On September 20, Jeffrey Byrne & Associates and the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation will present the findings of Giving USA 2006 to Kansas City-area nonprofits at a free program to be held that afternoon from 2p.m. to 4:30p.m. at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Giving USA 2006 will be presented by Dr. Patrick M. Rooney, who is Director of Research for the Center on Philanthropy and guides the Giving USA report. You’ll hear the latest numbers on 2005 giving in the United States by individuals, corporations and foundations and will learn the changes in giving patterns among various sectors, the importance of individual and planned giving, and the impact of crisis giving to hurricane relief.

Last year, more than 200 nonprofit executives, development directors, and volunteers joined us to learn what the numbers from Giving USA 2005 meant for giving in the United States in 2004. This year, we have expanded the program to include a look at Giving USA in relation to other empirical studies by Center on Philanthropy that examine household and lifecycle giving. In addition, we’ll provide an overlay of what you are reporting on your DonorEdge® data, and offer you the opportunity to ask questions about what the numbers mean for your development efforts.

For more information on this program contact Jeffrey Byrne & Associates at 1-800-222-9233, or click here.