# BWF Zuri: Fundraising Consulting Firm

> BWF Zuri is dedicated to helping your nonprofit fulfill its mission and meet its fundraising goals\.

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## Pages
- [Expert Access](https://www.bwf.com/operations/expert-access/)
- [Blackbaud](https://www.bwf.com/operations/blackbaud/)
- [Salesforce](https://www.bwf.com/operations/salesforce/)
- [Strategic Healthcare Fundraising Consultants](https://www.bwf.com/health/)
- [About the Sectors and Clients Served](https://www.bwf.com/who/)

## Posts
- [Responsible AI: Navigating FERPA and HIPAA Compliance](https://www.bwf.com/navigating-responsible-ai-a-look-through-ferpa-and-hipaa-compliance/): In this article, we will focus on the standards set by Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act \(FERPA\) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act \(HIPAA\) and the questions you should be asking as part of your overall Responsible AI strategy\. With a focus on FERPA and HIPAA compliance frameworks, we delve into the considerations that institutions must prioritize when deploying AI\-powered tools\. 
- [The Annual Giving Roadmap: How to Raise More Yearly Gifts](https://www.bwf.com/annual-giving/): Annual giving enables your nonprofit or university to achieve its goals more efficiently\. Learn everything you need to know about annual giving in this guide\. 
- [How to Harness the Power of AI Fundraising: A Complete Guide](https://www.bwf.com/ai-fundraising/): AI tools eliminate the guesswork from fundraising, enabling nonprofits to concentrate more energy on their top prospects\. Learn more about AI fundraising\.
- [Grateful Patient Programs: A Strategic Fundraising Guide](https://www.bwf.com/grateful-patient-programs/): Transform your hospital's fundraising with dynamic grateful patient programs\. This guide offers impactful tips to elevate your efforts and boost generosity\.
- [BWF Zuri’s Catherine Flaatten Named President\-Elect of Apra](https://www.bwf.com/bwfs-catherine-flaatten-named-president-elect-of-apra/): Catherine Flaatten, CFRE, MPH, associate vice president of prospect development at BWF Zuri, has been named president\-elect of Apra\. Her appointment continues BWF Zuri’s longstanding leadership in the field and reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to helping nonprofits use research, analytics, and technology to strengthen fundraising strategy\.

## Client Spotlights
- [Covenant House Vancouver](https://www.bwf.com/client/covenant-house-vancouver/): In 2021, the Development \& Communications team at Covenant House Vancouver was ready to create its own strategic plan to dovetail with the organizational plan already in place\. The D\&C team wanted a plan that would guide their work for budget planning, programmatic and marketing decision\-making, and fundraising campaign goals from FY22 to FY25\.
- [Springtide Research Institute](https://www.bwf.com/client/springtide-research-institute/): As a start\-up organization, Springtide Research Institute needed a full philanthropic strategy and operational plan that would both challenge them and provide a step\-by\-step path toward success\. 
- [Sarasota Orchestra](https://www.bwf.com/client/sarasota-orchestra/): Sarasota Orchestra’s board and executive and development teams recognized the need to invest in creating a stronger acquisitions and retention strategy\.
- [A Leading Children’s Hospital](https://www.bwf.com/client/a-leading-childrens-hospital/): One of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals was looking to elevate its year\-end fundraising campaign\. The annual giving team wanted to grow year\-end fundraising and build a pipeline of future supporters\. To do that, the team sought a partner that could provide digital marketing counsel and implementation services\.
- [Mass General Brigham](https://www.bwf.com/client/massachusetts-general-hospital/): Mass General Brigham turned to BWF to examine production, highlight unrealized bright spots in the constituent pool, and run “worst case” fundraising impact and growth potential scenarios\.

## Landing Pages
- [5 Years of $1M\+ Gifts: What can we learn?](https://www.bwf.com/5-years-of-1m-gifts-what-can-we-learn/)
- [Reversing Donor Declines: Why Everyday Donors are the Key to Long\-Term Philanthropic Growth](https://www.bwf.com/reversing-donor-declines/)
- [Investments in Pipelines Whitepaper](https://www.bwf.com/investments-in-pipelines-whitepaper/)
- [Donor Experience: The Key to Unlocking Your Pipeline](https://www.bwf.com/donor-experience-the-key-to-unlocking-your-pipeline/)
- [Meet BWF Zuri](https://www.bwf.com/meet-bwf-zuri/)

## Partners
- [Practivated](https://www.bwf.com/partners/practivated/)
- [MCR](https://www.bwf.com/partners/mcr/): BWF partners with Marketing Communication Resource \(MCR\) to provide clients with high\-quality, personalized direct mail solutions that enhance donor engagement\. Specializing in nonprofit communications, MCR manages all aspects of direct mail campaigns—from grateful patient programs to planned giving—ensuring impactful messaging that resonates with recipients\. This collaboration helps organizations effectively connect with donors and maximize fundraising success\.
- [IBM](https://www.bwf.com/partners/ibm/): BWF and its team of data scientists leverage IBM Watson’s AI technologies to enhance data\-driven decision\-making\. By utilizing machine learning, natural language processing, and cognitive computing, BWF analyzes complex datasets with precision, uncovering insights that drive innovative solutions\. This partnership enables BWF to decipher patterns, interpret language nuances, and deliver tailored, data\-informed strategies for clients across various domains\.
- [IBM Watson](https://www.bwf.com/partners/ibm-watson/): BWF and its team of data scientists leverage IBM Watson’s AI technologies to enhance data\-driven decision\-making\. By utilizing machine learning, natural language processing, and cognitive computing, BWF analyzes complex datasets with precision, uncovering insights that drive innovative solutions\. This partnership enables BWF to decipher patterns, interpret language nuances, and deliver tailored, data\-informed strategies for clients across various domains\.
- [Tessitura](https://www.bwf.com/partners/tessitura/): BWF partners with Tessitura Network to provide arts and cultural organizations with a powerful, unified CRM platform that streamlines ticketing, admissions, fundraising, memberships, marketing, and more\. As a not\-for\-profit organization, Tessitura is deeply committed to supporting organizations of all sizes with tailored solutions that enhance audience engagement, increase revenue, and optimize operations\. Their dedication to diversity, inclusion, and innovation fosters a collaborative environment, offering unlimited professional support, business optimization services, and a vibrant community for arts and culture professionals\. This partnership ensures that organizations can leverage cutting\-edge technology to drive success in their missions\.

