Through its membership in The Giving Institute (our President + CEO Jeffrey Byrne served as Board Chair for two years) JB+A is a member of the Charitable Giving Coalition (CGC). Below is the statement from the CGC on the final tax reform bill. Join the CGC in reaching out to your Congressional Representatives and U.S. Senators to let them know…
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The JB+A Team wishes you and yours a happy holiday season. We are grateful for our family, friends, colleagues and partners who helped make 2017 such a great year. We wish you continued fundraising success in 2018.
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#GivingTuesday 2017 is finally here! #GivingTuesday unites: individuals, communities and organizations around the world come together to celebrate and encourage giving. Anyone, anywhere can get involved in #GivingTuesday. And no matter who you are – individual, family, nonprofit, business – JB+A wants YOU to join the movement: spread the word, support a cause, make a gift, share your story. How…
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The largest provider of outdoor advertising in Kansas City is again collaborating with JB+A to support #GivingTuesday. Since the inception of #GivingTuesday in 2012, Lamar has generously provided pro bono digital billboards throughout the Greater Kansas City area to promote this global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. This year, Lamar is donating eight…
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UPDATE: On Dec. 2, the Senate passed its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (S.1). Now that each chamber has passed a version of the bill, it must go to a conference committee to work through differences and draft a single version of the bill that will be sent for another vote in both the House and Senate. If it…
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Each year, a group of charitable, passionate, hard-working professionals are chosen to be honored by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City as “KC’s Most Wanted.” These honorees are movers and shakers who are making a big difference in their professions and in their community - -and JB+A’s very own Vice President Katie Lord is on the list for…
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Eric Tschanz brings deep expertise in nonprofit management and resource development – demonstrated by his nearly three decades of accomplishments and raising in excess of $30,000,000 as President/Executive Director of Kansas City’s nationally-acclaimed Powell Gardens. His partnership with JB+A spans more than 15 years, and we worked with Eric as fundraising counsel during two capital campaigns at the Gardens. Eric’s…
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Through its membership in The Giving Institute (our President + CEO Jeffrey Byrne served as Board Chair for two years) JB+A is a member of the Charitable Giving Coalition. We will continue to carefully monitor the progress of this proposed legislation as it winds its way through the halls of Congress, and will continue to keep you updated. There’s obviously…
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A little more than a month away, #GivingTuesday falls on November 28th this year. In 2016, #GivingTuesday raised more than $177 million through $1.64 million gifts in 98 countries around the world. Be sure to watch for #GivingTuesday billboards throughout Kansas City: for the sixth year in a row, Lamar Advertising is collaborating with JB+A to support this global day…
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Heather Ehlert, Vice President of Client Services Whether seeking to end the federal estate tax or adopt a universal charitable deduction – both of which are being discussed by the current Administration and Congress – tax reform is tricky. While it’s difficult to predict the exact impact these changes would have on charitable giving and nonprofits, we can reasonably conclude…
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