In the January 3, 2017 article of the Chronicle of Higher Education, Winkler Group CEO Tim Winkler discusses the acceptance of gifts of property. In the article "What to Do With a Mustang, and Other Lessons in Handling Gifts of Property," Winkler offers a lesson for every advancement professional as he describes what happened when the actual value of a donated vintage car was far less than the donor's appraised value.
http://www.chronicle.com/article/What-to-Do-With-a-Mustang-and/238787
March 10, 2026
The Winkler Group, a national full-service fundraising consulting firm, announces three senior promotions, including Raymond E. Carnley, Ed.D., to Principal, to oversee firmwide operations and service delivery.
February 10, 2026
Nonprofit leaders are not buying commodities when they hire campaign or strategic planning consultants. Yet closed RFPs often force boards and executives to evaluate judgment-driven work as if it were standardized procurement. The result may be compliant—but it is rarely well-aligned. In this piece, Jim Bush examines why closed RFPs fall short for fundraising and strategy work, and what nonprofit leaders unlock when selection processes allow for dialogue, discernment, and fit.
