Rules to Strategic Prospect Research by Sandra Gomez
Rules to Strategic Prospect Research
After implementing a Strategic Prospect Research initiative in the middle of it's largest Capital Campaign, SAIT Polytechnic has learned a few things about how to make a true partnership with front line fundraisers successful.
By Sandra Gomez
Prospect Research Coordinator, SAIT Polytechnic
Mentorship Update by Allison Smith
Mentorship Progam - Comments from the Mentees
"When I started my new position as a prospect researcher, I signed up with the mentorship program through APRA right away. Being completely new to the field, I didn't have any contacts that I could reach out with questions regarding prospect research. The mentorship program provided me with a local contact who had lots of experience dealing with issues that I was facing.
Membership Update by Gretchen Wintermeyer
Membership in APRA Canada has never been stronger!
We are at a record high of 246 members. Fourteen new members joined APRA Canada between November 2010 and March 2011.
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new members since November 2010:
Ms. Toni Armanno, Research Officer, BC Cancer Foundation, Vancouver, BC
Ms. Lynn Armstrong, FHS Research Coordinator, McMaster University, Hamilton ON
President's Corner by Valerie Moore
President's Corner
The main theme of the first issue of 2011 is Prospect Management and Relationship Mapping. Increasingly, researchers are playing an important role as thought leaders in the development and creation of systems to track & evaluate fundraiser portfolios. I am looking forward to hearing Sarah McCarthy and Erin Bartok's web seminar next month on Comprehensive Volunteer Management based on their award-winning submission for the 2010 APRA-Canada Award in Prospect Research.
Editorial by Shelly Steenhorst-Baker and Sharina Janif
Welcome to the first 2011 issue of The Scoop!