Beyond Prospecting: The Apra Podcast brings listeners into the heart of prospect development and fundraising through interviews with fellow Apra members and industry experts on topics like data science, relationship management and ethics in fundraising. This podcast not only offers practical insights, but also inspires, with conversations that reflect the real life experiences of industry peers.

Take a second to grab your headphones, get comfortable and tune in to these three engaging episodes:

1. Volunteer Voices: Perspectives from Apra Chapter Leadership: A look into Apra’s volunteer experience, featuring chapter leaders sharing the profound impact of their roles on their careers, skills and local communities.
2. On Being Fearless, Proactive and Brave: A Conversation With 2024 Apra Visionary Award Recipient: Apra Past President Dr. Rodger Devine and President-Elect Sharise Harrison interview 2024 Visionary Award recipient Karen Isble about her journey through prospect development, adapting to analytics and technology and the power of Apra’s community.
3. Reflecting on Plug In to Metrics: Apra Content Development Committee Member Jennifer Huebner hosts a conversation on the 2023 Plug into Metrics event, exploring trends like smaller portfolios, change management and equity with guests Ashley Mick and Jess Balsam, who share challenges and solutions in today's fundraising landscape.

Read the full descriptions or tune in to these engaging conversations below. You can also subscribe and listen to Beyond Prospecting: The Apra Podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud.

Volunteer Voices: Perspectives from Apra Chapter Leadership

This episode, the first in a short miniseries, explores one facet of the Apra volunteer experience: chapter leadership. Lindsay Nadeau and Carrick Davis hear from Apra chapter leaders present and past on the impact that chapter leadership had on their careers, skills and local community. The group discusses their motivations for lending their time and energy to their Apra chapter and the personal and professional benefits they have gained as a result.

On Being Fearless, Proactive and Brave: A Conversation With 2024 Apra Visionary Award Recipient

Apra President Dr. Rodger Devine and Board Member Sharise Harrison sit down with Karen Isble, the 2024 Apra Visionary Award recipient. During this conversation, Isble tells the story of her career, from the entry levels of prospect development to the executive levels of advancement. She also offers insight into the rapid change of pace in analytics and technology, skills needed to adapt to the landscape and what it has meant to find community within Apra.

Reflecting on Plug In to Metrics

Hosted by Jennifer Huebner of The Humane Society of the United States, this episode discusses the Plug into Metrics event that took place virtually in November 2023. Huebner is joined by Ashley Mick from LSU Foundation and Jess Balsam from the University of Washington, both attendees and presenters at the event. They share insights on the trend toward smaller fundraiser portfolios, influenced by David Lively, change management and equity. They also discuss challenges in managing large portfolios and propose solutions, touching on trends, the efficiency of smaller portfolios and the emotional aspects of change.