Adrianne’s Prospect Research Links
General Search Engines
All the Web http://www.alltheweb.com
Ask.com http://www.ask.com
Dog Pile http://www.dogpile.com
Google http://www.google.com
Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com
Bing http://www.bing.com
News
(check with local libraries, you may be able to search local newspaper archives for free with library card)
Massachusetts Newspapers
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl#News
Searches archive news stories (Requires MA library card #)
Newspaper Lookup
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm
Links to newspapers across the country
Reference and Biographical
ZabaSearch!
http://www.zabasearch.com
Find addresses and phone numbers
The Ultimate
http://www.theultimates.com
Find addresses and phone numbers
SearchSystems.net - Public Record Directory
http://www.searchsystems.net/list.php?nid=397
Multiple public record databases
Government Public Records
http://www.brbpub.com
Multiple public record databases
Company Information
News - Company Research Lookup
http://money.cnn.com/news/crc/
Company background information, vital statistics and earnings estimate information
EDGAR Company Search
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
Company filings with the SEC
Hoovers (Fee for reports)
http://hoovers.com/free/
Company Search (can also search alphabetically, by geography, or by industry)
Business Journals
http://www.bizjournals.com
General business news site
Foundations
Foundation Directory Online (Fee- multiple levels of subscriptions depending on amount of information needed)
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/
Comprehensive search of foundations
Guidestar (Basic information with registration available free)
http://www.guidestar.org/
Research foundations and charities. Ability to access 990s.
Vermont Community Foundation
http://fdovermont.foundationcenter.org/srch_prof.php
Basic search of large foundations. Can search by keyword, location, interest, etc.
Wealth Identifiers
Stock Information
http://finance.yahoo.com
Search market and business information
Stock Information – Historical
http://www.bigcharts.com
Great for historical market quotes
FAA Airplane Owner Name Search
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Name_Inquiry.aspx
Search airplane ownership records
Real Estate
(To access home values try the links below of the assessor’s page of the town you are searching)
Home Assessment Values
http://www.pulawski.net
Access home values. Not all cities listed.
Zillow – Home Values
http://www.zillow.com
Assess home values
Compensation and Salary Information
Salary
http://www.salary.com
Check average salary values
Physician Salaries
http://www.allied-physicians.com/salary_surveys/physician-salaries.htm
Look up various medical professional average salaries
Attorneys
http://www.martindale.com
Look up attorneys
Political & Charitable Contributions
Political Money Line
http://www.tray.com/FECinfo/
Search political contributions
State Political Contributions
http://www.followthemoney.org/
Search state political contributions
NOZA Donor Search (Fee/24 hour free trial)
https://www.nozasearch.com/
Search charitable donations
Prospect Research Sites-Other prospect research website listings
Portico
http://indorgs.virginia.edu/portico/
David Lamb's Prospect Research Page
http://www.lambresearch.com/index.html
UVM Prospect Research and Reference Tools
http://www.uvm.edu/~prospect/index.html
Supporting Advancement
http://www.supportingadvancement.com/research/research.htm
APRA - Links
http://www.aprahome.org/ResearchResources/Links/tabid/72/Default.aspx
Waltman Associates
http://www.waltmanassociates.com/rsrchtips.html#don
Prospect Research Services (Fee)
PRO Platinum Powered by iWave - Home Page
http://www.iwave.com/home
WealthEngine with WealthID
http://www.wealthengine.com
Lexis-Nexus
http://academic.lexisnexis.com/development-professionals.aspx
Target Analytics-Blackbaud
http://www.blackbaud.com/targetanalytics/prospectresearch/researchmgmt/researchmgmt_ov.aspx
Professional Research Associations
NEDRA – New England Development Research Assoc.
http://www.nedra.org
APRA – Assoc. of Professional Researchers for Advancement
http://www.aprahome.org
Slate 60-Top 60 Charitable Gifts from U.S. Philanthropists
2008 - http://www.slate.com/id/2209476/
2007 - http://www.slate.com/id/2184055/
2006 - http://www.slate.com/id/2159774/
2005 - http://specials.slate.com/slate60/2005/
2004 - http://www.slate.com/id/2112691
2003 - http://www.slate.com/id/2094847
2002 - http://www.slate.com/id/2078472
2001 - http://www.slate.com/?id=2061556
2000 - http://www.slate.com/id/2058561/entry/97228
Colleges and Universities that list Alumni Magazines Online http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/College_and_University/Magazines/Individual_Schools/Alumni/
Wealthy Zip Codes in the U.S.
Wealthy Zip Codes
http://www.usc.edu/dept/source/zipcode/
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