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BWF
Empowering nonprofits to transform their organizations, drive philanthropic revenue, and realize their impact.
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Overview

BWF (Bentz Whaley Flessner) is a full-service philanthropic consulting firm founded in 1983, empowering nonprofits—universities, health systems, NGOs—through campaign strategy, technology, and data-driven fundraising solutions.

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Number of Employees

51-200

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Consulting

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Regions

North America

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Countries

United States Of America

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Year of foundation

1983

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Structure

Privately Held

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Industry

Non Profit

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Problems we solve

The Fundraising Challenges We're Built For

Our clients face a consistent set of challenges: campaigns that stall without clear prospect strategies or data-driven planning; advancement operations burdened by fragmented technology and inefficient processes; donor engagement that fails to inspire generosity in an increasingly digital world; and organizations that lack the strategic infrastructure to sustain long-term fundraising growth. BWF addresses all of these—helping nonprofits identify the right prospects, build cohesive donor journeys, optimize their CRM and data environments, communicate compellingly, and develop enterprise-wide strategies that endure through leadership transitions and market shifts.

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Consulting Solutions By Industry

Education

BWF Zuri partners with colleges, universities, and their advancement teams to achieve fundraising success across all institution types — from R1 research universities to liberal arts colleges. Services include fundraising strategy development, campaign planning and execution, alumni surveys and engagement strategies, giving day launches, and targeted donor communications. With over 40 years of experience in higher education philanthropy, BWF Zuri helps institutions build well-resourced advancement teams and compelling cases for philanthropic support. Clients include University of Florida, Tufts University, University of Alabama, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

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Health

BWF Zuri is a trusted partner to children's hospitals, academic medical centers, health systems, and other healthcare organizations, delivering comprehensive fundraising consulting in a complex and turbulent healthcare environment. Services include grateful patient programs, fundraising campaign planning and management, major gift strategies, CRM implementations, data science, prospect research, and facilitated access programs. With 40 years of healthcare philanthropy experience, BWF Zuri helps health institutions grow fundraising, create more equitable access to quality care, and build sustainable donor pipelines. Clients include Mass General Brigham, Phoenix Children's Foundation, Indiana University Health, and Riley Children's Foundation.

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Nonprofits

BWF Zuri provides full-service philanthropic consulting and services to nonprofits across arts and culture, community foundations, NGOs, and other mission-driven organizations. Services span campaign management, high-net-worth fundraising, organizational consulting, data science, strategic communications, digital marketing, and technology — tailored to the unique needs of each nonprofit. With a team of consultants experienced across every facet of philanthropy, BWF Zuri helps nonprofits of all shapes and sizes build sustainable revenue models and advance their missions. Clients span North America, Europe, Australia, Africa, and the Pacific Rim.

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Consulting Solutions By Capability

Campaigns and Fundraising Strategy

Comprehensive campaign planning, management, and prospecting services that equip nonprofits with tailored strategies, data-driven insights, and volunteer engagement to successfully execute fundraising campaigns of any scale. Campaign ASU 2020 raised over $2.3B through BWF's campaign planning and strategy; SDSU Foundation built momentum toward data-driven decisions in advance of its most ambitious campaign; U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation engaged BWF as campaign consultants to raise $8M+, and Mississippi State University partnered on campaign communications and donor relations.

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Engagement and Donor Experience

Annual giving, digital marketing, strategic communications, donor relations, and video services designed to build a strong donor pipeline, deepen constituent engagement, and drive measurable fundraising results. A leading children's hospital received digital marketing counsel to grow year-end fundraising and build a future-supporter pipeline; Viterbo University underwent an outside assessment of communications function ahead of campaign launch to strengthen donor engagement capabilities.

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Enterprise Solutions

Strategic planning, organizational assessments, fundraising program reviews, and risk management services that help nonprofit leaders build durable enterprise-wide strategies aligned with their mission. Covenant House Vancouver received a multi-year Development & Communications strategic plan (FY22–FY25); Oklahoma City Community College underwent fundraising assessment and inclusive strategic planning under new presidential leadership to establish sustainable enterprise-wide approaches.

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Technology and Operations

Advisory and optimization services spanning CRM strategy, business process improvement, AI and data science, reporting and business intelligence, prospect development, and risk management for nonprofit advancement operations. Phoenix Children's Foundation received a multi-year technology roadmap and business intelligence platform; Minnesota State University Mankato implemented custom reporting and data automation to improve fundraising program insights; The Nature Conservancy integrated pipeline development and analytics plan across centralized and decentralized structures; Worcester Polytechnic Institute collaborated on AI and data science during campaign.

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Digital Solutions By Capability

Donor AI

An AI-powered fundraising solution delivering standard and customizable AI models for nonprofits, designed to generate actionable insights that inform donor strategy and decision-making. Donor AI leverages machine learning and advanced analytics to enable nonprofit organizations to optimize their fundraising performance and make evidence-based strategic decisions on prospect engagement and donor cultivation.

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