Dynamic Prospecting
By Armando Zumaya
  • Welcome !
  • What I Do
    • Webinar Recordings
    • Development Officer Search
    • Diversity Consulting Services
    • SF Bay Major Gifts Boot Camp
    • Coaching
    • My Lectures and Trainings
    • Development Team Prospecting Training
    • Upcoming Webinars
  • Upcoming Seminars/Lectures
  • Testimonials
  • Bio & Articles
    • Published Articles >
      • All Together Now: Discovering Your Nonprofit’s True Potential
      • The Unread Article
      • Missed Opportunity: Why Don’t Foundations Give More Support to Development Teams?
      • Finding the Right Mix: Unraveling the Mystery of Powerful Major Gifts Management
      • Seeing the Elephant in the Room: Low Board Diversity and How to Change It
      • Silent Service: Breaking the Bubble of Silence in Nonprofit Fundraising
      • Latino's Stand Ready to GIve, Why are they being overlooked?
      • Three Simple Things You Can Do To Boost Your Board’s Fundraising Knowledge
      • Philanthropy’s Sleeping Giant: Why Can’t We Engage Latino’s More Successfully?
      • "Power to the Researchers"
      • What’s a “Vampire Fundraising Event” and Is It Time To Kill It?
      • How To Evaluate Your Development Officer
      • The Crisis of Development Officer Short Tenures
      • From Chicken Soup to Gumbo
      • Disconnect: Why Most Institutions Don’t Use Prospect Researchers Effectively.
      • The Fundraising Boogie Man
      • The $5 Million Dollar Chocolate Bar
      • Jumping Off the Merry Go Round !
      • "Fundraising is Beautiful"
      • Chronicle of Philanthropy OpEd March 2014: "Give Fundraising Researchers More Influence and More Credit"
      • The Prospect Profile: The Killer of Great Prospecting
      • Secret Weapon: The Freelance Prospect Researcher
      • Under Investing in Fundraising: The Myth of the One Person Development Shop
      • " I am a Fundraiser"
      • The Non Profit Achievement Gap: Seven Ways Small and Medium Nonprofits Stunt Their Own Fundraising
      • Let's Go Beyond Prospect Research and Talk about Fundraising
  • Lists
    • Freelance Prospect Researcher's
    • Links
    • Humor

What your saying about me......Thanks!!

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“Armando has a fresh, integrative approach to development work that promotes the use of all strengths on a fundraising team. He’s not afraid to change the way things are done to make them more effective, efficient and dare I say, fun! Armando is changing the way major gifts and prospect research work with each other to bring out the best in each. That is a winning combination!”

Maria Salazar Loftin, M.L.I.S.

Director of Prospect Research
The University of Texas at Dallas

“Armando is one of the most strategic front line fundraisers it has ever been my privilege to work with. He is very supportive of his employees, is willing to listen to ideas from all levels of staff, and has an open door policy to all in his department, whether direct report or not. He is beyond fair in both praise and criticism and always willing to mentor his employees in any way he can. In addition, he is a kind and flexible boss who is always sensitive to employees needs for work life balance.”

Dori Cavala, Prospect Research Officer, American Cancer Society

"The best development training I have had in 20 years! I put this training into immediate use with immediate effect, THANK YOU Armando!"
Marjorie, Major Gifts Officer

“Armando is a development and fundraising guru, with years of experience prospecting and appealing to high net worth donors. As I've transitioned into a development capacity, Armando has been a helpful resource and an invaluable guide.”


Paige Buck, Director of Events , San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

"After your live training we have a "new" team with new enthusiasm, skills and 
camaraderie! We are already seeing new prospects being engaged, thanks again!"

Theodore, Vice President of Development


“Armando is a tireless advocate and fearless fundraiser for every cause and organization he aligns himself with. He is kind, fun, and incredibly supportive of his staff and his peers. Most distinctively, prospect researchers around the world love him because of the respect and enthusiasm he shares for their profession. He must be the most highly rated speaker at the APRA conference ever!”
Colleen Marlow , Executive Director, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra

"I think that the advice Armando gives on the list is knowledgeable, on-target, and perceptive. He has a wonderful ability to cut to the chase and get to the underlying issues. Armando's contributions regarding ethical issues are particularly insightful."


Maureen Smith
Freelance Prospect Researcher


APRA  Evaluations
·       Great job, Dave! Thank you and let’s keep the discussion going and especially on organizing.

·       Excellent!

·       Humor appreciated for last session of conference.

·       Good information to take back.

·       This was so helpful!

·       Outstanding! Great tips, relevant information and new ideas. Best seminar of the conference.

·       Fantastic and very engaging after this week.

·       There’s no place for humor in research!

·       Great, thanks!

·       Tables and water in the room would have been good. Presenter was well-focused, well-informed, receptive and entertaining.

·       Best presentation of the conference.

·       Best session ever!

·       Very good presentation, very relative with great new ideas and processes.

·       Outstanding. Thank you.

·       Excellent!

·       Great presentation! Hope Armando gets a chance to present this at CASE to upper management end DO types. Very good topic.

·       Your best speaker.

·       Very informational, interesting speaker. Interesting stories and entertaining while getting the point across. Love





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