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Increase your knowledge, strengthen your connections and multiply your impact! Developed by and for health care fundraisers, the AHP Rockies & Southwest and AHP Southeast Joint Regional Conference is the education opportunity created with you in mind. Join other professionals working in the region within the challenging, rewarding and high-impact field of health care development. [...]
GROW…as development, public affairs and marketing professionals. The Annual NACCDO/PAN Conference provides a unique opportunity to attend a meeting that is entirely cancer-focused and provides meaningful plenary and breakout sessions for professionals at NCI-designated or funded cancer centers. LEARN…best practices from colleagues and innovative strategies from national experts in the areas of development, public affairs [...]
Learn about Bentz Whaley Flessner’s latest innovations in fundraising technology, from predictive analytics to social media, at our upcoming workshop “Navigating Modern Fundraising.” May 23-25, BWF’s Josh Birkholz and Justin Ware will spend a day in Seattle (5/23), San Francisco (5/24), and Anaheim (5/25) giving tips and sharing techniques on how you can enhance your [...]
Celebrating our Past, Leading the Future Celebrate the GIA’s 50th anniversary! In today’s environment of increased uncertainty on many fronts, it’s easy to fall into reactive patterns and hope things fall into place… sometimes it seems easier to go with the flow than to search for solutions or react constructively. The challenge is to [...]
Washington, DC – Bentz Whaley Flessner is pleased to announce the release of the 11th annual healthcare survey, “What the Affluent Think About Healthcare Philanthropy,” which examines attitudes towards and experiences with philanthropic giving to healthcare organizations. Key findings this year are in two main areas: (1) what influences people to give to healthcare providers [...]
The news this week that October’s IRS Discount Rate will drop to 1.4%, the lowest rate ever, puts downward pressure on our ability to market gift annuities and charitable remainder annuity trust gifts because of the slide in the charitable deduction available.The good news, however, is that this historic combination of the lowest discount rate [...]
Jesse Stremcha, an e-Philanthropy Strategist with Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota (@ChildrensMN), has been leading a comprehensive social-media-for-fundraising strategy for more than three years. Which means, he has a lot of tips, d…
Statistics tell us wealth is concentrating at the top of the socioeconomic landscape in America. That’s something philanthropy pros need to consider. Bentz Whaley Flessner’s Jim Daniel talks about the new wealth landscape and what it means …
Over the years, while being involved with comprehensive campaigns and also running marathons, I have been struck by similarities between the two. Comprehensive campaigns often last six, seven, eight years. Marathons are 26.2 miles long. Campaign success is usually evaluated by reaching – even exceeding – an overall dollar goal. Marathons, by achieving a target finishing [...]
Social Media is important. You already know that. The question is, how do you get involved and who are the right people to manage your social media strategy? Are there socially savvy employees already working in your organization? If so, how do you find and transform them into online ambassadors of your mission? Maybe you plan on hiring someone with social media competency. If so, what traits should you look for in a potential hire?
