We had a wonderful time on Tuesday, November 10, celebrating 15 years of nonprofit fundraising success with more than 120 guests and exploring the role of donor-advised funds (DAFs) in the powerful future of philanthropy. Joined by featured speakers Matt Nash, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Client Experience at Fidelity Charitable and Debbie Wilkerson, President and CEO of the…
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Jeffrey D. Byrne President + CEO One of the biggest trends JB+A is seeing in fundraising is the impact of donor-advised funds. Nonprofits should be paying close attention to donor-advised funds and their impact on philanthropy. Did you know...? 1. Extremely significant amounts of money are being given to charities through donor-advised funds: the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation granted…
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Anne Corless Associate Consultant In last month's newsletter, we talked about the #GivingTuesday 2015 campaign for your nonprofit. So, you've downloaded the JB+A GivingTuesday_Toolkit_2015 and reviewed all the materials. "Now what?" you might ask. Before joining JB+A, I had an amazing opportunity to work in NYC for what has become one of the world's foremost e-commerce companies. Its incredible success was built through grassroots consumer-driven…
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Sandi Grimm Director of Administration It seems like yesterday when Jeffrey, returning from one of The Giving Institute’s Board meetings, told me about a brilliant new initiative to spur people to give during the holiday season. But it wasn’t yesterday. It was 2012, and we were about to launch into our first #GivingTuesday publicity push. What a simple yet grand…
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Judy Keller, JB+A Executive Vice President, recently presented during the 2015 Assistance League National Conference in San Diego: "Celebrate the Past - Embrace the Future - Reflect and Revitalize". The Assistance League National Conference provides the opportunity for chapter members from around the country to gather for networking and educational development. Judy joined Libby Blair and Pat Reinier, two members of the…
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Jeffrey D. Byrne President + CEO The Giving Institute recently hosted its Summer Symposium in Boston, and I attended a very informative session on "The Charitable Landscape and Donor-Advised Funds" presented by Matt Nash, a Senior Vice President with Fidelity Charitable. I felt the presentation made a good case for donor-advised funds, and has helped me re-shape my thinking around…
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At JB+A, we encourage nonprofits to utilize Giving USA to improve their fundraising efforts. Discover the ways nonprofits can use Giving USA every year and cumulatively to improve their development efforts Understand the factors impacting philanthropy in general and by subsector Benchmark their own fundraising performance against national averages, helping them plan future fundraising strategies Educate Board members, volunteers, donors…
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Editor's Note: On the morning of June 25, more than 180 individuals from the nonprofit sector gathered at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Conference Center for the 501(c) Success National Speaker Series: First Look Giving USA 2015. The event was co-sponsored by Jeffrey Byrne + Associates, U.S Trust and Nonprofit Connect, and marked 10 years of the Giving USA program…
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