APRA-Northwest

APRA-Northwest

President:
Betsy Cooper
Prospect Research Manager
Reed College
3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd.
Suite E210
Portland, OR 97202-8199
503-777-7585 Fax: 503-777-7798
e-mail

Chapter Dues: $25.00

Membership Contact:
Jessica Balsam
Prospect Manager
The Evergreen State College
2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW, LIB 3121D
Olympia, WA 98505
360-867-6552 Fax: 360-867-6799
e-mail

Board of Directors:

Betsy Cooper, President

Sheila Thayer, Vice President & Treasurer

Jessica Balsam, Membership Director

Jennifer MacCormack, Program Chair

Sara Wright, Secretary

Amanda Jarman, Mentorship Chair

Kelly Riutta, Director and Webmaster

Upcoming Events:

If you are not a member but are interested in joining to take advantage of upcoming roundtables and seminars, please contact Jessica Balsam, our Membership Chair, for details, or go online and fill out the application form.

2007 APRA-NW Annual Conference Scholarship
It is our pleasure to announce this year's APRA-NW Scholarship Program. The program will offer members the opportunity to attend the annual local conference this year. The chapter will award up to four scholarships that will cover the registration fees associated with the 2007 APRA-NW Annual Conference, to be held on May 21, 2007 at the Evergreen State College in Olympia.

Please review the Scholarship Guidelines and Scholarship Application form for details. The application is due by April 30th, and Scholarship awardees will be announced on May 4th.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathryn Norris or Cecilia Hogan.

Recent Events:

APRA-NW Spring Conference 2007
Maximize your Resources: Prospect Tracking and Measuring Success for Research Shops of all Shapes and Sizes - May 21, 2007
Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
The Longhouse Educational and Cultural Center
8:30-4:00 (Continental breakfast and lunch included in registration)

This year's conference focused on prospect tracking and success metrics, with equal attention given to shops both big and small.

Speakers Susan Hayes-McQueen, Director of Development Research and Relationship Management at the University of Washington and Betsy Cooper, Prospect Research Manager at Reed College, led the morning conference panel focusing on setting up and managing prospect systems for both small and large shops.

The afternoon workshop was led by our Keynote Speaker, Christina Pulawski of Pulawski Consulting. In this session, we discussed how to use data to track and report on the performance of research, and effectively connect it to your organization's mission. We also covered how to use this information to advance the status of the information function in your organization, and other strategies and methods for publicizing, marketing, and managing your department's image and services to your institution - from assessing your roles and capabilities to looking at the means and methods you use to communicate with your colleagues.

Virtual Seminar Replay of "Promoting the Value of Research: Using Data for Metrics and Measurement," was presented by Joshua Birkholz - May 2 (Wednesday) from 9-10:30 at Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland.

Research Roundtable Series

Maryrose Larkin and Zach Kronser discussed Research Resources at Oregon Ballet Theatre on April 19 from 12 to 1 p.m.

This brown bag opened up discussion on some of the best of the best in research resources - some of the tried & true resources available, what's hot and what's not, and how to make the most of your budget for the best results.

Research Resource Round-up! - April 16th, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

University of Puget Sound - Murray Board Room at the Wheelock Student Center

Moderator: Cecilia Hogan, Director, University Relations Research, University of Puget Sound

This roundtable opened up discussion on some of the best of the best in research resources! Attendees discussed some of the tried & true resources available, what's hot and what's not, and how to make the most of your budget for the best results. Cecilia Hogan, prospect research veteran and Web search perpetual student, kicked off the first of these series with her insights and then opened it up for discussion.

Promoting the Value of Research: Using Data for Metrics and Measurement, presented by Joshua Birkholz (APRA Virtual seminar replay)
April 6, 9 AM-10:30 AM
Venues in Seattle and Portland; please see APRA-NW Web site for details on locations and directions. These virtual seminars are free to APRA-NW members.