## Team Members
- [Christina Pulawski](https://www.bwf.com/team/christina-pulawski/)
- [Amanda Trabue](https://www.bwf.com/team/amanda-trabue/)
- [Grant Christianson](https://www.bwf.com/team/grant-christianson/)
- [Mark Marshall](https://www.bwf.com/team/mark-marshall/)
- [Katrina Klaproth](https://www.bwf.com/team/katrina-klaproth/)

## Videos
- [How to engage instead of just asking](https://www.bwf.com/video/how-to-engage-instead-of-just-asking/)
- [Starting something new? Use focused campaigns\.](https://www.bwf.com/video/starting-something-new-use-focused-campaigns/)
- [Donor Relations is also Donor Retention](https://www.bwf.com/video/donor-relations-is-also-donor-retention/)
- [Let your grateful patients help future patients](https://www.bwf.com/video/let-your-grateful-patients-help-future-patients/)
- [Cut through the distractions with short\-form authentic video](https://www.bwf.com/video/cut-through-the-distractions-with-short-form-authentic-video/)

## Events
- [From Inspired to Implemented: Making New Ideas Stick in Prospect Development](https://www.bwf.com/event/making-new-ideas-stick-in-prospect-development/): Join BWF Zuri's Catherine Flaatten and Christina Pulawski to explore a practical framework for evaluating, introducing, and sustaining new approaches in prospect development\.
- [Slate’s Newest Enhancements—Built for Advancement Results](https://www.bwf.com/event/slates-newest-enhancements-for-advancement/): Join our Slate experts for a focused follow\-up webinar recapping the latest features and enhancements, with a clear emphasis on how Advancement teams can apply them strategically\.
- [From Principal to Transformational: Building a Repeatable Strategy for the Gifts That Change Institutions](https://www.bwf.com/event/building-a-repeatable-strategy-for-principal-gifts/): In this webinar, BWF Zuri's Michelle Green and Jeff Hilperts will explore what distinguishes transformational gift opportunities and the organizational conditions that make them possible\.
- [Giving USA 2026: Donor Trends, Economic Signals, and Fundraising Implications](https://www.bwf.com/event/giving-usa-2026-donor-trends/): Join Josh Birkholz, Senior Fellow, Philanthropy Innovation and Giving USA Foundation Board Member, and Kate Nimety, EVP, Strategy, for a conversation that goes beyond the numbers and into the deeper shifts shaping charitable giving today\.
- [Advancement in Transition: Lessons from Health System Mergers and Database Consolidation](https://www.bwf.com/event/advancement-in-transition-lessons-from-health-system-mergers/): Join BWF Zuri's Jason Boley for a session that brings together leaders from Intermountain Foundation and MaineHealth to share practical lessons from navigating these transitions\.

## Categories
- [Technology \& Operations](https://www.bwf.com/category/operations/)
- [Base \& Mid\-Level Giving](https://www.bwf.com/category/base-mid-level-giving/)
- [News](https://www.bwf.com/category/news/)
- [Major \& Principal Giving](https://www.bwf.com/category/major-giving/)
- [Donor Relations](https://www.bwf.com/category/donor-relations/)

## Tags
- [Healthcare](https://www.bwf.com/tag/healthcare/)
- [Nonprofits](https://www.bwf.com/tag/nonprofits/)
- [Education](https://www.bwf.com/tag/education/)

## Sector
- [Education](https://www.bwf.com/sector/education/)
- [Nonprofits](https://www.bwf.com/sector/nonprofits/)
- [Health](https://www.bwf.com/sector/health/)

## Service
- [Campaigns and Fundraising Strategy](https://www.bwf.com/service/strategy/)
- [Technology and Operations](https://www.bwf.com/service/operations/)
- [Engagement and Donor Experience](https://www.bwf.com/service/engagement/)
- [Organizational Strategies](https://www.bwf.com/service/organizational-strategies/)

## Departments
- [Counsel](https://www.bwf.com/department/counsel/)
- [Firm Operations](https://www.bwf.com/department/operations/)

## Specialties
- [Technology and Operations](https://www.bwf.com/specialties/technology-operations/)
- [Campaigns and Fundraising Strategy](https://www.bwf.com/specialties/strategy/)
- [Project Management Office](https://www.bwf.com/specialties/project-management/)
- [Engagement and Donor Experience](https://www.bwf.com/specialties/engagement/)
- [Internal Operations](https://www.bwf.com/specialties/internal-operations/)

## Event Categories
- [Webinar](https://www.bwf.com/events/category/webinar/)
- [Training](https://www.bwf.com/events/category/training/)
- [Conference](https://www.bwf.com/events/category/conference/)

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