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Non-profit organizations in need of donor research support are often faced with the difficult decision: Should we hire permanent staff or out-source the donor research function. This decision will result in different decisions for organizations of varying size, purpose and need.
Large institutions like Harvard and MIT employ significant research staff in-house to keep up with the demand generated by a large scale development operation. Smaller institutions, such as community hospitals, rarely have any in-house staff dedicated exclusively to research.
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In-House
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Out-Source
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Control+
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Autonomy -
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Access+/-
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Less Access +/-
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Institutional Memory +
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Lacks Institutional Memory -
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Training Costs -
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No Training Costs +
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Data Costs -
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Data Included +
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Salary and Benefits +
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Fees -
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Support Costs -
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No Support Costs +
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