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Hi everyone.  There is some discussion at my organization about moving prospect research out of Advancement Services and under Major Gifts/Donor Relations.  I've seen this at a couple organizations, but I wanted to survey the group to see how common it is.  Can folks share where prospect research falls under at their organization?  Advancement Services or Major Gifts?  What have been the pros and cons?  

Thanks!

Michael

Our Prospect Management and Research team has gone back and forth from the Development team to Advancement Services over the 13 years I have been here. Currently, the PMR team is in Advancement Services and this has been the most effective structure I have seen here so far. There is so much cross over and it has helped both the Advancement Services and Prospect Management and Research teams manage their own and their combined data. I also think the Advancement Services leadership vs Major Gifts leadership is more appropriate for the PMR team due to the heavy focus on data quality and analysis. 

Colleen

Ours lives under Development Ops and is part of our overall Prospect Management and Research function that includes portfolio management. I've always had them as part of Ops wherever I've been and would hesitate to move it under MG, etc. I'd be more open to donor relations, but for a shop my size I wouldn't want to do that to my head of Donor Relations. I have the head of Management and Research reporting directly to me.