Find A to B Connections

The connections mapping tool in this article is only available to users with a premium subscription to Funder Prospecting.

With Funder Prospecting, Impala automatically looks for connections from your team (including board members) and existing funders and includes those in your prospect lists.

However, Impala also includes expanded capabilities to let you run custom relationship searches! You can access these custom searches from your homepage.

To find a connection from one specific point (like a nonprofit) to another specific point (like a foundation), use the A to B connections option.

From the homepage, view the Find connections tile and select A to B connection.

Step 1

Here, you can search and view all connections between a known origin and destination. This is a great way to see if there are existing connections between two organizations or people.

You can search using four methods: Person to Person, Organization to Organization, Organization to Person, or Person to Organization.

If your account is associated with a profile, the profile will auto-populate as your Origin.

If you want to use a different Origin, click the x and select the icon of the type of endpoint: an organization or a person. You can then search for the person or organization you'd like to input. The most direct way to search for an organization is by inputting its EIN.

Step 2

Select your Destination type and then search for the person or organization you'd like as your destination. Then press Find Paths.

Step 3

Your results will show based on Degree of Connection.

The degree of connection is the number of steps within your path to get from your origin to destination. Paths will show you direct, 1st, and 2nd degree connections.

Step 4

Hover over or click into a result to see more details on the connection.

For people connections, you can view the exact years they overlapped on a board or staff list.

Your previous 6 searches are auto-saved and available from the setup page.

You can also connect to organization profiles, add them to lists, or create new connections directly from a contact. Just look for the connections icon and select it to autofill your Destination.