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  • 1.  Collection of Open Data for Prospect Researchers

    Posted 06-04-2019 08:01 AM
    Hey everyone! I posted the below over on PRSPCT-L but I follow this listserv also, and I figured it would be of use to those who don't follow PRSPCT_L. Hey all! So, I’ve been working through open data sources over the past couple of months. For those who don’t know, you can think of open data as public data repositories that everyone has access to. Some of these include things like political giving contributions, business ownership, property valuations, etc. At my org, we have a limited budget for screenings and I’ve been using open data as a workaround to screen everyone in our database. I have a workshop coming up with APRAGNY in July and a webinar with NEDRA in September to go through my workflow with these data sources. In both presentations, I will present how I use Excel to parse through and match records with some of the other creative things you can do with this sort of data to supplement or replace your current screening setup. However, before then, I would like to share some of that data I have been collecting with anyone who might find it useful for their purposes. Because there might be a gray area here with PRSPCT-L guidelines <https://www.aprahome.org/page/prspct-l/guidelines>, I will ask that you email me for the document (sgrimes@jazz.org) and I will provide you a link for download. Below is a description of what you will get in that file (FYI, it is somewhat NY based, but there is data here that anyone can use no matter the state you’re located in). Also, if you are already using R or Python, you will know how to use that software to match the records in your data base. However, if you are not familiar with those tools, you will need Fuzzy Lookup <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15011> to match records in Excel (I will be covering all of this in my presentations). *Open Data Wealth Data Set* *World’s Billionaires* *Fields are explanatory; 2,656 records* *2019 NYS Political Contributions* *Fields are explanatory; Worksheet contains only individuals who have given a one-time contribution of $1000 and above; Dupes removed; 3,041 records* *2018 NYS Political Contributions* *Fields are explanatory; Worksheet contains only individuals who have given a one-time contribution of $1000 and above; Dupes removed; 12,111 records* *2017 NYS Political Contributions* *Fields are explanatory; Worksheet contains only individuals who have given a one-time contribution of $1000 and above; Dupes removed; 14,501 records* *2020 Federal Political Contributions* *Fields are explanatory outside of “Company” and “Position” which lists where a person was employed at the time of contribution (self-reported); Worksheet contains only individuals who have given a one-time contribution of $5,000 or above; Dupes removed; 7,154 records* *2018 Federal Political Contributions* *Fields are explanatory outside of “Company” and “Position” which lists where a person was employed at the time of contribution (self-reported); Worksheet contains only individuals who have given a one-time contribution of $5,000 or above; Dupes removed; 52,495 records* *2016 Federal Political Contributions* *Fields are explanatory outside of “Company” and “Position” which lists where a person was employed at the time of contribution (self-reported); Worksheet contains only individuals who have given a one-time contribution of $5,000 or above; Dupes removed; 61,243 records* *NYC Property Valuations* *City valuation of property; “Owner” contains companies and individuals; “FULLVAL” includes properties valued at $1M and above; Dupes removed; 76,898 records* *Steve Grimes Director, Development Analytics and Strategy Jazz at Lincoln Center Venue / Frederick P. Rose Hall / Time Warner Center, 5th Floor Offices / 3 Columbus Circle, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10019 sgrimes@jazz.org <sgrimes@jazz.org> / jazz.org <http://jazz.org> P 212 258 9985 F 212 258 9900*


