Business Glossary

Proposal Stage

The current stage of communication with the prospect about a specific proposal – Clearance (planned but not yet asked), Ask Made, Ask Accepted, or Ask Declined.

Proposal Stage

Marks the important points with the prospect that occur during solicitation: Clearance, Ask Made, Ask Accepted, Ask Declined

Proposal Start Date

The date the proposal is first entered to provide
understanding of the amount of time spent on solicitations

Proposal Status

Reflects if a gift officer is actively working on a proposal; (Open), completed (Closed), or cancelled prior to the ask (Withdrawn).

Proposal Status Description

The description of proposal status order

Proposal Status Order

A three letter status 

Proposal Stop Date

The date the proposal is Closed or Withdrawn to provide understanding of the amount of time spent on solicitations

Proposal Submission Date

The date of when proposal was submitted

Proposal Submission Fiscal Month Num

Proposal Title

An explanation of what the gift will support.

Proposal Total Cost

The total cost for a project

Proposal Type

The type of fund where the gift will be directed within the school or unit, such as scholarship, bricks & mortar, Dean's fund, or faculty support.

Proposal Type

Set list of options of where the money will be allocated

Proposal Unit

Identifies the school or unit that will recieve the commitment if the proposal is funded by the donor.  

Proposal Unit

The unit that the proposal will benefit, which will enable each school/unit to develop a pipeline of anticipated solicitations regardless of which team created the proposal

Prospect Address

The preferred address listed on the entity's record. If there are more than two entities sharing a single prospect record, this address will reflect the primary entity's address.

Prospect ID

The unique identifier for a prospect record.  

Prospective Student

A person who will potentially attend the University, but who has not yet applied or been accepted to the University.

Prospect Lifetime Giving

Cumulative amount that the prospect has given to GW

Prospect Manager

On the Prospect Assignment Record, this is the individual who is most responsible for the overall management of a prospect, which includes strategy development, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. This is reserved for DAR staff only. 

Prospect Name

The name of the prospect as it appears on the Advance Prospect record. A prospect represents one or more entities with the capacity and affinity to donate at least $50,000 to the university.

Prospect Stage

Stages are used to track the prospect’s “moves” from one cultivation stage to the next, illustrating where the donor is within the donor lifecycle at any given time. Stages reflect proximity to solicitation, not a prospect’s inclination.

PR Year

PR Year is the year of the payroll to which an earning applies. 

PT Observation Hours

Total number of observation hours a physical therapy student completed at the time of application

Public Assistance

Indicates if a student responded "Yes" to the following application prompt: I am from a family that receives public assistance (e.g. Aid to Families with Dependent Children, food stamps, Medicaid, public housing) or I receive public assistance