Thought Leadership

BWF partnered with aasp and Lindauer Global on an industry survey to capture career and talent themes within advancement services. With an expanded reach and focus on individual advancement services careers, this survey’s key findings highlight the differing perspectives and areas of opportunity.

As the year comes to a close, many in our industry use this time to assess year-end goals, evaluate performance metrics, and ensure the donor base is being engaged in innovative ways. Here are some tips for allocating your year-end budget to help define your success in 2021.

Analytics and data science have entered a new chapter in fundraising: widespread adoption, thriving production, and a constant drive to innovate. This full video report discusses 2020’s fundraising analytics survey results highlighting key findings.

Amidst the unprecedented impacts of the pandemic, countless programs and organizations are facing uncertainty and challenges. Intercollegiate athletics are no exception as colleges and universities try to determine next steps moving forward. BWF has the game plan to help succeed with athletics fundraising.

Nonprofits are finding now more than ever the need for employees to access reliable, accurate, and secure data for decision making and business operations. This article discusses data governance’s vital role and the steps to act on to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Philanthropy has been and continues to be a pillar in our country’s healthcare and academic medical institutions and organizations. BWF addresses its own views, insights, and survey results in comparison to the recent JAMA study’s findings regarding philanthropy in healthcare.

When COVID-19 began, it left many in the philanthropic sector facing unprecedented challenges to overcome. Here BWF shares insights on fundraising in these uncertain times.

Giving USA is a valuable source of information and data reporting for the philanthropic sector. In a short video, BWF provides key findings and highlights from the Giving USA 2020 Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2019.

CRM implementation and system updates can be daunting and complex tasks for institutions that can take years to complete. BWF provides clients with strategic counsel and guidance for each phase of the system migration. We detail how this partnership is a key component to the process’ success.