Jay Tebbe

Jay Tebbe, Gifting Insider’s Donor Ambassador, has worked to develop the new information sharing platform and deploy the new Best Interest Gifting (B.I.G.™) campaign designed to guide donors and charities to all give in their best interest.    

Prior to his role with Gifting Insider™, Jay served as the President and Publisher of the Belleville News-Democrat (BND) for 14 years, completing a 41-year career with the local digital and print media company.

Jay led the BND through one of the most transformational periods in its 160-year history: its evolution from a newspaper to a multi-platform, digital journalism company.   Under his watch, the BND was recognized for its strong local journalism, particularly its award-winning investigative reporting, and for its consistent growth in digital audience.

Throughout his career at the BND, Jay was deeply involved in community affairs and philanthropic initiatives. He served on multiple boards, including:

• Belle-Scott Committee
• Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce
• Get to know the Metro-East
• United Way
• Downtown Belleville Optimists
• Cathedral Grade School
• Downtown Belleville YMCA
• Lewis and Clark Council of the BSA
• American Heart Association Heart Walk
• American Cancer Society
• Belleville District 118 Foundation
• Air Mobility Command Civic Leaders
• Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois
• St. Peter’s Cathedral Finance Council
• Diocesan Finance Council
• Belleville Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Committee
• St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Community Advisory Board

Jay has a B.S. in Business Management from Empire State College in Rochester, New York. He resides in Swansea, Illinois alongside his wife Diane. They have two children and two grandchildren.