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• October 2025 Webinar: Expanding Prospect Management Systems Beyond Major Giving

  • When
    21 Oct 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    https://smu.zoom.us/j/98304912010

  October 2025 Webinar: Expanding Prospect Management Systems Beyond Major Giving 

  

  Please join us as Ruthie Giles explores how to expand prospect management strategies to include a broader range of donor types beyond just major gift prospects.     

  Prospect management often emphasizes high-level donors, but it's equally important to engage other valuable groups like annual fund leaders, volunteers, and planned giving prospects. Ruthie will share practical strategies for incorporating these diverse prospects into your system, regardless of your shop size or resources.
  

  
  

  Attendees have a chance to win a $10 Starbucks gift card. Winner will be selected randomly and contacted after the event. 

  
  

  Speaker Bio:  

  Ruthie Giles is a renowned thought leader in the field of prospect development, with over two decades of experience. An international expert in the creation, implementation, and maintenance of high functioning prospect management systems, Ruthie advocates for prospect development to be positioned as the strategic and tactical advisor to the fundraising and has found this partnership to produce exceptional results. Ruthie is data-driven in her approach yet never loses sight of the importance of remaining donor-centric in all that she does. She is the Director of Advancement Operations with Springfield Technical Community College and a Partner for Prospect Development with Staupell Analytics Group. Ruthie is also the author of Prospect Management: The Essential Guide for a High Functioning Nonprofit Management System (2025). Previously she has worked at University of New Hampshire, Westfield State University, Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Harold Grinspoon Foundation, The Loomis Chaffee School, and the Williston Northampton School. Ruthie is a former NEDRA board member and former member of the AASP Best Practices - Prospect Development committee. Ruthie holds a BA from Smith College, and MBA from University of Massachusetts at Amherst – Isenberg School of Management, and a MS in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy from Bay Path University.

  
  Disclaimer: This webinar is open to all. If you are interested in creating/renewing your membership with Apra North Texas, please visit, https://apranorthtexas.wildapricot.org/Join

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• Apra North Texas 2025 Fall Conference

  • When
    14 Nov 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Pegasus Park, 3000 Pegasus Park Drive, Dallas, TX 75247

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  We’re thrilled to invite you to Apra NTX’s 2025 Conference, taking place on Friday, November 14, at the stunning Pegasus Park, located at 3000 Pegasus Park Drive, Dallas, TX 75247.

  This year’s theme — Prospects, Pipelines & Plot Twists — promises a full day of insight, inspiration, and connection, and is designed to energize your work and expand your toolkit.

  Presentations Include:

  Real-world fundraising stories and strategies from those closest to the ask
  A roadmap for pipeline growth rooted in trust, discipline, and discovery
  How data visualization inspires action and drives decision-making

  Reflections on current trends shaping donor behavior and engagement

  
  

  Schedule:

  Check-in: 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM

  Conference: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

  
  

  Registration Rates:

  Early Bird (through October 15):

  $30 for members | $50 for non-members

  
  

  Regular (after October 15):

  $50 for members | $70 for non-members

  
  

  A casual breakfast will be available during check-in and at the start of the conference, and a free lunch will be provided for all attendees as well. After our last session, we will host a post-conference happy hour right across the street at Community Beer Co.’s Taproom & Restaurant, located at 3110 Commonwealth Drive, Dallas, TX 75247 — appetizers included!

  Please feel free to share with colleagues who’d benefit from attending. We can’t wait to see you in Dallas — more details to come!

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  If you are interested in applying for a scholarship to cover partial or full cost of the conference, please fill out this form and our Scholarship Committee will review your application.

  Scholarship Form
  

  Deadline to apply is October 10th. Recipients will be notified on October 14th. 

  If you wish to complete the application by hand, please reach out to Kelli Sledd at k.sledd@tcu.edu or apranorthtexas@gmail.com for a copy of the form. 

  
  

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