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Hi Beth, There are eight European countries where batch screening is available. Of course Canada has an NCOA equivalent (CCOA), but no better service. I’m not aware of any country beyond the USA where one off look-up tools exist. GDPR laws mean that when you decide to maintain data on EU constituents you have legal notification and data privacy responsibilities to observe. It might not be worth it to maintain records on Europeans unless you have a tremendous number, or they are major gift prospects. Sincerely, Brian Lacy brian@brianlacy.com <mailto:brian@brianlacy.com> 860-478-9291 From: Advancement Services Discussion List <FUNDSVCS@LISTSERV.FUNDSVCS.ORG> On Behalf Of John Taylor Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2019 11:12 AM To: FUNDSVCS@LISTSERV.FUNDSVCS.ORG Subject: Re: [FUNDSVCS] Finding lost international addresses It hasn't produced much because there isn't much. We have gotten spoiled in the US. There are no similar locator services for the rest of the "world." Although, some countries have some resources - but not many. Melissa might be your best bet: https://www.melissa.com/address-verification My friends at UC Davis do, however, have a pretty aggressive program in this area and will be speaking at the MOTM conference. You will find their session description about halfway down this page: http://bobburdenski.com/motm/2019-session-descriptions/ John H. Taylor Principal, John H. Taylor Consulting 2604 Sevier St. Durham, NC 27705 johntaylorconsulting@gmail.com <mailto:johntaylorconsulting@gmail.com> 919.816.5903 (cell/text) Serving the Advancement Community Since 1987 On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 12:02 PM Beth DuRona <beth.durona@uvm.edu <mailto:beth.durona@uvm.edu> > wrote: Hello, all! I work at the UVM Foundation in Alumni & Donor Records, and I have been trying to find a good resource for finding lost foreign addresses. Typically, our go-to for finding address information for domestic addresses is AlumniFinder. Does anyone know of a service that is similar to AlumniFinder, but is for/includes foreign addresses? So far my Googling hasn’t produced much. Many thanks! ~Beth DuRona Alumni & Donor Records Associate University of Vermont Foundation

Hello, all! I work at the UVM Foundation in Alumni & Donor Records, and I have been trying to find a good resource for finding lost foreign addresses. Typically, our go-to for finding address information for domestic addresses is AlumniFinder. Does anyone know of a service that is similar to AlumniFinder, but is for/includes foreign addresses? So far my Googling hasn’t produced much. Many thanks! ~Beth DuRona Alumni & Donor Records Associate University of Vermont Foundation

It hasn't produced much because there isn't much. We have gotten spoiled in the US. There are no similar locator services for the rest of the "world." Although, some countries have some resources - but not many. Melissa might be your best bet: https://www.melissa.com/address-verification My friends at UC Davis do, however, have a pretty aggressive program in this area and will be speaking at the MOTM conference. You will find their session description about halfway down this page: http://bobburdenski.com/motm/2019-session-descriptions/ John H. Taylor Principal, John H. Taylor Consulting 2604 Sevier St. Durham, NC 27705 johntaylorconsulting@gmail.com 919.816.5903 (cell/text) Serving the Advancement Community Since 1987 On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 12:02 PM Beth DuRona <beth.durona@uvm.edu> wrote: > Hello, all! I work at the UVM Foundation in Alumni & Donor Records, and I > have been trying to find a good resource for finding lost foreign > addresses. Typically, our go-to for finding address information for > domestic addresses is AlumniFinder. Does anyone know of a service that is > similar to AlumniFinder, but is for/includes foreign addresses? So far my > Googling hasn’t produced much. > > Many thanks! > > ~Beth DuRona > Alumni & Donor Records Associate > University of Vermont Foundation >

About a year ago I researched international address cleanup for our Blackbaud CRM database. I found https://www.smartthing.org/. They did not have a plug-in for CRM, so they referred me to a competitor, PCA Predict, which is now https://www.loqate.com/. We haven't used either one as we didn't pursue the project, but you could check them both out and see what they might offer. Kelli Crispin Business Analyst/Quality Assurance Specialist she/her/hers The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office of University Development 208 W. Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 P 919.962.2815 E kelli.crispin@unc.edu<mailto:kelli.crispin@unc.edu> [cid:image001.png@01D383E6.0AC22A10] CAMPAIGN.UNC.EDU<http://campaign.unc.edu/>
Original Message----- From: Advancement Services Discussion List <FUNDSVCS@LISTSERV.FUNDSVCS.ORG> On Behalf Of Beth DuRona Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2019 11:52 AM To: FUNDSVCS@LISTSERV.FUNDSVCS.ORG Subject: [FUNDSVCS] Finding lost international addresses Hello, all! I work at the UVM Foundation in Alumni & Donor Records, and I have been trying to find a good resource for finding lost foreign addresses. Typically, our go-to for finding address information for domestic addresses is AlumniFinder. Does anyone know of a service that is similar to AlumniFinder, but is for/includes foreign addresses? So far my Googling hasn’t produced much. Many thanks! ~Beth DuRona Alumni & Donor Records Associate University of Vermont Foundation

Thank you all for your suggestions. I did not know that Canada has an NCOA equivalent, I will pass that along. I had found Melissa.com in my searches and flagged it for more research. We do have a strong international alumni network, and have special coding for the European alumni & donors so they are not contacted unless they wish to be. It would still be good to have information updated as needed. Mostly for when mail gets returned - all we can do is lose the address, which means losing engagement. Thank you again! ~Beth Alumni & Donor Records Associate University of Vermont Foundation