Emergencies on a local, regional and international scale often underscore humanity’s altruistic nature, as many people are eager to offer aid through financial means. Recent natural disasters like the California wildfires have demonstrated that organizations dedicated to providing relief efforts often experience a surge in the number and size of gifts during headline crises. This case study of two nonprofit organizations — Humane World for Animals and Doctors Without Borders — provides insights for other prospect development professionals on navigating a surge of emergency-driven prospects at their own organizations.
This February, Apra is gathering prospect development professionals from across the industry for an immersive learning experience — Apra Fundamentals: Prospect Research. The three-day, virtual program will cover key areas of prospect development and insights into essential topics such as campaigns, prospect research, data science and ethical considerations in fundraising. This tip sheet offers a glimpse into some of the best practices that will be covered during Lindsay Rogillio and Rachael Walker’s session “Working With Development Officers” on Feb. 26.
In this new series from the Apra Content Development Committee, we take a moment to learn more about the members that make up our community. With thousands of unique stories to tell, this series offers perspectives into individuals’ prospect development (PD) origin stories, crowning achievements of their careers, predictions for the future of the profession and much more. Take a moment and get to know Sloane White, specialist of research and prospect development at Jane Goodall Institute USA (JGI).