Prospect Development Archives

Friends, Foes, or Somewhere in Between? Prospect Development and Training

by mmilano | Nov 7, 2019 | Prospect Development, Training and Development

Raise your hand if you’ve never heard the adage “if it’s not in the system, it didn’t happen.” No hands? That’s what I suspected. That being said, who among us hasn’t also experienced examples of data living outside the system as a result of the tools within a...

BWF’s Bond Lammey to Lead Apra

by Meredith Berry | Sep 4, 2019 | Prospect Development, Published by BWF

For immediate publication MINNEAPOLIS, September 3, 2019—Josh Birkholz, President and CEO of the global fundraising consultancy Bentz Whaley Flessner (BWF®), is excited to announce and celebrate Bond Lammey, Managing Associate, as the new President of Apra for the...

BWF PinPoints: Transparency in Prospect Development

by Bond Lammey | Jul 9, 2019 | Prospect Development

For anyone who stays current with industry news, the principle of transparency has received a lot of attention lately. From Ray Dalio’s philosophy of “radical transparency”, which he discusses in his book, Principles, to Stanford’s recent research into “Fairness,...

Strategic Fiscal Year-End Investments

by BWF | Mar 19, 2019 | Annual Giving and Surveys, Digital and Social Media, Engagement Science, Prospect Development

BWF offers strategic fundraising services for nonprofits to invest their fiscal year-end dollars.

BWF Client Advisory: Leveraging Internal Resources for Board Candidate Prospecting

by Bond Lammey | Feb 22, 2019 | Board Engagement, Prospect Development

What strategies do you use to identify, track, and vet potential board candidates? Board members are your top donors, your most vocal cheerleaders, and are fiduciarily responsible for your organization. Your organization needs sound practices in place to ensure you...

Keeping up with the Joneses: Downgrading Capacity Ratings

by Bond Lammey | Oct 17, 2018 | Prospect Development

Prospect research professionals spend much of their time uncovering or confirming a prospect’s wealth, but what happens when research finds something concerning or that could negatively impact a prospect’s philanthropic capacity? Are researchers tracking or notifying...