Jeffrey D. Byrne, President & CEO
Jeffrey Byrne
Jeffrey Byrne’s decades of experience working in the nonprofit sector continues to improve lives through philanthropy and build clients’ capacity by connecting stakeholders to missions. His intensive work with numerous organizations, with thousands of volunteers, and on scores of diverse client projects has provided him invaluable experience in the field of fundraising.
Jeffrey brings a distinctive, client-focused philosophy to fundraising, financial development, and capital campaign planning and management. A fourth generation farmer, Jeffrey’s client relationships reflect his Midwestern upbringing, work ethic and strong commitment to advance philanthropy.
President of the only Kansas City firm to be accepted into Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-profits, Jeffrey and his firm’s associates have raised millions of dollars on campaigns ranging from $1,000,000 to more than $300,000,000 for clients across all subsectors: healthcare, human services, education, environment and YMCAs to name a few. He has spearheaded campaigns for rural nonprofits needing to increase healthcare services within their communities to national membership organizations seeking to improve programs for constituents throughout the country. Among the firms successes are campaign planning and management for: The Harry S. Truman Library Institute for National and International Affairs; The Liberty Memorial National Association’s World War I National Museum; Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Endowment Program; American Academy of Family Physicians Major Gifts effort; hundreds of capital campaigns for YMCAs; The Nature Conservancy, Kansas Chapter Tallgrass Prairie; Powell Gardens Heartland Harvest project; dozens of faith-based campaigns and numerous other development projects.
Today, Jeffrey’s fundraising leadership is shared with the nonprofit community through the workshops, seminars and keynote addresses he delivers throughout the country on a broad range of fundraising topics. His writings appear in numerous publications and can be found on the Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc. website. A thought leader in the industry, Jeffrey serves as Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Giving Institute and on committees that shape the current and future standards of philanthropy counsel in the United States.
Jeffrey’s efforts as a leading fundraising practitioner were recognized in 1998 when he received the “Excellence in Fundraising Award” presented by the Greater Kansas City Council on Philanthropy. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor’s degree in political science, Jeffrey serves on several nonprofit boards and is the proud puppy owner of Kinsey, a Border Collie.