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This post is part of a new weekly series about sources that can give you context for researching prospects and doing fundraising in different countries around the world. (To see previous posts in the series, select “Start Here” from the “Previous Blog Topics” drop-down menu on the right-hand side of your screen.) Full prospect research in these countries will require many different sources, but the ones highlighted in these posts will help you orient yourself, whether you are new to international prospect research or a fundraiser who is just starting to work with prospects living in a particular country. If you need further assistance with your global fundraising efforts, please contact IFI.

Les 300 plus riches de Suisse

Bilan magazine releases this annual list of Switzerland’s 300 wealthiest individuals at the end of November each year. The list is available online in French.

Zefix

Official corporate records kept in commercial registers at the canton level. Foundations have been recorded in these commercial registers in 2009. You can access the various commercial registers from this national government website.

Moneyhouse

The website pulls together data from Swiss commercial registers. The Moneyhouse database (registration required) now “includes over 900,000 companies and more than 4.5 million linked persons.” Records are searchable in English, German, French, and Italian.

L’annuaire téléphonique officiel de la Suisse

The official Switzerland telephone directory can be searched online by name or address.

Advancing Philanthropy in Switzerland

The second edition of this 63-page report, published by the Fondation Lombard Odier, is subtitled “A Vision for a Cooperative and Recognized Philanthropic Sector. It is available on the foundation’s website as a free PDF download.

 

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