Livingston, NJ, May 20, 2009 — The New Jersey Chapter
of the Association of Fundraising Professionals presented Graham-Pelton
Consulting nominee Joseph E. Stampe its Robert J. Smythe Award for Outstanding
Professional Fundraiser at last night’s 2009 Excellence in Philanthropy awards
dinner.
While many viewers of the
hit Fox Television show House MD™ are familiar with the Princeton-Plainsboro
Teaching Hospital, in reality the University Medical Center at Princeton is the
hospital serving this community. Since
the University Medical Center resides in a downtown area making it difficult to
expand, a decision was made to move outside the city, in nearby Plainsboro, to
allow the hospital to better reach the changing regional demographics of the
community and modernize on a larger site.
You could say this is a rare case of fiction becoming reality.
Stampe serves as the
Vice President of Development for the Princeton HealthCare System Foundation . He
is responsible for all fundraising activities across the system, overseeing
annual funds, corporate and foundation giving, special fundraising events, major
giving, planned giving, donor relations and all special fundraising campaigns,
including Design for Healing - The
Campaign for the New University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro (UMCP).
Design
for Healing is the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the history of
the Princeton HealthCare System Foundation and seeks to raise $115 million in
support of the new $440 million+ state-of-the-art hospital that is scheduled to
open in 2011. Under Stampe’s direction fundraising progress to date is at 71.3%. This includes a $25 million challenge pledge
from private donors David and Patricia Atkinson, which at the time was the
largest gift ever made to a New Jersey hospital. Stampe also secured a $6
million grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation that will support the
creation of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Community Health Center at UMCP’s new
state-of-the-art campus.
The award, named in memory of Robert J. Smythe, a longstanding member of the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals who exemplified dedication and service to the non-profit and fundraising community, recognizes an individual who brings honor, distinction and a distinguished record of excellence in philanthropy.
About Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc.
Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc. is a leading fundraising and nonprofit management firm with offices nationwide. At Graham-Pelton we believe that a strong culture of philanthropy will help clients achieve immediate goals, plus enhance the mission, image and strength of the institution for lasting sustainability. We customize our fundraising services to the needs of the client and the institution's culture, providing campaign management, feasibility and planning studies, board training and development, major gift counsel, interim staffing, and other uniquely tailored services. Learn more at www.grahampelton.com. # # #
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Original photo above provided courtesy of CABphoto, Fairfield, NJ
