News and Resources
BWF Client Advisory: Serving Our Communities—Healthcare Fundraising in a Time of Crisis
Our healthcare institutions are prioritizing all available resources to address immediate patient needs, expand research and clinical trial efforts for testing and treatment, and maintain a healthy workforce ready to serve our communities. While these efforts were not...
Sustaining Optimal Board Leadership in Times of Crisis
During periods of crisis and uncertainty, communicating the right messages to boards and other volunteer groups is critical to an organization’s continued success. In this session, you'll hear from seasoned experts about how to ensure your boards stay engaged on your...
The Remote Development Office – Maintaining the Mission Webinar
While some nonprofits are unable to pursue their missions fully at this moment, many are directly addressing what they can do to save, improve, and enrich lives. Success in working remotely requires a different mindset than working from a traditional office. Remote...
Positioning Information Strategy Teams during Mandatory Remote Work
The current environment requires a remote, agile, and strategic fundraising workforce more than ever before and your information strategy teams play an important role. Through a strategic evaluation of current projects and a thoughtful shifting of priorities your...
Remote Donor Engagement During Physical Distancing
When inviting constituents (prospects and donors alike) to engage during a time full of change and distractions, there are a few important points to consider. How to best catch their attention, what is the message you want to convey, and making sure you are sensitive...
Donor Messaging in Times of Uncertainty
Reaching out to your valued constituents, including donors, friends, volunteers, alumni, patients, patrons, and volunteers, as well as to your board and staff teams is more important now than ever. During times of uncertainty, it's vital to demonstrate that you care,...
BWF Client Advisory: Strategies for Maximizing Productivity in a Remote Environment
BWF offers timely and effective strategies for maximizing your productivity when working remotely.
Whitepaper: Tips for Remote Relational Fundraising
These are unusual and unexpected circumstances with the global spread and concern about COVID-19. For those in the development and advancement field, it brings up questions of how to best do our work. We believe some of the most important development work can and should continue to take place, even if it is best to be remote.
COVID-19 Update From Josh Birkholz
COVID-19 update for fundraising professionals
Whitepaper: The Essential Role of the Trusteeship Committee
The Trusteeship Committee’s responsibilities are among the most important work conducted by a board. When properly organized and empowered, the Trusteeship Committee should be responsible for recruiting exceptional members to the board who bring professional...
BWF Announces New Name and Logo
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, January 23, 2020—Josh Birkholz, CEO of the global fundraising consultancy Bentz Whaley Flessner; Mark Marshall, President of Philanthropic Counsel; and Katrina Klaproth, COO and President of Philanthropic Services; are proud to announce the official...
Whitepaper: Don’t Be Satisfied with “Satisfied”
We hear all the time about satisfaction surveys. But do we really want a team that is just satisfied? Employee satisfaction and employee engagement are similar concepts on the surface, and many people use these terms interchangeably. The importance of knowing the...
The Philanthropic Agenda
For any organization considering a major fundraising campaign, developing a strong case for support—“philanthropic agenda”—is critical to the campaign’s success. There is rarely a shortage of good and worthy ideas which, if funded, can advance the mission of an...
Making Sense of Industry Research Results and Using the Insights to Inform or Enhance Your Strategic Communications Efforts
BWF helps make sense of industry research and results to help guide your strategic communications efforts.
Behavioral Interviewing
With the increasingly competitive job market for fundraising talent, it becomes more critical than ever that we make the best hires possible.