Every March, Apra celebrates the vital contributions of prospect development professionals during Prospect Development Pride Month. But despite our professional community driving nonprofit successes, many organizations struggle to fund professional development. Learn how the Apra Foundation is working to bridge this gap — and how you can help support this mission.
As we entered the new year, we wanted to know what resources prospect development professionals were keeping an eye on to enhance their professional development. We surveyed a few Apra members and got responses with a little bit of everything. Check out their recommendations and add them to your list!
Established in 1998, the Apra Margaret Fuhry Award is given to an Apra member committed to the prospect development profession, based on leadership, mentorship and volunteerism. This year’s recipient is Selene Hur, manager of prospect development and research at the YMCA of Greater Toronto. In this interview, Hur speaks with Jeffrey A. Walker, 2004 Fuhry Award awardee, about how she entered the profession, what keeps her inspired, her advice for those new to the PD community and more.