https://apravirginia.wildapricot.org/events Apra Virginia upcoming events Apra Virginia Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:08:06 GMT Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:08:06 GMT Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT <p align="center"><font style="font-size: 15px;"><strong><img src="https://www.vaapra.org/resources/Pictures/da98409158b94e51b2ae3bc8e23102cb.png" border="0"></strong></font><br></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 24px;"><strong><span><font>Apra-VA Benchmark Session:</font></span></strong><strong><span><font><br> <em>Partners in Fundraising</em><br> <strong><span><font>June 25, 2026</font></span></strong><br> <strong><span><font>1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.</font></span></strong></font></span></strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 24px;"><strong><span><font><strong><span><font>***</font></span></strong></font></span></strong></font></p> <div align="center"> <p style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 18px;">"The scientist in me has always thought of the relationship between a prospect researcher and their gift officer as a symbiotic one: prospect research is data research and frontline fundraising is field research."</font></p> <p style="line-height: 25px;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></font></p> </div> <p align="center" style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font>Join Apra-VA for a discussion around the article by Helen Brown Group senior consultant Viola Henning about how prospect research and gift officers can foster a mutually beneficial relationship throughout the donor cultivation cycle and gain a full picture of a prospect. We'll touch on where we agree and disagree, how this relates to the relationship between prospect development and gift officers at our own shops, and more!</font></span></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font><br></font></span></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font>The one-and-a-half-page article to read prior to the discussion can be found&nbsp;<a href="https://www.helenbrowngroup.com/partners-in-fundraising/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br></font></span></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font><br></font></span></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font>*</font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 18px;"><span>Zoom link to follow in a reminder e-mail to registrants</span></font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 18px;"><span><font>*</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px;"><br></p> https://www.vaapra.org/event-6713185 https://www.vaapra.org/event-6713185