Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA-AZ)
Thursday, September 09, 2010

FREE APRA Virtual Seminars!

 
 
Attend the next two APRA-International Virtual Seminars for FREE!
RSVP to Shannon Carrion (shannon.carrion@asu.edu) or 480-727-7323
 
Thinking About Data Modeling? Five Key Questions to Consider Before Starting
APRA Live! Virtual Seminar
September 4
9:00am - 10:30am
Location: ASU Foundation Fulton Center: JAD room on 2nd floor – 300 E University Dr. Tempe, AZ 85280
RSVP by August 28th!
 
The Ratings Game: Strategies for Rating and Wealth Evaluation in Today’s Economy
APRA Live! Virtual Seminar
November 6
9:00am – 10:30am
Location: ASU Foundation Fulton Center: JAD room on 2nd floor – 300 E University Dr. Tempe, AZ 85280
RSVP by October 30th!
 
APRA-Arizona members will want to take advantage of these complimentary webinars.
Non-members may attend for only $15
 
 
 
Thinking About Data Modeling? Five Key Questions to Consider Before Starting
APRA Live! Virtual Seminar
September 4
9:00am - 10:30am
Location: ASU Foundation Fulton Center: JAD room on 2nd floor – 300 E University Dr. Tempe, AZ 85280
Presenter: Joshua Birkholz is principal of fundraising consulting firm, Bentz Whaley Flessner, and director of its analytics division, DonorCast. Birkholz engineered the data mining program for the University of Minnesota Foundation and is author of the book, Fundraising Analytics. He earned his BA from Concordia University – St. Paul and his MA in Arts Administration from St. Mary’s University in Winona, MN.
Session Description
An increasing number of development programs are building internal analytics capacity for prospect identification, direct marketing segmentation and program analysis. With the increasing demands of prospect development programs, when does it make sense to add this capability to your organization? This session will discuss the five key questions to consider before starting an analytics effort of your own.
This virtual seminar will look at:
  • Readiness of your program for implementing data mining and modeling
  • Necessary skill sets for analytics professionals
  • Software evaluation approaches
  • Training opportunities
  • Analytics implementation strategies
The Ratings Game: Strategies for Rating and Wealth Evaluation in Today’s Economy
APRA Live! Virtual Seminar
November 6
9:00am – 10:30am
Location: ASU Foundation Fulton Center: JAD room on 2nd floor – 300 E University Dr. Tempe, AZ 85280
Presenters: Elizabeth Crabtree and Pamela Poland
Elizabeth Crabtree is the Director of Prospect Development at Brown University, providing advice and analytical support to areas including campaign planning and analysis, prospect identification and research, data mining, modeling and market research, relationship management and volunteer engagement. Previously, Crabtree held senior development positions with Northern Illinois University, Benedictine University, College of DuPage and the Digital Schoolhouse Foundation. Before her work in the nonprofit sector, she spent eight years working as a marketing director and senior analyst in the consumer products industry and six years in arts management as a talent/music agent. Crabtree is a member of AFP, CASE and NEDRA as well as a frequent, nationally recognized speaker, and philanthropy and nonprofit research consultant. She is the current President of APRA.
Pamela Poland is the Founder and Principal of Pamela Poland and Associates where she focuses on prospect development, including new donor research, prospect management, data mining, prospect strategy, and general development operations. Prior to founding her firm, she practiced with Bentz Whaley Flessner. Before joining BWF, she managed $3.5 million in annual development income as director of development for Glimmerglass Opera and led the prospect development effort at The Metropolitan Opera — the world’s largest performance arts organization. Poland has also held leadership roles at NYU and the Japas Society. A past president for APRA, she is a frequent national speaker and author.
Session Description
Learn strategies and resources for estimating wealth and gift capacity based on an evaluation of common wealth indicators, but with an emphasis on how today’s economic environment is challenging researchers to think beyond familiar norms and coventional practices. Dive deeper into the headlines and learn more about the issues that require researchers to consider new strategies and employ new techniques for creating more customized approaches to rating prospects for their specific type of organization or fundraising program. Discuss how current research studies, statistics on wealth and affluence and trends in charitable giving behavior can help to refine your methodologies and influence how researchers convey rating analysis information to fundraisers. Join an interactive discussion at the end of the program to share your experience, examples, tips and tricks for managing the changing landscape of wealth and assets in the context of better understanding a prospective donor’s charitable giving potential.
Session Objectives
  • Review common asset and wealth indicators used as a basis for determining giving capacity
  • Examine traditional ratings methodologies and contrast those against the new realities of the economic and philanthropic environment
  • Discuss ways to rethink your strategies, approaches and techniques for rating capacity based on organizational type and fundraising program
  • Considerations for how to revise existing ratings and potentially rescore your database
  • Examples of rating analysis, comments and interpretation that provides greater insight and advice to fundraisers for solicitation strategy
Parking Options:
  • Fulton Center parking structure is the closest
  • There is a flat lot available behind the Campus Book store located on 7th Street just off from College Ave. which is less expensive.
  • For more parking options in Tempe, see the following link: (ASU Fulton Center is on the corner of University Dr. and College Ave.

 

 
 
 

  

 

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