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Fundraising Campaign Trends
BWF Client Advisory — July 26, 2017 2015 CASE Campaign Report Earlier this month, the results of CASE’s 18th survey of educational fundraising campaigns were released in the 2015 CASE Campaign Report....
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Maintaining Fundraising Momentum After Campaign Launch
The confetti has been swept up, the banners have been taken down, and your best volunteers and donors have resumed their normal lives—that’s right, your campaign is now public! Congratulations! But...
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How Does Your Nonprofit Compare? 5 Takeaways from the Major Gifts Fundraising...
5 Takeaways from the Major Gifts Fundraising Benchmark Study The 2017 Major Gifts Fundraising Benchmark Study was recently completed and released. For the study, over 600 nonprofit organizations in a...
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Congratulations to Gustavus on Fundraising Momentum
Bentz Whaley Flessner extends congratulations to Gustavaus Adolphus College who recently received notice by Star Tribute writer, John Reinan, for the transformative gifts it has been receiving. In a...
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UC San Diego Campaign Receives Awards
University of California San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla announced Friday the news that the Campaign for UC San Diego has been recognized by CASE District VII this year with awards in the...
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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...
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Successful Campaign Kickoff Events
From extravagant galas which delight attendees with videos broadcast against the most historic buildings on campus, or multi-city affairs that showcase campaign initiatives from sea to shining sea,...
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Congratulations to Illinois State University
BWF is excited to share and celebrate Illinois State University’s campaign exceeding their $150 Million goal a year earlier than anticipated! This is only the institution’s second campaign in its...
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BWF Client Advisory: Giving USA 2019—The Numbers and the Story Behind Them
For many fundraisers, the release of the Giving USA report is met with the same level of excitement as the Super Bowl. Months of buildup, anticipation, and drama culminate in one defining moment that...
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Congratulations to UC San Diego!
BWF is excited to share and celebrate UC San Diego’s transformational gift from Denny Sanford. Sanford’s gift of $100 million is to study empathy and compassion and to cultivate those qualities in...
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5 Tips for Successful Campaign Launch Events
Strategic and well-planned faculty/staff campaign launch events can be an incredible way to engage your campus community and spread campaign core messages. These events can set the tone for the...
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The New Age of Philanthropists and Mega-Gifts
The announcement this week of the Penny and Phil Knight gift of $500 million to the University of Oregon, the largest ever to a public university, shows that while 2015 was a record year for 8-figure...
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Maximize Donor-Advised Fund Distributions
Donor-Advised Funds Are Growing Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) continue to be a popular philanthropic choice for many donors, so nonprofits need to learn how to maximize donor-advised fund distributions....
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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...
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Building and Maintaining Campaign Momentum During Challenging Economic...
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...
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Fundraising in Times of Uncertainty
During the 2020 disruption in the philanthropic sector because of COVID-19 and its related responses, BWF has been given the opportunity to present several response-based webinars. The most attended...
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