Bentz Whaley Flessner incorporates DonorCast people-driven analytics in our assessments, studies, and counsel. We balance our solid fundraising experience with fresh perspectives and breakthrough insights provided by your data. Most would agree it is essential to have the facts when making important decisions. Many leaders, however, are uncomfortable and lack the expertise to study long columns of numbers.
DonorCast professionals have that perfect mix of geek and engineer. They enjoy immersing themselves into your data to discover those factors most likely to impact your success. Use DonorCast to help you make important decisions.
We will analyze your constituency to understand its key characteristics. Then we will evaluate giving trends and overall giving levels in relation to key demographics, geography, and portfolios to provide a metrical assessment of program performance. This perspective will uncover gaps in the data, as well as provide opportunities for new or enhanced focus in areas impacting the success of your development programs.
DonorCast Programs also provides metrical assessments of your annual giving programs. By teaming up with Bentz Whaley Flessner Annual Giving experts, DonorCast provides you with an analysis of your annual giving program balanced with data and experience.
Historically, annual giving decisions have largely been driven by intuition, assumptions, and industry rules-of-thumb. This approach, while sometimes effective, carries significant risk. These assumptions and rules-of-thumb not only overlook the specific nature of your annual fund, but may also be false.
Our approach is to look internally at your data and to look externally through custom survey research strategies. Our studies include summary analysis, as well as a correlation of responses to desired giving behaviors.
We provide a thorough analysis of:
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Donor and dollar retention, reactivation, and acquisition
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Giving by key bio demographic characteristics.
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Gaps in tracking methods
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Relationship of program and resource allocations to constituent participation metrics.
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Participation by solicitation method.
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Distribution of donors by gift level.
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Prospect attitudes, perceptions, and giving motivations.
DonorCast is committed to taking the guess work out of managing development programs.
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What will our gift officers yield in the next quarter? In the next year?
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How far are we from attaining our campaign goal? What are the factors?
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Are recent increases in the annual fund sustainable? Were there anomalies in totals?
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Are we investing in the right areas?
Cutting-edge forecasting and simulation techniques project the future of your programs, reveal factors that will contribute to your success, and identify the gaps needing attention. Through metrical analysis of program performance and portfolios, DonorCast will help you optimize your yields and make intelligent planning decisions.
DonorCast Program will help you build stronger development strategies. By focusing on your staff and methods with a metrical eye, your staff will be more productive and giving will increase. Bentz Whaley Flessner can help you design effective organizational approaches to achieve your goals.
Turn to Bentz Whaley Flessner for:
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Comprehensive program assessments.
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Metrics-based feasibility studies.
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Systems analysis and decisions.
