Apra Partner Webinar: Maximize Your Prospect Research with Accurate and Timely News Results!
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Join Dhruv Sogani and Richard Kepple while they explore the importance of staying updated on news and information in the modern world. While it can be a near impossible task to keep up to date with the never-ending stream of information, technology is here to help! Hear from Carnegie Mellon University and AlmaConnect on current methods for maximizing prospect research in efficient manners – for both national and international prospects.
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Richard Kepple
Director of Prospect Research
Carnegie Mellon University
Richard Kepple has been director of advancement research at Carnegie Mellon University since 2011. He has worked in the development field for more than 30 years as a prospect researcher and grant writer. He holds an M.A. and MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.
Dhruv Sogani
Co-founder
AlmaConnect
Dhruv Sogani - brings over 15 years of experience across multiple industries in the digital domain, excelling in leadership, product management, and business development. An engineer by education, he has co-founded two startups and served as a mentor for multiple startups. Currently, he heads AlmaConnect, a software company that accelerates prospect discovery & engagement via news alerts for advancement teams, as the co-founder and COO. AlmaConnect is an industry leader in news scanning and employment updates and partners with some of the top schools & non-profits around the world.
Prior to setting up AlmaConnect, Dhruv shaped product strategies and key partnerships at Knowcross (2015–2019), a leading software company in international hospitality. His first start-up, Innovese, which he co-founded while finishing university, was India’s first CAPTCHA advertising platform, later acquired by a German media conglomerate.
Outside of his love for all things software, Dhruv is passionate about engaging communities and fundraising for social impact. During the COVID-19 crisis, he co-founded MoFA (Medical Oxygen for all) that was instrumental in providing health support across 80+ districts in India, by raising over 1.5M in USD during the peak of the crisis.