  • 2.  Re: Collection of Open Data for Prospect Researchers

    Posted 06-26-2019 09:22 AM
    Hey all! I’ve updated the document to include SEC insiders. This data is a bit tricky because it pulls for all entities that have a Central Index Number (CIK#), which include businesses. So, while I have cleaned it to just include individuals, there are still some businesses within the document. Over time it is something I hope to have cleaned up entirely. As usual, I won’t post the link here so please email me for the direct link (*for those who downloaded the original document, the link is now changed due to the wonkiness of Google Sheets*). Also, I’m not in the office today and tomorrow, so I will get back to everyone’s request for the link by Friday morning. *SEC Insiders* *Culled from every entity that has a Central Index Number (CIK#) from the SEC registry. Document contains some businesses (<5%) due to data cleaning errors. Some dupes remain. 230,508 records* p.s. Next up is patent data, which may take me a bit. On Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 9:00 AM Steve Grimes <grimessjr@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey everyone! I posted the below over on PRSPCT-L but I follow this > listserv also, and I figured it would be of use to those who don't follow > PRSPCT_L. > > Hey all! > > So, I’ve been working through open data sources over the past couple of > months. For those who don’t know, you can think of open data as public data > repositories that everyone has access to. Some of these include things like > political giving contributions, business ownership, property valuations, > etc. > > At my org, we have a limited budget for screenings and I’ve been using > open data as a workaround to screen everyone in our database. I have a > workshop coming up with APRAGNY in July and a webinar with NEDRA in > September to go through my workflow with these data sources. In both > presentations, I will present how I use Excel to parse through and match > records with some of the other creative things you can do with this sort of > data to supplement or replace your current screening setup. > > However, before then, I would like to share some of that data I have been > collecting with anyone who might find it useful for their purposes. Because > there might be a gray area here with PRSPCT-L guidelines > <https://www.aprahome.org/page/prspct-l/guidelines>, I will ask that you > email me for the document (sgrimes@jazz.org) and I will provide you a > link for download. > > Below is a description of what you will get in that file (FYI, it is > somewhat NY based, but there is data here that anyone can use no matter the > state you’re located in). Also, if you are already using R or Python, you > will know how to use that software to match the records in your data base. > However, if you are not familiar with those tools, you will need Fuzzy > Lookup <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15011> > to match records in Excel (I will be covering all of this in my > presentations). > > > > *Open Data Wealth Data Set* > > *World’s Billionaires* > > *Fields are explanatory; 2,656 records* > > *2019 NYS Political Contributions* > > *Fields are explanatory; Worksheet contains only individuals who have > given a one-time contribution of $1000 and above; Dupes removed; 3,041 > records* > > *2018 NYS Political Contributions* > > *Fields are explanatory; Worksheet contains only individuals who have > given a one-time contribution of $1000 and above; Dupes removed; 12,111 > records* > > *2017 NYS Political Contributions* > > *Fields are explanatory; Worksheet contains only individuals who have > given a one-time contribution of $1000 and above; Dupes removed; 14,501 > records* > > *2020 Federal Political Contributions* > > *Fields are explanatory outside of “Company” and “Position” which lists > where a person was employed at the time of contribution (self-reported); > Worksheet contains only individuals who have given a one-time contribution > of $5,000 or above; Dupes removed; 7,154 records* > > *2018 Federal Political Contributions* > > *Fields are explanatory outside of “Company” and “Position” which lists > where a person was employed at the time of contribution (self-reported); > Worksheet contains only individuals who have given a one-time contribution > of $5,000 or above; Dupes removed; 52,495 records* > > *2016 Federal Political Contributions* > > *Fields are explanatory outside of “Company” and “Position” which lists > where a person was employed at the time of contribution (self-reported); > Worksheet contains only individuals who have given a one-time contribution > of $5,000 or above; Dupes removed; 61,243 records* > > *NYC Property Valuations* > > *City valuation of property; “Owner” contains companies and individuals; > “FULLVAL” includes properties valued at $1M and above; Dupes removed; > 76,898 records* > > > > > > > > > > *Steve Grimes Director, Development Analytics and Strategy Jazz at Lincoln > Center Venue / Frederick P. Rose Hall / Time Warner Center, 5th Floor > Offices / 3 Columbus Circle, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10019 > sgrimes@jazz.org <sgrimes@jazz.org> / jazz.org <http://jazz.org> P 212 258 > 9985 F 212 258 9900* > > -- Steve Grimes 718.795.8026