WELCOME TO APRA - CAROLINAS!
Welcome to APRA-Carolinas! John Scales and Tracey Martin are the current Co-Presidents alongside the fabulous board members: Sonia Barbre, Paul Crelin, LaDonna Lindgren, Cynthia Manshack, Chris Nuckols and Helen Tannis. We represent non-profits; cause organizations; healthcare; as well as both public and private higher education. Unfortunately at this time, we only represent North Carolina, but are open to having South Carolina board members join as approved by the current board.
If you are interested in joining in a volunteer capacity, please go to Volunteer Pipeline and enter your information and what volunteer role you would like to play. We need event host volunteers (both small mixers and larger educational options), speaker coordinators, speakers, website management, logistic coordinators, marketing coordinators, and information volunteers.
SUMMER SIZZLE AT WINGATE UNIVERSITY- WINGATE, NC
What a time we had on Thursday, June 9, 2011 with a packed half-day event at Wingate University! Our hosts, Vint Tilson and Debbie Farrell graciously offered space AND lunch for FREE!!! Twenty-one colleagues gathered together and learned at the hand of Cindy Manshack and Kate Breck, both veterans in the field of prospect research for fundraising. Over lunch, we were able to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Our time was so enjoyable that we were lingering still after the time had expired. Thank you to Wingate University, Target Analytics- Kate Breck, and Cindy Manshack for your time, dedication and expertise!
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LET'S GO FISHING!
We were energized and thrilled to have three presentations occur simultaneously at East Carolina University on Friday, February 25!
Tania Drummond, from North Carolina State University, presented skill sets that every good researcher should have as well as demonstrated sites for beginners in research to know and use. Participants in this session could not get enough as they were still going strong at lunch time!
Steven Knight, from WealthEngine, brought us Social Media content and how to use or not for research purposes which challenged our thinking and gave us much food for though.
Josh Birkholz, from Bentz Whaley Flessner, brought an intriguing look at data analytics which delved into the regions of looking at YOUR prospects in a different way than just sifting data based on everyone else's ideal prospect.
We were honored during lunch to have Mr. Mickey Dowdy, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement join us and speak to our gathering recounting how far our profession has come since he first started in fundraising. He related how very proud he is of his team of research and prospect development and the work they do daily to enhance his team's success in raising money for ECU.
The afternoon sessions decided to combine and offered both vendors a chance to speak to the entire group. We were dazzled by the different options offered by both Bentz Whaley Flessner and WealthEngine. Everyone walked away feeling empowered and excited about our individual work.
KUDOS to the East Carolina University team as they had decorated the area and set us up in top notch fashion! From catering to ensuring we didn't walk away empty handed, ECU took care of us like royalty.
THANK YOU ECU!!
Special thanks go to Joshua Birkholz, Tania Drummond, Marilyn Jones, Steve Knight, Elizabeth Roma and Jeremy Woolf.
Currently our chapter is in need of many things. Please see the list to find where you might fit in best and contact one of our board members to get plugged in!
· 4-5 more board members with preference given to South Carolina
· Regional committee members willing to help coordinate events/guide board members out of region
· Hosts for events
· Regional assistance with event logistics (help at name tag tables etc.)
· Speakers for educational offerings
· Sponsors for events
· Facilitator for round table discussions
· Website manager