Apra Indiana is holding their spring conference on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event will go from 8:30am – 3:30pm Eastern Time. This conference is an in-person event, so there will be time to network, enjoy food and beverages from a local catering company, and learn more about the world of prospect research.
Our keynote speaker, Teresa Goddard, Director of Development Services at DePauw University, will be presenting on the topic of how prospect research informs the entire advancement operation. She is a charter member of the Association of Advancement Services Professionals and currently serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer. In 2013, she received one of the first certifications in fundraising operations from Rice University. She earned her BS in management information systems from Indiana State University.
In addition to hearing Teresa speak, we will have Chris Weimer, Director of Corporate Development from the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, speaking on prospecting without a natural constituency. Most nonprofit institutions do now have the benefit of refreshing their donor pipeline with tens of thousands of grateful donors year after year. While universities enjoy this benefit on a large scale, not all schools are created equal and beneath the surface lie several critical programs, divisions, and offices with little to no traditional alumni base to prospect from. This discussion will explore how to build a donor pipeline where no obvious constituency exists.
To wrap up the day, we will have Clarissa Tester, Associate Director of Corporate Relations at Indiana University and Josh Moore, Director of Foundation Relations at Indiana University, speaking on prospect research in the corporate and foundation sector. The presentation will detail the different types of foundations and corporate giving arrangements along with their various types of contributions (grants, gifts, sponsorships, and more) to nonprofit organizations. It will review helpful sources of information for identifying prospects aligned to an organization and/or project. Finally, it will briefly review best practices for proposal writing and stewardship of organizational funders.
I would love to see you there! If you are interested in attending or know of someone who works in the nonprofit sector who would find this conference valuable, please register at https://lnkd.in/g8XtW5eU. The cost of the conference is $50 for Apra Indiana members and $60 for non-members. Registration begins at 8:30am and programming will begin promptly at 9:00am.
I am available to answer any questions you may have about the conference or Apra Indiana in general. I look forward to seeing you in Indy!
