Benefactors - by Joshua M Birkholz & Amy S Lampi (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Leadership Roles and Connections: Amy and Josh have substantial connections and spheres of influence in the philanthropic sector. Beginning in June of 2022, Josh will take on the role as chair of the Giving USA Foundation. Amy just completed her tenure as the 2021 president of AFP's Greater Houston Chapter, one of the largest chapters in the association. Integration Into Speaking: Josh and Amy are both frequent speakers at industry conferences and events as are a number of other BWF staffers/consultants. Events include conferences such as CASE Summit, TLCC2022 (Tessitura Network), AFP, ICON 2022 in Las Vegas, LEAD 2022 in Houston, BWF VP Conference 2023, AFP-GHC Ask The Experts Houston 2022, AHP (Association of Healthcare Professionals), AASP (Association of Advancement Services Professionals). They will include books as part of their speaking fee when possible, while BWF staffers will promote during their speaking engagements"--

Book Synopsis

Overcome contemporary fundraising challenges and equip your non-profit or charity to meet the digital age head-on

Contemporary fundraisers and development professionals are meeting a new and challenging set of obstacles as they go out into the world and attempt to raise money for their causes and organizations.

In BeneFactors: Why Some Fundraising Professionals Always Succeed, a team of veteran philanthropy strategists and consultants delivers an exciting and practical playbook for modern fundraising that can be deployed in a variety of charitable and non-profit organizations and settings. You'll explore the eight factors you must master to exceed your fundraising goals in the modern era.

In the book, you'll discover:

• Strategies for navigating the digital fundraising transformation and how to guide your digital donors through the giving process
• How to use data science and predictive analytics to inform your decision-making process and find better results
• Ways to banish excessive risk aversion and uncover a boldness you didn't know you had in you

An extraordinary and insightful handbook to fundraising in the digital age, BeneFactors: Why Some Fundraising Professionals Always Succeed is sure to find its way onto the bookshelves of board members, development professionals, and other leaders of fundraising teams and organizations.

From the Back Cover

PRAISE FOR BENEFACTORS

"Birkholz and Lampi offer that most valuable of gifts an accessible synthesis. Drawing on actual experiences, the authors show us how to use data, deal with teams and engage leadership issues at a time when fundamental notions of fundraising are being revised."
-- Amir Pasic, Dean, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

"An encouragement for all fundraisers and managers looking to make an impact -- the pages practice what they preach with ample discussion questions and thoughtful flow. This book examines the field with a wide lens, while making the experience personal with anecdotes and vulnerability from its authors."
--Kathryn Van Sickle, Founder of The Development Debrief

"As fundraising has evolved from pastime to profession, practitioners are held to ever-higher standards. Birkholz and Lampi have done the field a service by defining characteristics of a high-performing fundraising professional. Their eight factors provide a professional development roadmap for those at any stage of their career who aim for continuous improvement."
--Laura MacDonald, Principal and Founder of Benefactor Group, Past Chair of the Giving USA Foundation

"Josh and Amy work tirelessly to enhance the philanthropic sector by educating its members of best practices for engagement with data and donors."
--Victor Yates, Philanthropy Officer, Phoenix Children's Hospital

"Birkholz and Lampi distill decades of experience, observation and data into an easily digestible guide to succeeding in today's fundraising environment. Successful fundraising takes both head and heart: BeneFactors navigates the reader from practical steps around data and digital through an exploration of harnessing your own authenticity and leadership. Josh and Amy are both devoted to learning and sharing what they learn, and in BeneFactors they bring the sector an important new perspective."
--Andrew Recinos, President and CEO, Tessitura

About the Author

JOSHUA M. BIRKHOLZ is CEO of the international fundraising services firm, BWF. He is a philanthropy and fundraising innovator with nearly two decades' experience leading nonprofits, universities, and healthcare centers around the world. He is the author of Fundraising Analytics: Using Data to Guide Strategy and Chair of the Board of the Giving USA Foundation.

AMY LAMPI is an Associate Vice President at BWF with two decades of direct fundraising experience in the arts, education, and healthcare. She is a recognized thought leader within the Tessitura Network and AFP, past president of the AFP Greater Houston Chapter, and frequently lectures on donor relations and fundraising analytics for the Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership at Rice University.