Event Information

Anyone with an interest in prospect development is welcome to attend an Apra Carolinas event. Our in-person events generally include lunch and a full-day focused on professional development. For more information, or if you are interested in presenting or hosting, please contact apracarolinas@gmail.com.

"One quality of leaders and high achievers in every area seems to be a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development." 

- Brian Tracy




Upcoming events

  • Apra Carolinas Webinar: Excel Sorcery: Secrets of Powerful Formulas

    • 03/20/2025
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • 97 registrants
    Register

    Apra Carolinas Webinar:
    Excel Sorcery:
    Secrets of Powerful Formulas


    Have you ever wondered how Excel wizards conjure up data and information by typing what seems to be gibberish? Well, wonder no more! This webinar will showcase the 5 best Excel formulas to utilize in Prospect Research/Management. By the end of the presentation, you should count yourself as part of the army of Excel users! Huzzah!

    This session is free to everyone.

     When: Thursday, March 20th at 2PM EDT

    Where: Zoom

    Cost: FREE

    About the Speaker:

    Chris Copsey is the UNC Health Foundation’s Assistant Vice President of Prospect Development. Since 2019, Chris has provided the Health Foundation with data and analytical support, mainly supporting grateful patient, cultivation, and solicitation activities. He assists with the strategic coordination of critical data and information sharing between the donor and alumni database, EPIC, and other resources as necessary, and serves as a liaison between the Health Foundation and University of North Carolina Development office as it relates to data management and information sharing. He is also very active in Apra, serving currently as a board member of Apra Carolinas and previously helping to organize their one-day conference for philanthropic data professionals called Data Science Now.

    Chris graduated from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, in 2008 with a dual degree in Political Science and History. He enjoys reading books on American History, playing golf (poorly), and plotting out the best ways to grow vegetables in his yard- a work in progress!

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  • Apra Carolinas March Office Hours

    • 03/25/2025
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • 8 registrants
    Register

    Apra Carolinas March
    Office Hours

    For our March office hours, we'll host a post-webinar discussion following our Excel Sorcery: Secrets of Powerful Formulas. Spend some time working with the Excel formulas, and come with any questions or stories of success! 

