Welcome to the Home of Advancement Research in Arizona
APRA - Arizona is a professional non profit organization created to encourage professional development among members; promote advancement research (also called 'prospect research') within non profit organizations; act as a central source of professional information; advance cooperative relationships; and increase philanthropic resources of institutions served by members.
'Successful fund raising begins with accurate, timely and relevant information.'
Would you like to attend APRA’s 21st International Conference but have limitations in budget?
APRA-AZ is pleased to offer a chapter scholarship to attend APRA’s 21st Annual International Conference
August 20 – 23, 2008 in Denver, Colorado.
The Chapter will award a scholarship valued at $1000.
Final deadline is July 1st, 2008.
- Attention research professionals who are in the healthcare industry – APRA’s 21st Annual International Conference is offering a new track in Healthcare.
- Maybe you have a database full of prospects and don’t know what to do with them – the International Conference will also have a new track on Data Mining. Ways to identify new prospects and/or work with the exiting donors.
- New to the research profession or a fundraiser that wears two hats – the New Researchers Symposium offered at the conference is a place to learn research methods and technologies.
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Want to join or renew your membership in APRA-AZ?
Please download and submit your APRA-AZ 2008 membership application. Feel free to print out extra membership forms and invite other members of the community who are involved with research to become APRA-AZ members as well.
What is Advancement Research?
In today's environment, competition is intense for the limited philanthropic dollars available. Nonprofit leaders can no longer rely on instinct or intuition to develop the sophisticated development operations necessary today. Although many fundraising organizations have utilized some form of research for years, today's advancement (or 'prospect') research comprises more than passing on anecdotes and locating information. Expert analysis is necessary to convert raw data and information into functional intellegence.
Who Are Advancement Researchers?
Advancement researchers are the development officers on the front line of data management. Using the internet and other current techologies, advancement researchers collect, evaluate, analyze, organize, package and disseminate publicly available information in a way that maximizes its strategic use, and enables accurate and educated decision-making to meet the growing information needs of the fundraising community.
