Case Study: Graduate Theological Union advances a new educational program with iWave

Success With iWave Leads to Opening a Brand New Educational Program

Graduate Theological Union, a faith and education institution in Berkeley, CA, faced the common nonprofit challenge of working with a small budget while trying to identify major-gift prospects who were aligned with its unique mission. As a small development team responsible for prospect research and fundraising, the organization needed a way to find both broad and detailed donor information efficiently, and turned to iWave for help.

Using iWave’s research software, GTU validated relationships and giving capacity among individual and foundation prospects for a new Mormon Studies initiative. The fundraising support helped GTU secure direct donor gifts toward an endowed fund that will cover a professor’s salary and benefits, while also enabling the launch of a new educational program and creating new tuition revenue opportunities for Mormon students.

Graduate Theological Union

Christopher Cox

Associate Director of Development