Minneapolis, MN, October 8, 2019 – Josh Birkholz, CEO of the global fundraising consultancy Bentz Whaley Flessner (BWF), and Mark Marshall, President of Philanthropic Counsel, are excited to announce the promotion of Chris Clark to Senior Vice President of Philanthropic Counsel and Dennis Prescott to Senior Vice President of the Executive Partners program. Clark and […]
It is now that time of year when the class of 2017 is thinking about graduation and the next step coming in their lives. As advancement officers at colleges and universities, you are once again hoping you can crack the code to engage these recent graduates. For that matter, finding ways to engage not just the […]
The Stanford solution. Stanford started quite the commotion when they announced the end of their telefund program a few weeks ago. This bold move has initiated an important dialogue regarding the future of phone programs in development offices. But before you go pulling the plug on your telefund program, there are some important items your […]
Leadership Annual Giving Benefits Annual giving staff can often feel as if they are being pulled in multiple directions with priorities ranging from expanding the donor base, building a pipeline, and raising unrestricted dollars. The result is that annual giving staff are often left to determine—with finite resources available—how they can allocate and prioritize time […]
Points of Practice – Please Mind the Gap: Making the Case for Leadership Annual Giving In the November 2016 issue of Bentz Whaley Flessner’s Points of Practice, author Christopher A. Clark describes how leadership annual giving programs can fill the gap and act as a funnel to repopulate the ranks, given that there is such […]
Bentz Whaley Flessner examines what presidential election cycles mean to nonprofits and what organizations can learn from these competitors.
Originally published April 15, 2015 We are only successful in development if our teams are set up for success and performing well. What strategies have you used to keep and grow your talent this year? Are your talent management budgets aligned with those strategies? People are your organization’s most valuable and expensive resource. Investing in […]
In this issue of Points of Practice, Bentz Whaley Flessner presents ideas on how to effectively use segmentation in your annual giving program, helping you counter limited time, budget, and human capital.
