JB&A Professionals

Jan Murfield

Jan Murfield, CFRE, serves as Vice President of Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc. where she focuses on capital and major gift campaigns. As a principal responsibility, Jan manages fundraising operations for the Liberty Memorial Association, in Kansas City, Missouri, which is completing a $104 million national capital campaign.

Jan has 22 years of experience in managing nonprofit organizations, focusing on aggressive, grass-roots fundraising. Her work as a senior manager has allowed her to work in various positions, motivating and training numerous staff and thousands of volunteers to reach fundraising goals.

Prior to joining Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc., Jan served as Executive Director for the Children’s Miracle Network in the Greater Kansas City area. The majority of her professional career was spent with the American Heart Association where she served most recently as a Senior Vice President for the Heartland Affiliate. Additional positions held in her tenure with the American Heart Association include: Executive Director for the Oklahoma Affiliate, Executive Director of the Greater Dallas Metropolitan Region, Deputy Executive Director of the Kentucky Affiliate, and Development Director for the Sedgwick County Division in Wichita, Kansas.

Jan has developed a strong track-record of fundraising over her 22 years of in non-profit work. As a Senior Vice President, Jan was responsible for managing more than 60 staff and hundreds of volunteers in annual campaigns and major gift campaigns. Jan has developed and implemented training programs for staff and volunteers throughout the nation, which resulted in raising millions of dollars through cause-related marketing.

Jan believes in giving back to her profession. She has served on the board of directors of the he local Association of Fundraising Professionals chapter. Previously for AFP, she chaired National Philanthropy Day and the chapter’s Development Committee, served on the membership committee and is now involved as co-chair of the Youth in Philanthropy committee. Jan has served as a member of the faculty for First Course and the Survey Course for AFP. Jan is also active in the (Greater Kansas City) Council on Philanthropy, serving as the Program Chairman for the Midwest Philanthropy Conference. In addition, she served on the Leadership Committee of the capital campaign for the Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, which raised $28 Million.

Jan received her B.A. degree in Journalism from Kansas State University and has been a Certified Fund Raising Executive since 1989.

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