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Maximized Impact: Transform Your Fundraising Strategy at Apra’s Fall Plug In to Portfolio Optimization
Professional Development
Maximized Impact: Transform Your Fundraising Strategy at Apra’s Fall Plug In to Portfolio Optimization
By Ginger Derrow  | October 13, 2026

Strategic portfolio optimization goes far beyond basic data cleanup—it underpins efforts to ensure top prospects receive the targeted focus needed to generate major gifts. Designed specifically for prospect development professionals, Apra's upcoming Fall session of Plug In: Plug in to Portfolio Optimization delivers actionable, proven frameworks to define, assess and strengthen organizational portfolios. The virtual event tackles critical industry challenges, including shifting leadership expectations, complex relationship histories, decentralized operations and uneven data quality. Featuring real-world case studies from institutions like the University of Notre Dame, UNICEF USA, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Louisiana State University and the North Dakota State University Foundation, participants learn to implement custom health benchmarks, adapt rules for specialized roles and measure portfolio health effectively.

Build Your Pipeline for the Future
Relationship Management
Build Your Pipeline for the Future
By Emily Maple | May 19, 2026

Get ready to enhance your prospect management at Plug In to Pipelines, a virtual two-day conference held June 2-3. This event dives into sophisticated metrics, AI-driven health assessments, and strategies for building the next generation of major gift pipelines. Whether you are a solo practitioner or part of a large team, you will gain actionable insights on tracking portfolio movement and maximizing limited resources from experts across the sector.

Practical AI for Fundraising and Beyond: A Plug In to Technology Preview
Professional Development
Practical AI for Fundraising and Beyond: A Plug In to Technology Preview
By Rachel Du | April 18, 2024

This May, the Apra community will gather virtually for Plug In to Technology, a two-day interactive virtual event featuring diverse sessions aimed at harnessing the power of technology in the nonprofit sector. Gayle Roberts, chief development officer at Larkin Street Youth Services, shares her advice for navigating change in the wake of this emerging technology ahead of her presentation and discussion about the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI) this May.

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Maximized Impact: Transform Your Fundraising Strategy at Apra’s Fall Plug In to Portfolio Optimization
Maximized Impact: Transform Your Fundraising Strategy at Apra’s Fall Plug In to Portfolio Optimization
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