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Client Success Story: SAVE, Inc. Receives Congressional Community Project Funding from Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II

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SAVE, Inc., a Byrne Pelofsky client, is the recipient of a $400,000 House appropriation secured by Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II for FY2023. SAVE is one of 15 community projects that will receive this federal funding for the benefit of communities in the Fifth Congressional District.  The funding will be used to support PRIDE Haven, Kansas City’s first and only drop-in…

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Congregation Beth Shalom Pours Foundation for New Sanctuary

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Construction is moving forward on Congregation Beth Shalom’s new sacred space – the result of a successful $12,000,000 capital campaign executed in partnership with Byrne Pelofsky.  The new sanctuary is part of a planned addition to the current campus at 143rd and Lamar. The Lamar site was constructed in 2006 and serves primarily as a school. The new sacred space…

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Dr. Una Osili Presents Giving USA 2023 at Annual Nonprofit Connect 501c Success Series

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Despite inflation rates reaching a 40-year high, giving to nonprofits  in the United States in 2022 reached nearly $5 Billion, according to Dr. Una Osili, Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Dr. Osili presented  Giving USA 2023: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2022 to a full auditorium…

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Giving USA 2023: Charitable Giving in the United States reached Half of a Trillion Dollars in 2022

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According to Giving USA 2023: The Annual Report on Philanthropy, American individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $499.33 billion to U.S. charities in 2022. Economic conditions introduced new challenges in 2022 after record giving records were set during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Giving USA, the longest-running and most comprehensive report of its kind in America…

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Client Spotlight: Kanbe’s Markets

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Byrne Pelofsky is excited to spotlight Kanbe’s Markets, a local organization working to alleviate food insecurity in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. For the past twelve months, Byrne Pelofsky has been supporting Kanbe’s capacity building efforts through grant writing services and guidance around a strategic three-year growth campaign. Kanbe’s Story Long before he started Kanbe’s Markets in 2016, Founder &…

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Congratulations to Dr. Bonnie Humphrey, Missouri Valley College President, on her Retirement

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Byrne Pelofsky would like to congratulate Dr. Bonnie Humphrey on her retirement after 18 years as President of Missouri Valley College (MVC). During her tenure, Dr. Humphrey successfully directed several major capital projects and campaigns for MVC.  Byrne Pelofsky has partnered with Dr. Humphrey and MVC’s development staff over the past two years to raise over $8,000,000 in support of…

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Client Success Story: Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center Receives $2,000,000 Grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for Maternal Health Program

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Byrne Pelofsky is delighted to announce that our client, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center (Sam Rodgers) received a $2,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to implement a new Maternal Health Home program. Funding from the federal government is intended to support programs that improve maternal health outcomes for vulnerable populations experiencing the highest risk of…

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Please Welcome BP+A’s Newest Team Member: Dr. Thomas Sack

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Thomas M. Sack, Ph.D. Of Counsel Byrne Pelofsky is pleased to announce the addition of Thomas Sack, Ph.D., to our staff. Tom comes to us after a 40-year career at MRIGlobal where he served as President & CEO for the past ten years. Sack led MRIGlobal in a stellar $15,000,000 capital campaign that expanded the institute’s critical life sciences work…

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Client Success Story: Kansas City Autism Training Center Receives Mabee Challenge Grant

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Byrne Pelofsky is delighted to announce that our client, Kansas City Autism Training Center (KcATC) is 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 full capacity of the building and property to be…

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Nonprofit Performance Reviews: 4 Best Practices

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Performance reviews in both nonprofit and for-profit sectors serve as a tool in which managers and their employees, and other key stakeholders can evaluate work performance. They help identify strengths and weaknesses, offer constructive feedback for skill development, and assist with individual goal setting in relation to department and organizational goals.    Nonprofit performance reviews are generally and more specifically focused…

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