Apra Greater Houston Annual Conference

When
08 Aug 2020
Location
Virtually

Registration

Members – $20.00
For group registrations, please email aprahouston@gmail.com and an invoice will be generated for you. All registrants must be members.
Non - Members – $20.00
Scholarship
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Apra Greater Houston Annual Conference

Wednesday, August 5th and Thursday, August 6th from 9a -12p

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Conference Schedule

Time	Wednesday, August 5th	Thursday, August 6th
09:00 am - 09:50 am	Nonprofit Innovation in an Age of Crisis - Cherian Koshy	Can you plan for the unplanned? - Michel Hudson
10:00 am - 10:50 am	Brain, Mind and the Power of Emotional Intelligence in Fundraising - Bill Crouch and Meg Foley	In These Times: Empathy and Equity in Nonprofits - Janice Gow Pettey
11:00 am - 11:50 am	To Affinity and Beyond - Dawn Galasso and Patrick Bryden	More Money Faster: How - and Why - to Lead In-Depth Portfolio Planning - Jon Garrow

Presentation Details

Brain, Mind and the Power of Emotional Intelligence in Fundraising

Bill Crouch, CEO and Founder of Bright Dot

This presentation explores the science of the brain and how understanding it equips us to use our emotional intelligence to influence donors.

More Money Faster: How - and Why - to Lead In-Depth Portfolio Planning

Jon Garrow, Director of Prospect Development at Willamette University

Focused profile planning ensure an institutions top prospects are professionally managed by all members of the development team. It isn’t easy to get get everyone on the same page, but the financial impact when you do is tremendous.

Can you plan for the unplanned?

Michel Hudson, CFRE, Founder of 501(c)onsulting

With so many things uncertain these days, it’s hard to think about planning – either for the short-term or long into the future. Even though you may feel stuck in overwhelm, you can still plot a course in a strategic direction.

This session will uncover how you can create a plan that will strengthen and position your organization for success – and also allow for the possibilities that might derail your plans at any point.

Nonprofit Innovation in an Age of Crisis

Cherian Koshy, CFRE, and AFP Master Trainer

As we begin a new decade filled with uncertainty, as an industry we continue to struggle with several of the same age-old, seemingly intractable problems. For nonprofit leaders, a time of crisis can be an existential threat to your organization, or a real opportunity to create value and define solutions to help the organization effectively navigate the rough terrain. These days, we are all innovating on the fly with work from home solutions, inadvertent homeschooling, as well as figuring out how to maintain donor engagement from an appropriate social distance. Times of crisis leads some organizations back to "what we've always done" and others to reassess, reinvent, and restructure. Even if your favorite phrase is, "that's how we've always done it," this Flash Class will enable and empower you to innovate with real examples of how to implement strategies that will make a huge difference in your organization. The good news is that innovation investments are one area where less is more. While these examples will be focused on nonprofits, welcome your for-profit friends, colleagues in programming, and anyone who's interested in innovation to join this discussion.

In These Times: Empathy and Equity in Nonprofits

Janice Gow Pettey, Ed.D, Founder of J.G. Pettey & Associates

Join Janice Gow Pettey, Ed.D, for a timely and engaging session on how nonprofits can use empathy and equity to create resilient organizations in a time of unparalleled change and uncertainty.

To Affinity and Beyond

Dawn Galasso, iWave consultant

The world of fundraising has changed drastically over the past decade. With advancements in technology, new trends in giving, and cultural and societal shifts, it’s vital for nonprofits to equip their research and development teams with tools to identify prospects and fundraise with confidence.

Join us to see the newest product enhancements in iWave and how they will help you fundraise with confidence. These enhancements, built with consultation and feedback from the nonprofit industry, will help nonprofit organizations validate a donor’s capacity and propensity. This is your chance to see the future of fundraising in action. You won’t want to miss it!

APRA Greater Houston is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization.

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