Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Category: Apra Chapters
Apra DC-MD invites the prospect development community to an intimate conversation with Apra President Lindsey Nadeau and President-Elect Catherine Flaatten about Apra, Apra chapters and leadership.
Hosts and moderators Sara Anello and Natalie Walden, Co-Presidents of Apra DC-MD, will pose questions about Apra International's strategic plan and direction, Lindsey and Catherine's leadership philosophies, the Apra chapters-Apra International evolving relationship and opportunities to optimize the member experience throughout the Apra sphere.
Whether you are a member of an Apra chapter or Apra, member of both, attend chapter or Apra programming frequently or are completely new to anything Apra, we welcome you to attend and bring your questions to this hour-long conversation.
Submitting Questions: Attendees may submit questions via the registration form or by emailing info@apradcmd.org. We will share all questions anonymously with our fireside chat guests.
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Registration Fees:
Apra DC-MD Member: Complimentary Registration
Guest Complimentary Registration: All community members of Apra Chapters and Apra, and prospect development and fundraising community at-large, are welcome to attend free of charge.
Optional Registration Type: Help Send the Chapter's Scholarship Winner to Anaheim – $10.00
Apra DC-MD members and friends of the chapter are invited to consider commemorating the chapter's first anniversary and Apra 40th Anniversary by choosing this registration type.
Proceeds will solely support a travel stipend for the chapter's Apra PD27 scholarship recipient.
Meet the Speakers:
Lindsey Nadeau: President, Apra
Lindsey Nadeau is the Vice President of Philanthropy Insight at UNICEF USA, where she guides Philanthropy toward data-driven decision-making and automation across prospect development, database management, analytics, gift processing, record management, donor relations, and strategy and operations. She previously held roles at The George Washington University, the Center for American Progress, The American University, and Public Citizen.
Lindsey is President of Apra International, a member of CCS Fundraising’s Analytics Advisory Board, and an instructor of Relationship Management: Data, Policy, & Insight at Rice University’s Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership. Lindsey holds a BA in economics from The American University and resides in Reston, Virginia, as an equestrian, wife of a winemaker, and mom to Adeline (7).
Catherine Flaatten: President-Elect, Apra
Catherine Flaatten, MPH, CFRE, is the associate vice president of prospect development at BWF, where she advises nonprofit clients on building and strengthening programs in prospect research, management, and analytics. Her consulting is grounded in past practitioner experience at The George Washington University, Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry, the National Psoriasis Foundation, and the BrightFocus Foundation.
As an industry leader, Catherine currently serves as the president-elect of Apra International. She has previously held numerous volunteer leadership roles with Apra International, Apra Metro DC, and aasp. Catherine is a frequent presenter and author in the field, and her expertise has been featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Her contributions aim to position prospect development as a strategic driver of fundraising success and strengthen the profession through knowledge-sharing and advocacy.
Catherine earned both her BA in International Affairs and her MPH in Maternal and Child Health from The George Washington University. She resides with her partner and their cat in the Chicago suburbs.