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…
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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…
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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 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 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 108/December 2011 Thinking Ahead: What to Consider for 2012 By Jeffrey D. ByrnePresident & CEO Watch world markets, not just the U.S. markets. Political fundraising doesn't match charitable giving. Will charitable giving top $300 billion for 2011? As development professionals, we must be on top of many facts all of the time. We've got to stay current on…
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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…
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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…
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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 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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