2026-02-24 Apra-IL Webinar: Revolutionize Your Database - Fix Messy Data and Build a Strong Foundation

Apra-IL Webinar: Revolutionize Your Database - Fix Messy Data and Build a Strong Foundation Do you trust the data quality of your database? Do you ever pull a list of donors and question the validity or accuracy of the data? You are not alone. In a competitive fundraising environment, it can be challenging to build a pipeline of future donors, but some of your best prospects might be hiding in your database. In this hands-on workshop, attendees will be guided through ways to identify messy data, how to build a plan for cleaning the data, and strategies for building processes and procedures for not only keeping data clean but using it to prospect for new donors. Participants will be challenged to think about ROI of cleaning certain aspects of the database, no matter what database system they use. As you prepare for this session, take this data self- assessment to see how accurate YOUR donor database is. Speaker Bio: Stephanie Willis - Senior Manager of Prospect Development, Creative Fundraising Advisors: Stephanie is passionate about helping nonprofits understand how to effectively use data and research to enhance fundraising. She has over ten years of experience in prospect research, prospect management, and data analytics at both higher education and nonprofit organizations. Stephanie is the author of the upcoming book, The Art and Science Approach to Fundraising Data and Research (Amplify Publishing Group, 2026). At Creative Fundraising Advisors, Stephanie’s main responsibilities are establishing strategy, procedures, and processes for the areas of prospect research, prospect management, and data analytics, while also providing operational support for client campaign and fundraising initiatives. Upon purchase, the link to the webinar recording along with the password for access will be sent to your email.