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Tightening Budgets – Initial Considerations to Outsourcing Business Processes

by Jason Boley | May 28, 2020 | Bentz Whaley Flessner, Client Advisory, COVID-19 Current Resources, Operations, Published by BWF

Philanthropy operations managers are constantly balancing resources against priorities – typically too many priorities and too few resources. Outsourcing and the use of vendors and consultants allows managers meet their goals without increasing head count. As...

Defining Organizational ROI While Facing Budget Constraints

by Meredith Berry | May 13, 2020 | Bentz Whaley Flessner, COVID-19 Current Resources, Managing Teams, Operations, Published by BWF, Strategic Planning Counsel, Systems and Information Services, Webinars

As your organization reevaluates its budget for the post-pandemic future, how can you prepare for conversations regarding return-on-investment for staff who influence revenue directly (fundraisers) and indirectly (operations)? BWF’s Josh Birkholz and Jason Boley share...

Making Your Case During Disrupting Times

by Carole Arwidson | May 12, 2020 | Bentz Whaley Flessner, Client Advisory, COVID-19 Current Resources, Internal and Donor Communications, Published by BWF

Carole and Nick’s full client advisory on this topic can be found here. In this time of disruption, social distancing, and economic fluctuation, nonprofits must be laser focused on their case for support, whether that case is a set of annual fund talking...

Building and Maintaining Campaign Momentum During Challenging Economic Conditions

by Shawn Vogen | May 6, 2020 | Bentz Whaley Flessner, Campaign Strategies, Campaigns, Client Advisory, COVID-19 Current Resources, Published by BWF

In times of economic uncertainty, organizations currently in an active campaign or planning to launch a campaign can feel particularly vulnerable to achieving the ambitious goals. Read more as Shawn Vogen and Dennis Prescott offer strategies for advancement offices to...

Talent Management Expert Tahsin Alam to Partner with BWF

by Meredith Berry | May 5, 2020 | Bentz Whaley Flessner, Published by BWF, Training and Development

For immediate publication MINNEAPOLIS, May 5, 2020—Josh Birkholz, Katrina Klaproth, and Mark Marshall, principals of the global fundraising consultancy BWF, are excited to announce the addition of Tahsin Alam as a Consulting Partner for Talent Management and...

Planning for Philanthropic Success in the New World of Disruption

by Meredith Berry | Apr 30, 2020 | Bentz Whaley Flessner, COVID-19 Current Resources, Published by BWF, Webinars

How does the philanthropy program prepare for the year ahead? This session will discuss making the case for your institutional budget, clarifying priorities for the short and long term, and creating the right level of institutional engagement to impact your mission....