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In the News: BWF and AASP Announce Survey Partnership
CHICAGO, IL, November 7, 2018. Bentz Whaley Flessner (BWF) and the Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) are excited to announce our recent partnership focused on the development of a long-term survey strategy and methodology. BWF's goal is to...
BWF Client Advisory: From Actions to Journeys—Seeing the World as Our Constituents Do
The past 10 years have seen an incredible advancement in analytics to support fundraising and engagement. Organizations of every mission and scale have created greater insight into who may give and how. Most analytics strategies, however, are constituent-focused and...
Women's Philanthropy Institute Council
The WPI Council is a group of volunteer leaders committed to advancing the vision and mission of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute. Council members serve as ambassadors to external stakeholders, elevate the Women’s Philanthropy Institute profile, and strengthen the...
Keeping up with the Joneses: Downgrading Capacity Ratings
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...
The Small Shop: Managing Your Board of Trustees
Board members are “mission critical” especially in the life of small nonprofit organizations. By paying close attention and understanding important characteristics of volunteer leadership, the organization will be positioned for long-term success. Two truly...
Platform Fundraising is Here: Are You Ready for It?
Josh Birkholz, principal at Bentz Whaley Flessner, recently wrote an interesting article articulating our firm's vision and predictions for platform fundraising. Here is a short excerpt. "Today, it feels similar to the early 1980s of prospect research and the early...
Reviewing Your Post-Season Playbook for Alumni Engagement
With a storied history including a top-20 national ranking in all-time victories, a top-10 national ranking in both all-time winning percentage and 20-win seasons, and ranking third in regular season conference titles behind perennial NCAA men’s basketball powers...
Fundraising Analytics Survey Results 2018
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Repeal of the Athletic Seating Deduction
How has the athletic seating deduction rule worked before this year? Historically donors have not been able to deduct donations for athletic seats because they receive a benefit in return for the donation. Many colleges and universities adhered to the 80/20 principle,...
Using Analytics to Uncover the Personas within your Constituency
Today nonprofits of every mission and size continue to leverage analytics to inform individual constituent persona behavior, predict outcomes of campaigns, and assess program performance. The benefit of fundraising analytics for them is foundational: apply...
Onboarding Fundraising Talent and the List of Ten
Getting new gift officers off to a strong start is important to their future success. They need to feel supported, appreciated, and wanted. Having a thorough onboarding plan is only part of that process. While getting a campus tour to orient them to their new...
Client Advisory: The Importance of Personal Referrals
Stefanie is one of the best salespeople I’ve ever met. She earns bonuses for her productivity and is often asked by the company she serves to lead trainings of new salespeople. She is persistent, provides great customer service, and believes in the company and the...
Client Advisory: Giving USA 2018 Report
Bentz Whaley Flessner is excited to report the findings of this year’s Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy. Presented by the research team at The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and the fundraising professionals at Giving USA...
Bringing Analytics to Corporate and Foundation Prospecting
Thank you for your interest in BWF's White Paper on Bringing Analytics to Corporate and Foundation Prospectng. Please fill out the information below to start the download.
GDPR and Nonprofit Strategy
A webinar and list of GDPR nonprofit strategies to deploy to maintain proper data management and online engagement practices.