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News You Can Use Issue 112/April 2012 What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?   Jeffrey D. Byrne President & CEO Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc.   As President & CEO of our fundraising consulting firm working with nonprofits nationally, I often get asked how I got involved in fundraising. I've been working with nonprofits for the last…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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News You Can Use Newsletter July 2014 The Benefits of Planned Giving John F. MarshallSenior Vice President  I began my fundraising career way back in 1976 when I joined the development department in New York City, one of the largest Salvation Army departments in the country, if not the world. I was young and lacking any previous development experience, and…
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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…
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News You Can Use Issue 120/December 2012   A Year-End Note   by Jeffrey D. ByrnePresident & CEO  As Nonprofit Executives and Development Professionals you are called on to juggle multiple issues all the time within your nonprofit organizations. Additionally, you have to keep abreast of what happens around your local communities, regionally and around the globe. Just think about a…
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News You Can Use Newsletter June 2014 Charitable Donations Grew Again in 2013 Fourth Straight Year of Gains Contributions Reach $335.17 billion from American Individuals, Estates, Foundations and Corporations    Editor's Note:  If you live in the Greater Kansas City, Missouri area, please join Jeffrey Byrne + Associates, Inc., U. S. Trust and Nonprofit Connect this Thursday, June 19, at…
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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…
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News You Can Use Issue 113/May 2012 Getting Your Board Onboard   Judy Keller Senior Vice President   Editors note: Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc. is a member of The Giving Institute (a member of the Nonprofit Research Collaborative) and a contributor to the annual Giving USA Report which is researched and written by The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.…
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