Meet & Greet in Birmingham, Alabama

APRA MidSouth members are invited for a tour of Children’s of Alabama, Wednesday, July 15 at 10:30 am. Afterward, the group will walk to Taziki’s for lunch.

Parking will be available in  5^th Avenue (Park Place) Deck. Bring your parking ticket inside to have it validated.

478 16th St South, Birmingham, AL 35233

Directions: https://goo.gl/rw9tD3

If you are able to attend, or have questions, please contact Sarah W. Hodo, Donor Services Coordinator, Children's Hospital Foundation at sarah.hodo@childrensal.org or 205.638.6907.

What is Your Plan to Identify Parent Prospects?

I was recently looking into some information about prospect research, and came across a blog post by Helen Brown (see link below) with some great ideas and suggestions. For those who work in an educational institution and have new parents of incoming students, what have you found to be your best approach to identify potential parent prospects? Do you have a process document as Helen suggests?

"For many educational organizations, June is the time to research parents of incoming students. How well do your data transfer systems integrate for ease of access to allowed information? Do you have a plan to manage this time-sensitive research? Create a process document for this important activity so that your best practices are repeated every year."

http://www.helenbrowngroup.com/12-great-ideas-for-prospect-research-in-2013/

Job Openings: Vanderbilt University: Special Projects Department, Development and Alumni Relations

Vanderbilt University's Development and Alumni Relations' Special Projects division is seeking prospect researchers for two open positions.  The Special Projects office is primarily responsible for admissions monitoring and new parent prospecting. Click the links below to read a full, detailed job description.

Research Analyst

Research Specialist

APRA-Midsouth Spring Conference in Birmingham, AL

Join Birmingham-area prospect researchers on April 23rd for a day-long APRA-Midsouth Spring Conference full of exciting programming and networking opportunities.

For more information:
http://apramidsouth.wildapricot.org/event-1891811

Free Learning Opportunity for APRA Members

Join APRA member Darren Cooper on March 3, 2015, in the first-ever #ChatBytes, a 20-30 minute live-interview podcast capturing the insight of prospect development industry experts.

Darren is a prospect research and fundraising strategy consultant based in Rochester, Minnesota. In this #ChatBytes podcast, Darren will be answering questions about his recent blog post Buyouts, Acquisitions and Inversions, Oh My! He will share what it means to your insider prospect when a public company experiences a change in control.

Darren has an ability to bring insight and clarity to the technical aspects of public company insider prospects, while also pointing out fundraising strategies. Find out how he gained his expertise and hear his tips for tying it all into fundraising success.

The podcast will take place at 9am PST/11am CST/12pm EST. #ChatBytes is an initiative of the Prospect Research Institute.

Learn more: http://www.prospectresearchinstitute.org/chatbytescooper/

Buried Treasure: Stories of Prospects Found

The latest APRA MidSouth podcast features Geoff Little and Mitch Roberson discussing techniques for prospecting. For more content like this, become a member of APRA MidSouth. Enjoy!
https://soundcloud.com/apra-midsouth/buried-treasure-stories-of-prospects-found