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The Development Download Podcast

Sep 2, 2026

What happens when the namesake of an award sits down with the person receiving it?

In this episode of The Development Download, M. Anne Murphy and Nicole McWhorter join us to talk about the M. Anne Murphy Award for Professional Advancement, the growth of fundraising as a profession in Houston, and the responsibility...


Aug 5, 2026

In this episode of The Development Download, we’re joined by Anne Marie Blacketer, CFRE, CEO of the Lupus Foundation of America Texas Gulf Coast Chapter, and Dr. Dan Price, Director of Data & Society and the Community Health Worker Initiative at the University of Houston Honors College.

Anne Marie and Dan share the...


Jul 8, 2026

Recorded live at AFP Greater Houston’s Ask the Experts conference on June 16, 2026, this episode of The Development Download brings together 25 voices from across our fundraising community to answer one question: Can you share a relationship that started as a simple connection but grew into something much more...


Jun 3, 2026

In this episode of The Development Download, we’re joined by Audra Jesudason, Vice President of Philanthropy and Membership, Lisa Marie Avendano, Chief Operating Officer, and Kirsten Ufer, Senior Creative Director at the Houston Zoo.

Workplace culture is one of those things everyone talks about, but it can be...


May 6, 2026

In this episode of The Development Download, we’re joined by Sara Ralston, M.Ed., Associate Director of Operations for the Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Rice University’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.

We explore what brings fundraisers to seek out additional training,...