by Gayla Scrivener | Jun 25, 2019 | Learning Edge Blog, News
Doesn’t it just make common sense to start building a prospect management program with a policy? If you look at any of the Prospect Management Policy and Procedures publicly available on the internet, you’ll see that they start with policy and then outline the...
by Gayla Scrivener | Jun 4, 2019 | Learning Edge Blog, News
Lots of people graduate from university with a degree in a field they never pursue. But Marie Danieli takes it a step further. Not only does she find herself in prospect research, for which there is no university degree, but she has two other career paths in mind that...
by Jennifer Filla | May 3, 2019 | Learning Edge Blog, News
Kathleen Loehr If you work in fundraising you should read Gender Matters. It’s that simple. The financial services sector is years ahead of the nonprofit sector in recognizing and adapting to women as they transition to wealth. And if you don’t read the book, at least...
by Jennifer Filla | Apr 8, 2019 | Learning Edge Blog, News
by Elisa Shoenberger In the past few years, there’s been growing interest in women’s philanthropy. Boston Consulting Group estimates that women’s wealth will constitute 32% of total private wealth by 2020. However, organizations still make critical errors or missteps...
by Jennifer Filla | Apr 4, 2019 | Learning Edge Blog, News
When I first read about Gravyty in the Chronicle of Philanthropy I was instantly intrigued. Here was a tangible outcome of AI being applied to fundraising. WOW! We’ve been hearing hype over AI and how it’s going to plow right through our jobs and disrupt, well,...
by Jennifer Filla | Mar 15, 2019 | #CareerCurious, Learning Edge Blog, News
Mark Egge has been a researcher for more than ten years. He’s seen a lot of things change over that time and he has spent a lot of time volunteering in different roles in Apra, which makes him well placed to lead Apra International this year as President. But did you...
