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Leveling Up

Adding Strategy: How, Why, and When to Pipeline-Manage Gift Officer Portfolios.

By Ryan Clement · Ryan Clement Consulting

Ohio Prospect Research Network

Webinar resources

Put the weekly review to work.

Use these materials to practice the process, examine a prepared review, and build a version that fits your own organization.

The complete attendee pack

Two Excel workbooks and two prompt files. All four resources in one download.

Download all 4 resources (ZIP)Or choose individual files below

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A practical order to follow

  1. Try the workbook and prompt

    Download the synthetic analysis workbook and webinar demo prompt. Use them together to practice with fictional records.

  2. Review a prepared example

    Open the example weekly review. Look at who needs attention, the reason for the priority, and the proposed next step.

  3. Adapt it to your work

    Use the starter prompts to set up a repeatable review. Test a small sample, check the results, and adjust before expanding.

Download individual resources

Save the files you need. Open the workbooks in Excel or a compatible spreadsheet app; the prompt files open in any text editor.

Practice with the data

Synthetic analysis workbook

Excel workbook · XLSX

Start with nine fictional prospect records. Explore the giving history, relationship information, and activity behind a portfolio review.

Download the demo workbook

Use with the demo workbook

Webinar demo prompt

Plain text · TXT

Use this prompt with the synthetic workbook to review capacity, affinity, propensity, and readiness, then ask who needs attention, why now, and what comes next.

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Explore a prepared output

Example weekly review

Excel workbook · XLSX

Open a prepared example of a weekly portfolio review. Examine how priorities, explanations, and suggested next steps support a conversation with a gift officer.

Download the example review

Set up your recurring review

Make it your own

Plain text · TXT

Use the setup and weekly starter prompts to adapt the process to your fields, portfolio priorities, and working rhythm. Treat the first run as a test.

Download the starter prompts