grant Making Trusts

City of London Directory & Livery Companies Guide

DSC - Dimensions of the Voluntary Sector

DSC - Guide to Company Giving

DSC - Guide to Major Trusts

DSC - Major Companies Guide

Hay’s Salary Survey

Hollis Sponsorship and Donations Yearbook

Macmillan’s Unquoted Companies

National Gardens Scheme Yellow Book

Price Waterhouse Corporate Register – plc directors

Sunday Times Rich List 2005-2006 Wealth Register book version has 5000 names over £5,000,000

Sutters International Who’s Who

Who’s Who in the City

Local Libraries – what sources can you access free through them, also lawyers/city libraries. All Quality Press.

International

Africa

Who's Who South Africa


Asia

Eastern Eye

 

Australia

The Mayne Report

Australian Financial Review

Fundraising Research &Consultancy Australia


Canada

 Sedar: public securities documents and information

Government of Canada: List of Charities

China

The Hunun Report: Financial News & Rich Lists

Sina: Mainland China House Price Comparison website

 

Europe

European Foundation Centre

Funders Online: European foundations

 

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Who's Who

Hong Kong Tatler

Hong Kong Charity Search: List of charitable institutions which are exempt from tax in Hong Kong (provided by Inland Revenue) 

HSBC Property Valuation Tool

 

India

The Economic Times: Company information, analysis and stock market quotes

Bain & Co: Publications including the India Philanthropy Report

Magic Bricks: House Price Comparison website

 

Middle East

Arabian Business

Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute

 

Saudi Arabia

Datarabia: Saudi Arabian business

 

Singapore

Singapore Expats: Singapore Property Listings

 

United States

BlockShopper: Real-estate information for major US cities

Crunchbase: database of public and private companies

Edgar: public company research

New York Social Diary

NOZA: Charitable donations USA and Canada

People Search

Salary: Executive Salaries

Worth: Wealth News

Foundation Center

 

General

Biography: 250,000 prominent individuals around the world

HM Treasury Financial Sanctions: Asset freeze targets by UN, EU and UK.

Infobel: International phone directory

International Company Registers

Million Dollar List: 60,000 $1m gifts

OCRA: Summary of international filing stipulations

Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC US: Specially designated nationals

Online Newspapers: International newspapers

Orbis: International company information

RBA: International company registers

The Big Project: National and International newspapers in English

WealthNet: Global wealth management

Who’s Who Legal

World Who’s Who

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