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News You Can Use Issue 122/February 2013   Board Cultivation is More Than Just New Board Members       by Mary Ellen ClarkSenior Vice President   You've worked hard to engage your board in the year-end appeal and it showed.   They've suggested new prospects, and opened doors to these individuals. Feedback showed that year-end giving is increased over that in 2011. These…

News You Can Use Issue 121/January 2013  Insights for Strategic and Tax Changes for 2013    by Jeffrey D. ByrnePresident & CEO  As Congress passed legislation in the early hours of the New Year, much changes for tax and fiscal issues for 2013. The two things we know about life is: sooner or later we all pay taxes and we can't take our…

News You Can Use Issue 130/October 2013 "I'll need to check with my financial advisor about that." Jeffrey D. ByrnePresident + CEO Hasn't every fundraiser or CEO heard this response when soliciting a prospective donor for a major gift?  "Let me check with my financial advisor about that $50,000 pledge you requested." That normally sends chills up and down the spines…

News You Can Use Issue 123/March 2013 Giving Institute and Giving USA Foundation Board Meeting, Spring 2013 by Jeffrey D. ByrnePresident + CEO Last week at the Giving Institute and Giving USA Foundation Spring Board meeting (the publisher of the Giving USA annual report on philanthropic giving) where I am a Board member, we had the pleasure to engage with Dr. Una…

News You Can Use Issue 114/June 2012 Upcoming: Special Report, Forum(s) Giving USA: The Numbers for 2011 U. S. Trust, JB&A and Nonprofit Connect to present High Net Worth Philanthropy Study along with Giving USA on June 26. This coming Tuesday, June 19 Giving USA Foundation, www.givingusa.org will release its annual report of charitable giving in the United States for 2011. Nonprofit…

News You Can Use Issue 131/November 2013        Tuesday, December 3, 2013 "The end of the year is a powerful time for nonprofits, a time of tremendous energy and momentum. Nonprofit professionals understand and appreciate the potential for their organizations in year-end giving," says Jeffrey Byrne, President + Founder of Jeffrey Byrne + Associates, Inc. "#GivingTuesday harnesses the power…

News You Can Use Issue 126/June 2013   Charitable Donations Grew in 2012Third Straight Year of GainsContributions Reach $316.23 billion from American Individuals, Corporations and Foundations   Editor's Note:  If you live in the Greater Kansas City, Missouri region, please join Jeffrey Byrne + Associates, Inc., U. S. Trust and Nonprofit Connect on Friday, June 28, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation…

News You Can Use Issue 129/September 2013   Simple Tools...Fundraising Success!  Mary Ellen ClarkSenior Vice President  We all want to be successful, whether at work or as a volunteer. As a development professional, it is your responsibility to ensure your Board has the tools necessary for fundraising success. One of the greatest challenges facing certain Board members is getting an appointment…

News You Can Use Issue 110/February 2012 Campaigns Are Going Over Goal... Really! By Judy Keller, CFRESenior Vice President    If you pay attention only to some of the doom and gloom still present in the media about fundraising's incredibly slow recovery, you may find it hard to believe, but campaigns today are not only succeeding, they going over goal in the face…

Click on any of the links below to read past issues of News You Can Use Newsletters, published monthly by the professionals at JB+A. Articles prior to November 2011 can be found on our Resources page. April 2015: A PESTy Assessment Tool For Your Organization / Patrick Rooney, Ph.D., Presenter of GUSA Annual Report. March 2015: Are You on the…