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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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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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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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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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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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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Byrne Pelofsky would like to congratulate our clients, Swope Health and Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, on securing significant ARPA funding from the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED). Swope Health received $774,063 for their Mental Health Center and $1,420,473 for Medical, Dental and Pediatric Care. Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH), based in Clinton, Missouri, received $2,500,000 in support of their…
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About two hours south of Kansas City, there is a small organization doing big things for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. For 25 years, Hope Unlimited has been a safe harbor for victims of domestic violence in a four-county, mostly rural region of Southeast Kansas. Hope Unlimited has been a refuge and lifeline for hundreds of victims who…
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By Barbara Bloch Vice President of Major Gifts Serving on a nonprofit board is an excellent way to move the mission of a deserving organization forward. It can also be an extremely personal and rewarding experience. But where to start if you have never served on a Board before? How do you match yourself with a Board that is perfect…
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A new report published by Giving USA sheds light on how generational giving patterns have evolved since the 2016 Report. Understanding these shifts in behavior provides sound guidance for nonprofits as they develop strategic fundraising plans that harness the interests and capacity of all generations. Of particular interest, however, is Millennial donors who are set to take in over $70…
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