•Title: Executive vice president.
•Organization: Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, 814 W. 54th Terrace; 816-237-1999.
•Education: Furla has two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a juris doctorate from the St. Louis University School of Law.
•Focus: Furla brings more than 21 years of experience in fundraising, law, publishing, and nonprofit and small-business management to her new role on the board of directors of the Giving USA Foundation. The organization is dedicated to advancing the research, education and public understanding of philanthropy throughout the U.S.
The organization has produced the annual report “Giving USA” for more than 50 years. Based on research provided by the Center for Philanthropy at Indiana University, the report is the authoritative source on “who gives what to whom.”
As executive vice president at the Jeffrey Byrne & Associates fundraising firm, Furla provides consulting services to nonprofits in Kansas City and across the nation, specializing in capital and endowment campaigns, strategic planning and planned giving.
•Background: She has been vice president and business development officer with Commerce Bank in Kansas City and CEO of the YWCA of Kansas City.
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