The Power of 3: A Pathway to Fundraising Success At the CASE District V & VI Annual Conference 2024, Mary Spangler, Executive Director of the Kansas City Kansas Community College Foundation, along with Jeffrey Byrne of Byrne Pelofsky + Associates, presented a powerful session titled "The Power of 3: Public Funding; Philanthropy; Partnerships for Fundraising Success." This session provided an…
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A New Dawn in Student Support: Hickman Mills C-1 School District's $770,000 Grant for Restorative Practices In a significant step forward for community-focused education, the Hickman Mills C-1 School District has been awarded a $770,000 grant by the Jackson County Children's Services Fund (JCCSF). This funding is a beacon of hope for fostering better mental health and social-emotional well-being among…
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Byrne Pelofsky congratulates our client, Kanbe’s Markets, for receiving a $100,000 Building a Legacy grant award from JE Dunn Construction! Kanbe’s strives to build a more inclusive food system by diverting perfectly good, edible fruits and vegetables from going to landfills and delivers it to a network of stores in USDA “low food access” neighborhoods in Kansas City, and to…
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Byrne Pelofsky's Vice President of Major Gifts, Barb Bloch, was proud to attend the KC Autism Training Center’s (KCATC) groundbreaking celebration on March 22nd, to recognize progress and upcoming projects. KCATC is a private childcare facility specializing in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders. With our fundraising and grant support, KCATC was able to reach their goal to raise $1.2…
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Inclusion Connections, a Byrne Pelofsky capital campaign client, welcomed U.S. Representative Sharice Davids to their Olathe headquarters in February 2024. Inclusion Connections, an Olathe-based nonprofit organization that works to increase access and opportunities for adults living with Intellectual/Developmental Disability (I/DD), provides an impressive array of year-round programs designed for individuals with disabilities. After a tour of the facility, Representative Davids pulled…
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Byrne Pelofsky is delighted to announce that our client, Kansas City Autism Training Center (KcATC) has successfully met their Mabee Challenge Grant match! KcATC was the recipient of a $230,000 Mabee Challenge Grant to support Phase II of their Hope Capital Campaign. The $1,200,000 fundraising campaign will address many capital needs of the Center and surrounding property allowing for the…
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The temps might be frigid, but we hope you had the opportunity to dine in or carry-out during the 2024 KC Restaurant Week. This year, one of the three nonprofit benefactors is Kanbe’s Markets, a Byrne Pelofsky client and trailblazer in the food insecurity space. Kanbe’s Markets is on a mission to build a more inclusive food system by transforming…
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Since 2017, Byrne Pelofsky has partnered with Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) to secure funding from the McKinney-Vento Act’s Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program via the U.S. Department of Education. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is federal legislation that ensures the educational rights and protections of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Students who don’t have a stable…
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Byrne Pelofsky is proud to work alongside the Women’s Sports Foundation to expand advocacy efforts, sport access and programs for underserved girls and women. The Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) exists to ensure that all women and girls, no matter their race, ethnicity, ability, social or economic status, have access to the lifetime benefits of sport or physical activity. In 1974,…
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Byrne Pelofsky is delighted to announce that our client, the Independence Police Department (IPD), was awarded a grant through the US Department of Justice to deploy 200 body worn cameras, with an implementation start-date goal of January 2024. The grant funding also includes three additional positions, one commissioned, and two non-commissioned that are dedicated to supporting the equipment, infrastructure, and…
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