Join us for the final installment of our special Apra Premier Webinar Series, on the topic of Data Privacy and Ethics, taking place November 16th. This webinar will kick off with an overview of the ethics and data privacy landscape, domestic and international privacy laws, ethical considerations, data privacy, challenges, and more. Attendees will then go into breakout rooms based on their organization type to discuss challenges with ethics, due diligence and data privacy in their sector of the industry. After breakout sessions, Sarah Balogh (New York University) will join the group to talk about how they shaped an ethics/due diligence program at their organization with time for a Q&A with attendees. Finally, we will share an overview of the Apra DEI Data Guide Toolkit and how attendees can apply that within their own work. This webinar is worth (2) CFRE points.

As most prospect researchers and organizations know, 80% of donations often come from 1% of donors. Navigating these programs can be overwhelming, but with the proper data you can succeed in finding and retaining major donors. WealthEngine’s Dustin Kiernan will host a strategic panel with subject matter experts Eric White, Grace Hall, and David Garcia to discuss how to use your existing donor data to best prepare prospect researches to segment their donor base effectively and efficiently for their major gift officers. Be sure to register for exclusive access to WealthEngine’s Giving Tuesday Now Toolkit- A Complete Guide with templates for all your #GivingTuesday fundraising and promotional efforts. This webinar is worth (1) CFRE point.

Join us for a special two-hour Apra Premier Webinar on November 9th! This highly interactive webinar will start with a panel discussion on employee retention and recruitment. Our panel participants will cover recognizing talent (outside of compensation), finding diverse talent, and advocacy. Breakout rooms will discuss topics related to remote work and participants will learn about change management strategies and creating a positive team culture. Sessions will allow attendees to participate in discussions relating their current working status and gain knowledge of ways their colleagues are empowering their own teams. This webinar is worth (2) CFRE points.

Diversity, Ethics and Inclusion (DEI) is a top-of-mind subject for many of us in the industry. Register for the first Apra Premier Webinar in our series on November 2nd to dive into DEI with fellow Apra members and special guest speakers. This webinar will kick off with a panel discussion on talent management and inclusive leadership in your organization. Invited speaker, Sharon Parkinson will discuss the steps that Vassar College took as a campus community to become a more inclusive, just and diverse institution. Sharon will discuss how Vassar’s Advancement Office incorporated DEI into their office culture and the work that she did to “center” DEI within prospect development. Sharon’s presentation will leave you with critical tools and ideas to help you define how you want to transform your office culture! Afterwards, attendees will go into breakout rooms to further discuss DEI topics including microaggressions, exclusion, employee recruitment, hiring and retaining diverse teams. Attendees are also encouraged to utilize the new Apra DEI Data Guide. This webinar is worth (2) CFRE points.

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The Helen Brown Group and iWave are happy to present this webinar to you. Ethics and due diligence are more important than ever in prospect research. The Sackler and Epstein scandals of the past few years are bringing ethics and risk management to the forefront. As donors and their gifts come from an ever-wider net, how is your team (and their leadership) keeping potential risks in mind? We will discuss potential pitfalls of due diligence, how to adhere to APRA’s Code of Ethics (no matter how small or large your shop is) and what to do if you come across some risky business (including examples in our own work). We will clarify the key differences between prospect research and due diligence research and give some tips and tricks to go about it in an efficient and ethical way. After our discussion, attendees should feel empowered to draft a due diligence policy for their organization (or to encourage other to do so), and have greater knowledge of the best resources to complete this work. They will also have a greater understand of the differences between prospect research and due diligence research. The ethics needed and risks involved with completing due diligence work will also be discussed. This webinar is worth (1) CFRE point.

Apra’s Ethics & Compliance Committee recently published a DEI Data Guide, covering the ethical ways of collecting, storing, and using diversity, equity, and inclusion data, which can be sensitive information.

What do you do when gift officers come to you looking for new prospects? At VCU new leadership charged the prospect research teams with creating self-serve discovery pools that gift officers could come to when they needed fresh prospects. Having a prospect pool creates a pipeline for your gift officers that is continually refreshed and doesn’t require responding piecemeal to individual requests. Attendees of this session will learn how these two institutions developed and organized their prospect pools. Researchers from both institutions will discuss how to ensure data quality, accurate tracking of prospects through the pipeline, and a steady flow of new prospects. Learn from experienced researchers about the opportunities and challenges of creating a prospect pool for your gift officers. This webinar is worth (1) CFRE point.

Machine learning & AI can be powerful tools for enabling data-driven fundraising, but they can also be incredibly complex. Join Windfall’s Arup Banerjee for a deep dive into feature engineering. In this session, Arup will examine the nuances of machine learning models and the important role that feature engineering plays. Hosted with APRA, this session explores: • How machine learning helps nonprofit organizations • What feature engineering is and how you can leverage it • Important advantages, drawbacks, and gotchas around feature engineering • Simple steps to leverage feature engineering today • How to implement machine learning models This webinar is worth (1) CFRE point.

Prior to her work in higher education, Mary spent several years working for one of America's leading background screening firms, HireRight. As an industry expert, she will offer practical tips and training for how to complete public records searches in-house. The session will include an overview of the complex court structure in the U.S., as well as a live demonstration of how to perform online court record searches and analyze sample cases. Attendees will be able to identify opportunities to expand their existing research products with free resources for public records data. This webinar is worth (1) CFRE point.