Comprehensive Prospect Research

03/30/2024

What do you call a $700 million athlete who claims not to know his best friend gambled his money? DODGER. Los Angeles Dodgers,

03/12/2024

Wall Street’s in a bull market. How long will it last and how will that impact charitable giving? Did you know that many foundations are accelerating their giving? Why? They must in order to comply with the IRS, which requires that foundations give an average of 5% of their assets away annually. Failing that, foundations violate federal tax law. After 30 years in business and having helped 3,000 clients raise in excess of $300 billion, how may we partner with you?

01/14/2024

The reason our firm honors Martin Luther King’s birthday by closing this Monday 1/15 is personal: Members of my family happen to be African American and 50% of the US Black population lives at, or below, the poverty line: 46 million people. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said Black people benefited from slavery by learning usable skills.

Is this really honoring America? We can do better.

There’s a lot more work to be done. In addition to Comprehensive Prospect Research’s proven expertise with HBCUs such as South Carolina State University, we have also helped more than 3000 other organizations and firms raise in excess of $300 billion. Thank you Dr. King, for inspiring us all to live great lives and love one another.

10/06/2023

Most fundraisers leave the majority of non-profits every 14 months. Still, the best in the business endure sacrifice and make unique commitments. A shining example of this is a top healthcare fundraiser, Stephen Jakab. Steve has been a client of our firm for many years, as have most hospitals in the Yale New Haven Health System system and Yale Law School. Steve's two decade devotion to Bridgeport Hospital is exemplary and saves lives. His proven leadership yields the ROI that today's competitive philanthropy requires. Well done Steve! During our 30th year in business, our client engagements span generations. How may we help you?

09/12/2023

September 11, 2001 was a very tragic day for so many, most of all the 2,977 souls who lost their lives and whose families who would never be the same. That day, we were helping one of our clients raise money, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. The original World Trade Center was very important to our family. My father, the late Alexander Halpern, Esq. was a Commissioner of the The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey appointed by Governor Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY). Dad secured leasing commitments years before the Twin Towers were completed and was “selling a dream.” When the first plane hit, I calmly led our clients out of a midtown skyscraper because I knew we were under attack. The original buildings designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki were able to sustain the impact of an accident with a 747 at that time, but not a direct hit at the center of the building. As we reflect upon that tragic day decades ago, we too will never forget.

09/01/2023

During our 30th year in business, CPR is pleased to partner with the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Boyd is celebrating its 25th anniversary. I'm grateful to have visited our colleagues Leah Chan Grinvald and Heather Rappaport, PhD, CFRE. Our team including Paul Suberu, Jose Ramos, Samantha S. Lee, Eric Deskin, Joseph Welch and Edwin Reinoso admire Boyd's commitment to public service and training the next generation of ethical lawyers. For more information, please visit https://lnkd.in/g9Ayh-ft

06/19/2023

Here at Comprehensive Prospect Research, I'm personally celebrating by asking our world: Have we done enough?
1. For my son's Boy Scout Troop: Why don't we have a single, solitary person who happens to be African American serving in our troop? Let's improve outreach today.
2. At work: Are our hiring practices not only fair and equitable, but also do we offer enough mentoring and timely promotions to deserving people of color?
3. I'll be contacting a police department in an area where one of my cousins lives. My cousin happens to be Black. I'll ask the police: Why is my cousin unsafe driving to and from work, because the police target African Americans disproportionately and arbitrarily in his community? He's a taxpayer, just like you and I.
And when I get those questions answered then and only then, I'll be putting on some Duke Ellington, playing some hoops and loving me some soul food..
CPR has helped 3000 clients raise well in excess of $300 billion since 1994. How may we help you?

02/27/2023

One of CPR's bravest clients is SOLA: School of Leadership Afghanistan, which was featured on 60 minutes recently. These young women are beyond inspirational. They're heroes. Thanks walter poland , for the opportunity to help SOLA. CPR has helped more than 3000 organizations raise in excess of $300 billion. How may we help you? , , .

After U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the country fell to the Taliban, Afghan girls have been barred from school beyond 6th grade. Sunday, Lesley Stahl travels to meet a group of Afghan girls continuing their education in the African nation of Rwanda.

11/04/2022

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu has engineered a remarkable political comeback in Israel. The reason? On balance, his leadership makes Israel and the world feel safer. One of our most optimistic clients analyzes precisely why he won, in today's Wall Street Journal. Thank you to the Israel Democracy Institute for their advocacy, particularly to Yohanan (Johan) Plesner, Jesse Ferris, Yoni Komorov and David Altshuler. Since 1994, we've helped more than 3000 organizations raise well in excess of $300 billion. How may we help you? Shabbat Shalom. , ,

Benjamin Netanyahu won a decisive victory in the country’s fifth election in under four years, vote results showed.

10/10/2022

Reading today about the passing of Dr. Audrey Evans, we think of the wonderful partnership she and Leonard Tose had. In their honor, won't you consider supporting one of our clients, Ronald McDonald House of New York City today?

With a little planning, you can leave a legacy of love for children who are battling a life-threatening illness. We created the Vivian Harris Society at Ronald McDonald House New York to honor and thank those who make a planned gift of a charitable bequest in their will, a gift of life insurance, li...

09/08/2022

Congratulations to one of CPR's most hopeful clients, the White House Historical Association on raising the needed funds for portraits of the former President and First Lady Obama. Our House may not always be united but must be beautiful. Thank you to the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for creating the non-partisan Association and for our great partners Stewart D. McLaurin, Laura Wharton Barnes, Chandler Battaile and others. Our firm has helped more than 3000 clients raise in excess of $300 billion, since 1994. https://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-official-portraits-are-unveiled-at-white-house-ceremony-11662573986?page=1 ,

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04/27/2022

Recently I was privileged to support the SEO Annual Awards Dinner, at an event that raised $10 million in one evening. The founder of SEO, Mike Osheowitz taught me how to raise money. Mike conceived of SEO when he was undergraduate student at Middlebury College. Congratulations to the honorees Kenneth I. Chenault, Jamie Dimon (we bank with JP Morgan), Xavier Gutierrez and Kathryn Wylde. SEO's Chair Henry Kravis was outstanding and MC and SEO alumnus, Gilbert Garcia raised an additiional $2 million on the spot.

Today, SEO is a global organization. In New York City and San Francisco alone, SEO serves more than 2,000 high school and college students annually, who are typically not only the brightest minds but also the hardest workers. SEO Scholars is a free, eight year academic program that gets public high school students to and through college-with a 90% college graduation rate. 80% of SEO Scholars are the first in their families to attend college. They commit to an additional 600 + hours a year in academic enrichment provided by SEO. After college, SEO’s Career program helps those historically excluded get a start in industries across Wall Street and Corporate America. The results speak for themselves. Please invest in SEO today by contacting William Goodloe. ,