Prospect Development 2026 (PD26) takes place Aug. 11–14 at the Hilton Chicago and online. Bringing together professionals across data science, prospect research, relationship management and leadership, PD26 features over 60 sessions across four learning tracks. Attendees can expand their industry knowledge, discover actionable insights and build lasting connections through in-person receptions, roundtables and virtual app features. Read the full preview now.
Looking to deepen your prospect development expertise before Prospect Development 2026? The pre-conference offerings at Apra’s premier annual conference in Chicago feature foundational and advanced learning opportunities. From Apra Fundamentals: Prospect Research and Relationship Management to Data Science Now and targeted leadership cohorts, these sessions deliver actionable skills, ethical strategies and fresh insights to bring back to your organization.
Can a small, budget-conscious prospect development shop build its own secure AI tool? In the latest issue of Connections, Nikolai Shchelkov, MSIS, MBA, shares how he designed and tested a secure, offline agentic AI prototype at Eastern New Mexico University. Running entirely on a single laptop with zero budget, this tool allows researchers to ask natural-language questions of their donor giving history and get immediate, calculated results without risking sensitive constituent data.