We do a lot of work on sorting and building gift officers portfolios. But how do we convince our gift officers to adopt the plan? We’ll cover and provide a space for discussion on convincing techniques. Portfolio management is a key part of successful fundraising - but getting gift officers on board with new strategies… Read More »Getting Gift Officers on Board with Your Prospect Strategy
In the Springfield, MA area? Join us to celebrate the launch of Ruth M. Giles' new book "Prospect Management: The Essential Guide for a High Functioning Nonprofit Prospect Management System."This reception kicks off the Staupell FIT Conference and is open to anyone interested in networking with other nonprofit professionals and celebrating Ruthie's work.Great networking opportunity… Read More »Staupell FIT Conference Reception: Book Launch Celebration for Ruthie Giles
Prepare for Major Gifts Success Staupell FIT Conference Join us for the In-Person FIT Conference and optimize your fundraising operations for major gift goal success. Attend the Staupell FIT Conference and... Network with professionals in your field. Identify, manage, and solicit more major gifts for your nonprofit. Learn new strategies for maximizing gifts from your… Read More »Staupell FIT Conference – 2025
What Now? A Confidential Meeting Space for Staff in Transition and Organizations Looking to Hire We hear you! The job market is a hurricane right now. Join us for this… Read More »Pop-up Water Cooler Chat: Navigating Career Transitions in Fundraising
Mid-Year Analysis for a Successful Fundraising Year We all spin faster during the end of the calendar year, trying to get in as many gifts as possible. It’s a perfect… Read More »Mid-Year Analysis for a Successful Fundraising Year
We talk about RFM (Recency, Frequency, Monetary Value) as a powerful framework to understand and segment our donor pool. But here's the challenge: we often think of RFM as a single measure or apply it in only one way. The reality is that RFM can be leveraged strategically across your entire fundraising operation — from… Read More »Beyond the Basics: Using RFM to Connect Engagement, Annual Giving, and Planned Giving
Pop Up Water Cooler Chat for Those Seeking Employment and Those Seeking Employees A Confidential Meeting Space for Staff in Transition and Organizations Looking to Hire We hear you! The… Read More »Pop-up Water Cooler Chat: Navigating Career Transitions in Fundraising
If you’re spending hours a month trying to prepare reports for your prospect management meetings—and if those reports aren’t having the impact that the data deserves—there’s a better way. Say goodbye… Read More »Building a Prospect Management Reporting System
Prospect development professionals need to be moving beyond basic portfolio maintenance to creating a strategy for the portfolio, as a whole, that aligns the right prospects with the right fundraisers,… Read More »Portfolio Optimization and Strategy
Join us for an engaging virtual webinar featuring Apra leaders and authors Marianne Pelletier, Ruth Giles, Sarah Marcotte, Katherine Scott, and Stephanie Willis, facilitated by Jen Filla. During this interactive… Read More »The Apra Authors Panel: Stories Behind the Books