    When: Tuesday, March 25th
    2:00 - 3:00 PM EST

    Where: Zoom

    Cost: Free

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Past events

02/18/2025 Apra Carolinas February Office Hours
01/23/2025 Apra Carolinas January Office Hours
12/12/2024 Apra Carolinas 2024 Winter Gathering Event
12/03/2024 Apra Carolinas Webinar: Everything You Wanted to Know About Campaigns
10/25/2024 Apra Carolinas 2024 Fall Conference
10/17/2024 Apra Carolinas October Office Hours
09/26/2024 Overcoming the Competition for Connection through Radical Connection: A Conversation with Nathan Chappell
09/19/2024 Apra Carolinas September Office Hours
09/03/2024 Apra Carolinas Panel Discussion: Future-Proof Your Prospect Development Career
08/21/2024 Apra: Prospect Development 2024 - Mid-Atlantic Happy Hour, presented by DonorSearch
08/15/2024 Apra Carolinas August Networking
07/18/2024 Apra Carolinas July Office Hours
06/20/2024 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat: Group Therapy
05/16/2024 Apra Carolinas May Office Hours
04/25/2024 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: Post-MARC Office Hours
04/15/2024 Apra Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2024
03/15/2024 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat: Post-Webinar Recap
03/14/2024 Apra Carolinas Webinar: Empowering Major Gift Fundraisers: A Multi-Modal Training Approach
02/29/2024 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: February Office Hours
01/18/2024 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat: Meet the Board
12/14/2023 Apra Carolinas 2023 Winter Gathering Event
11/16/2023 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: November Office Hours
10/19/2023 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: October Office Hours Fall Conference Debrief!
10/06/2023 Apra Carolinas 2023 Fall Conference
10/05/2023 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: 2023 Fall Conference Happy Hour!
09/14/2023 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: September Office Hours
06/23/2023 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: June Office Hours
05/19/2023 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: May Office Hours
04/26/2023 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: Post MARC Happy Hour!
04/17/2023 Apra Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2023
03/16/2023 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: March Office Hours
03/08/2023 Webinar: Power BI Bootcamp
02/17/2023 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat: Meet the Board
01/20/2023 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat
12/15/2022 Apra Carolinas Virtual Holiday Gathering
11/02/2022 2022 Virtual Fall Conference: Networking Session - Apra Carolinas Post Conference Coffee Chat
10/26/2022 2022 Virtual Fall Conference: Session 4 - Building a Data-Driven Grateful Patient Program
10/20/2022 2022 Virtual Fall Conference: Session 3 - How to Survive the Trauma of Being Short-Staffed
10/11/2022 2022 Virtual Fall Conference: Session 2 - Seeing Clearly Through Your Data Forest
10/05/2022 2022 Virtual Fall Conference: Session 1 - Tweaking Capacity Ratings: An Exploration of Ideas
09/13/2022 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: iWave
08/25/2022 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: Commiseration Station
08/17/2022 Webinar: How to Get Started Using Power BI for Visualization
07/27/2022 Apra: Prospect Development 2022 - Mid-Atlantic Happy Hour
07/20/2022 Webinar: How to Use Fundraising Intelligence to Fuel Your Entire Fundraising Strategy - with iWave
06/28/2022 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: DonorSearch
06/22/2022 Webinar: How to Use Fundraising Intelligence to Fuel Your Entire Fundraising Strategy - with iWave
05/23/2022 Apra Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2022
04/28/2022 Apra Carolinas Roundtable Discussion: Data Analytics
03/22/2022 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: Navigating Staff Turnover
03/15/2022 Mid-Atlantic Panel Discussion: Navigating Leadership Changes
02/16/2022 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat: Meet the Board
01/18/2022 Apra Carolinas Networking Event: Goal Reset
12/15/2021 Apra Carolinas Book Discussion - Generation Impact: How Next Gen Donors are Revolutionizing Giving
11/19/2021 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat - Hosted by iWave
10/29/2021 2021 Virtual Fall Conference: Networking Session - Apra Carolinas Post Conference Coffee Chat
10/27/2021 2021 Virtual Fall Conference: Session 4 - Private Company Valuation: Putting Together the Puzzle of Private Wealth
10/20/2021 2021 Virtual Fall Conference: Session 3 - Using Excel for Data Visualization: Pivotal Tips for Prospect Development
10/13/2021 2021 Virtual Fall Conference: Session 2 - What We Learned from 2020: Major Gifts & AI
10/06/2021 2021 Virtual Fall Conference: Session 1 - Making Technology Work for You (and Your Fundraisers)
09/16/2021 Apra Carolinas Book Discussion - Dare to Lead
08/26/2021 Webinar: Designing Metrics and KPIs
08/20/2021 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat
07/16/2021 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat
07/08/2021 Workshop: Pivoting to a New Level
06/16/2021 Apra Carolinas Book Discussion - The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias
05/21/2021 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat
05/13/2021 Webinar: Your Next Best Donor is Already in Your Database
04/20/2021 Post Conference Coffee Chat
04/12/2021 Apra Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2021
03/18/2021 Apra Carolinas Book Discussion - The Mental Toughness Handbook
03/03/2021 Webinar: Excel Wrestling 101
02/18/2021 Apra Carolinas Game Night
12/18/2020 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat
11/20/2020 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat
10/30/2020 Apra Carolinas - Post Conference Coffee Chat
10/28/2020 Fall Conference Session 4: What’s DEI Got To Do With It?
10/21/2020 Fall Conference Session 3: The True Final Frontier: Corporate and Foundation Research and Relationship Management
10/14/2020 Fall Conference Session 2: AI & Machine Learning: The Impact on Prospect Research
10/07/2020 Fall Conference Session 1: Leadership Annual Giving Panel
09/25/2020 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat
08/28/2020 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat
08/12/2020 Webinar: Tweet Tracking: Collect and visualize what people are saying about your organization
08/07/2020 Apra Carolinas Coffee Chat
07/16/2020 Apra Carolinas Virtual Happy Hour July 2020
06/19/2020 Apra Carolinas Coffee Break
05/27/2020 Apra Carolinas Virtual Happy Hour
04/29/2020 Webinar: Parent Research
04/24/2020 Webinar: Using H-1B Data to Determine Salaries
04/15/2020 Webinar: I Don’t Know What I Don’t Know: Improving Fundraiser Relations Through Needs Assessment
03/20/2020 CANCELED - Apra Carolinas Spring 2020 Conference
11/13/2019 Webinar: Let's Get Engaged! Creating an Engagement Score Using Excel
10/29/2019 Webinar: Who’s at the Top of Your List? How to Segment Your Donors and Find Your Hidden Gems
10/11/2019 Apra Carolinas 2019 Fall Conference
08/01/2019 Prospect Development 2019: Apra Carolinas Happy Hour
03/15/2019 Apra Carolinas 2019 Spring Conference
12/11/2018 Three ways to revolutionize prospect research and prospect management with Microsoft Excel
10/05/2018 Fall 2018 Conference at Clemson University
04/12/2018 Apra Carolinas Spring 2018 Conference
10/24/2017 “City Mouse, Country Mouse: Ownership, Value, and Trends from Park Avenue to Waggoner Ranch”
10/05/2017 Apra Carolinas Fall 2017 Conference
09/19/2017 Recorded Webinar: Philanthropic Game Changer: Strategies for Donor Advised Funds
06/20/2017 Philanthropic Game Changer: Strategies for Donor Advised Funds
03/23/2017 Apra Carolinas Webinar - To Keep or Release: That is the Question
03/13/2017 Apra Regional Conference (ARC) 2017
10/06/2016 Fall Conference 2016 @ NC State University
10/05/2016 Dinner in Raleigh on 10/5/2016
07/28/2016 APRA Carolinas in Nashville, TN!
03/04/2016 Spring Event
10/16/2015 Triad Happy Hour
09/22/2015 Fall 2015 Event
09/11/2015 Triangle Area Happy Hour
07/23/2015 APRA Carolinas in New Orleans!
06/25/2015 Happy Hour in Columbia, SC
04/16/2015 Big Data & Higher Education
03/19/2015 Prospecting for Hidden Treasure
02/09/2015 APRA's Education Week: Chapters Share Knowledge
10/14/2014 What Works: A Game Show of Successes in Our Field
07/31/2014 APRA Carolinas Social in Vegas

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