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• Apra Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2025

  • Start
    Monday, April 21, 2025
  • End
    Friday, April 25, 2025
  • Location
    Zoom

  
  

  APRIL 21-24 - VIRTUAL
  

  What defines a great prospect researcher, relationship manager, or data analyst? Beyond displaying core competencies, what conveys professional excellence? Frequently, it's so-called "soft" skills - exercising them successfully is a critical piece in solving the toughest prospect development and fundraising challenges.

  This April, grab your professional development controller and come with us on a virtual journey to master multidirectional management, adopt a growth mindset, leverage strategic partnerships, explore education and certification paths, and shake imposter syndrome for good. 

  Let's LEVEL UP.

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  OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CHAPTERS

  The free registration code for Apra-Virginia members will be sent out via email.
  

  For more info or to register, please visit: https://apramd.wildapricot.org/event-6087056

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  Schedule:
  

  • Monday, April 21: 1PM-2PM - "SESSION 1: Navigating the Workplace Jungle: Managing Up, Down, and Across" hosted by Apra Carolinas
  • Tuesday, April 22: 11AM-12PM - "SESSION 2: Unlocking Potential: The Power of a Growth Mindset for Prospect Researchers" hosted by Apra Metro DC
  • Wednesday, April 23: 11AM-12PM - "Session 3: MBA, CFRE, Ed.D? What Letters to Add After Your Name and Why" hosted by Apra Maryland
    
  • Wednesday, April 23: 1PM-2PM - "Session 4: Strategy, Action, and Senior Leadership: Partnering to Make the Most of Your Strategy Meetings" hosted by Apra Virginia
  • Thursday, April 24: 11AM-12PM - "SESSION 5: Know Your Worth: Flipping Impostor Syndrome on its Head for Prospect Development Professionals" hosted by Apra Pennsylvania
  • BONUS LEVEL - Friday, April 25: 1PM-2PM - "SESSION 6: Unlock Excellence: Touring the Apra Body of Knowledge" hosted by Apra International

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• Telling the Story: Using Data Visualization to Inform Senior Leadership

  • When
    Thursday, May 08, 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  

  You don’t have to be a data expert to create impactful visualizations that inform senior leadership. Join Emily Marcason-Tolmie, Senior Director of Prospect Research, Management, and Analytics at Skidmore College, as she shares how data visualization has transformed everyday data requests and high-level strategic projects. Learn how to simplify complex information, choose the right chart types, and present data in a way that drives decision-making. Walk away with practical tips and tools to make your data tell a compelling story.

  Register here at https://apramd.wildapricot.org/event-6134543.

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  Speaker Bio:

  Emily Marcason-Tolmie, M.A., M.F.A., has worked in prospect development for nearly 20 years. She is an expert in prospect management, proactive and reactive research, analytical procedures, and trend forecasting, while focused on successfully building robust prospect pipelines, predictive donor modeling, and key fundraising metrics. Emily regularly gives presentations about prospect research and data visualization for APRA and AFP chapters around the country, as well as for the DonorSearch Philanthropy Mastermind series. Dedicated to the field of prospect research and management, Emily served on the APRA-NY board for several years, including as the chapter’s elected president throughout the COVID pandemic. It was under her leadership that the chapter grew into one of the most active in the nation. Emily is a graduate of St. Michael’s College with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications, as well as a Master of Arts in English and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. Additionally, she holds a certificate in online teaching from Southern New Hampshire University. She serves on the Alumni Board of Southern New Hampshire University. 

  
  

  

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