Giving Institute
(formerly)
American Association of Fundraising Counsel
Jeffrey
Byrne & Associates, Inc. is a member
of Giving Institute, formerly the American
Association of Fundraising Counsel (AAFRC).
Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc. (JB&A)
is the first Kansas City organization to
be accepted into Giving Institute and one
of only three in Kansas or Missouri.
AAFRC was originally founded in 1935 to
promote the need for professional and ethical
standards of practice and to influence the
creation of laws governing philanthropy.
It has been involved in many milestones
of philanthropy – developing the widely
accepted Standards of Professional Conduct;
helping to fund the start-up of the United
Way; working with the New York State Legislature
to develop and enact the Charity Registration
Act, the basis for a nationwide model; creating
the AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy; and initiating
Giving USA, an annual publication that has
become America’s most frequently quoted
and widely circulated reference of annual
giving and philanthropic trends.
In 2006, AAFRC formerly changed its name
to Giving Institute to more accurately reflect
the nature of the organization and the constituency
served.
Membership currently consists of 36 fundraising
consulting and service companies that assist
not-for-profit organizations. Members are
professionally and geographically diverse,
annually raising billions of dollars for
and providing invaluable types of counsel
to philanthropic institutions. To become
a member, a firm must meet certain ethical
standards in addition to undergoing an extensive
client review process. In addition, once
it has become a member of Giving Institute,
a member firm must be re-credentialed every
three years to maintain its membership in
good standing. To learn more about the Giving
Institute, visit their website at www.aafrc.org
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