Giving in Kansas City

Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc. is proud to have brought Giving USA to Kansas City in conjunction with our partners at the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Giving USA Foundation, Giving Institute, and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

These organizations, along with the 14 funding organizations and Nonprofit Connect have been integral in bringing Giving in Kansas City to the local nonprofit community.

>> Read the Full Report: Giving in Kansas City
>> PowerPoint Slides from the July 9 presentation
>> Handouts from the July 9 presentation

During the week leading up to the Kansas City presentation of Giving USA, JBA’s Jennifer Furla joined in a discussion about philanthropy in Kansas City on KCUR’s news talk show, Up to Date.

Program summary, from the KCUR online archives
There's no debate that times are tough with foreclosures and lay-offs everywhere you turn.  However, even though this year witnessed the first decline of charitable giving in decades, people still manage to give to charitable causes.  In fact, Kansas City is one of the most giving cities in the nation.

Steve Kraske talks with Patrick Rooney, the executive director of the Center on Philanthropy, Jennifer Furla, the executive vice president of Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, and Jaclyn Steiner, the Assistant Vice President of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.  They examine how although national giving has declined slightly, things may be on the upswing in Kansas City as the city's average high-income individual giving is twice the national average.

Listen to the program here: Up to Date - A discussion about philanthropic giving in Kansas City and the nation [Source: archive.kcur.org]