Annual Conference for Development Researchers

Feb. 27 - March 1, 2013
Omni Royal Orleans
New Orleans, La., United States

Development research, prospect management and development analytics professionals provide the information and analysis that ensure their organizations focus on their most essential prospective donors. The skills these professionals bring to the advancement operation are essential components in securing the highest level of funding for the charitable missions our organizations support.

This conference will examine the role of research, analytics and prospect management professionals from multiple perspectives, focusing not only on the skills we bring to the fundraising process, but also the importance of the internal relationships that make certain those skills are used, and valued.

Co-sponsored with AASP
(Association of Advancement Services Professionals)

This conference is held in conjunction with Gift Processing Workshop, and the Alumni & Donor Records Workshop.

This conference is suggested for advancement professionals with mid- to senior-level responsibility.

Benefits of Attending

• Explore the important contributions that research, prospect management and analytics bring to the advancement process, and help produce more major gifts to support your organization's mission.
• Understand the power of applying analytics and predictive modeling to enhancing the prospect pipeline process.
• Discuss ways to use metrics and analysis to tie research to the bottom line of fundraising success.
• Assess the relationship among advancement services professionals and front-line fundraisers to maximize the contributions of each group.
• Review management strategies that provide new opportunities to staff members while marketing research and prospect management programs to internal clients.

Who Should Attend

• Development research practitioners
• Prospect management practitioners
• Advancement services directors
• Data analytics and data modeling professionals
• Prospect development managers
• Those who supervise the development research or prospect management functions
• Those looking to implement or improve prospect research or prospect management programs
• Those looking to implement or improve analytics programs