WealthEngine has teamed up with fundraising consulting firm, Bentz Whaley Flessner, to provide the market’s most comprehensive and effective analysis of giving capacity and propensity.

Bentz Whaley Flessner’s analytics division, DonorCast, founded by Joshua Birkholz, principal of Bentz Whaley Flessner and author of Fundraising Analytics, specializes in custom-engineered analytics and data mining training that provide nonprofit organizations with important insights into the giving patterns among their own donors across a spectrum of fundraising programs. DonorCast uses predictive modeling and statistical analysis to increase the sophistication of fundraising programs and to point their efforts to the greatest opportunities for success.

“We have proven to be a solid combination as our clients already respect the tremendous value WealthEngine and Bentz Whaley Flessner deliver within our own respective disciplines of prospect research and modeling,” said Tony Glowacki, chief executive officer of WealthEngine. “In fact, working together, we recently won engagements at two major universities in the Midwest. By formalizing our partnership going forward, institutions can benefit from our integrated approach to wealth identification, prospect segmentation and predictive modeling.”

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There is still time to register for a free webinar on WealthEngine’s Best Practices for Prospect Research in Higher Education Fundraising Report. Two free webinars are scheduled; to register, please click on the below link next to the date that is most convenient to you:

• Tuesday, October 20 from 1-2 pm EST
• Thursday, October 22 from 3-4 pm EST

We hope to see you at one of the webinars. If, however, you cannot join us, you can still download a free copy of the Report at: http://www.wealthengine.com/pub/bpEDUorder.jsp. In the Report you will find eight best practices, case studies highlighting best practices in action as well as useful worksheets for analyzing fundraising return on investment.

For more information, please contact marketing@wealthengine.com.

Today, WealthEngine released our latest Best Practices report, entitled Best Practices for Prospect Research in Higher Education Fundraising. This Report is the culmination of a 5-month research initiative which included an in-depth survey of colleges and universities and qualitative interviews with development professionals.

The Report outlines eight best practices, details five university case studies and includes helpful return on investment worksheets to help you achieve success in your prospect research and overall development efforts.

Visit our Best Practices page to download your free copy today!

Learn more by attending a free, 1-hour webinar on Tuesday, October 20th at 1 pm EST or Thursday, October 22nd at 3 pm EST.

We hope to see you on Thursday at this month’s FREE Thursday Workshop webinar:

Topic: Harnessing Special Events for Prospect Identification
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Presenter: Steve Knight, Client Service Manager, WealthEngine

Special events are an integral part of the fundraising process for all non-profit organizations. This session will look at different types of special events, including those for higher education, healthcare, and the arts, and how you can use research tools to identify prospects for longer-term cultivation. In the examples, we will use our products to show you how to improve your knowledge of attendees as well as target specific populations for more focused events.

To register, please visit:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/311127825.