| Kent Place School Launches $25 Million Campaign |
Summit, NJ -- During a recent outdoor ground-breaking ceremony, Kent Place School publicly announced a $25 million campaign, the largest fundraising campaign in the history of the school. Following a thorough review of the school’s most compelling needs, the Board of Trustees authorized a 45,000-square-foot addition to the existing school to include new classroom space, a new music facility, science labs and new commons area.
The Board of Trustees has announced that during the “quiet phase” of the Campaign, $21 million in gifts and pledges have been committed. These include five $1 million gifts, two of which are from Kent Place Alumnae while the other three are from current parents. Members of the Campaign Steering Committee will continue to meet with as many individual donors as possible during the public part of the Campaign.
Kent Place School is an all-girls K through 12 independent college-preparatory day school. Since 1894, the school has provided a superior education for young women who demonstrate strong scholastic and creative ability. Graham-Pelton Consulting is proud to assist institutions like Kent Place in fulfilling their promise to the community.
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| Craig C. Hall Named Executive Vice President |
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SUMMIT, NJ -- Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc., a leading fundraising and nonprofit management firm, has announced the appointment of
Craig C. Hall to the position of Executive Vice President. In his new role, Hall will chair the firm’s executive committee which is charged with setting company-wide policy, driving and managing the firm’s growth and charting the overall direction of the company. Hall has been a member of the senior management team and a member of the executive committee since 2001.
“Craig has been a driving force behind Graham-Pelton’s continued and rapid growth since joining the firm six years ago” said Craig J. Leach, President and Chief Executive Officer. “His vast experience in our business and his creative and innovative approach to service development and delivery make him the right person to lead our executive management team."
Throughout his career, Hall has provided fundraising counsel to environmental, civic, healthcare, religious, and cultural organizations, as well as educational institutions and professional associations throughout the United States, Latin American and Bermuda. Hall has supervised and directed campaigns that have raised more than $500 million for capital, endowment and greater needs.
Prior to joining Graham-Pelton, Hall worked at Community Counselling Service, Inc. and at Chubb, Inc. He holds a B.A. in economics from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
Headquartered in Summit, New Jersey and with offices throughout the United States, Graham-Pelton Consulting works in all sectors of fundraising and nonprofit management. Offering clients strategic approaches and integrated services, the firm has assisted nonprofit organizations worldwide in garnering billions of dollars in philanthropic gifts.
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| U.S. Navy Seabees' Museum to Rise in Port Hueneme, CA |
Posted by the Ventura County Star
By John Mitchell
March 6, 2007
Efforts to build a $12 million state-of-the-art Seabee Museum in Port Hueneme took a giant step forward Monday when Seabees and their supporters witnessed a whopper of a groundbreaking on the base.
Instead of the typical cast of groundbreaking dignitaries wearing hard hats, toting silver ceremonial shovels and posing for cameras while they turn dirt that might fill a coffee cup, one wisp of a Seabee did the job.
Equipment Operator Construction Man Crystal Epling, 21, barely 5 feet, 1 inch and recently returned from Iraq, sat in the loader’s closed cabin and firmly worked the controls, moving a sizable chunk of earth across the site of the future 35,000-square-foot museum.
The symbolic maneuver prompted many in the crowd of about 500 to gather around the moving loader, their cameras and camcorders recording the unusual event.
Moments before, a ceremony hosted by retired Rear Adm. Benjamin F. Montoya, chairman of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps/Seabee Historical Foundation, the fundraising arm of the museum, had ended.
Chris Maguire of the Berger Foundation was there to offer a matching grant of $500,000. Vince Armenta, a chief of the Chumash nation, came with a pledge of $75,000 for three years. Last week, the Oxnard City Council authorized $50,000 per year for five years to the new museum.
Bill Hilderbrand, president of the historical foundation, said Caterpillar Corp. gave $250,000 and added a matching grant that could bring in another $400,000.
"As of right now, we have $10.2 million," Hilderbrand said. "When the two challenge grants are met, we will have $10.6 million."
That still leaves $1.4 million to be raised to reach the goal of $12 million, of which $9 million is earmarked for construction of the museum and the remainder for stocking exhibits.
The new museum will replace the museum on the base, a cobbled facility that dates to the World War II era. Construction is expected to begin in about four months, and it is hoped that the facility’s opening ceremony will take place in late summer 2009.
The new building will be on Navy property but outside the Sunkist Gate on Ventura Road. The location will provide convenient access for the public.
Plans are to add education and public programs when the new museum is up and running, Godbille said.
"Because this building will be built as a museum, exhibits will flow better," she said. "We’ll be able to make the Seabee story more interesting, It will be easier to put people in touch with it. Our hope is the new museum will become more of a community asset, not just a Seabee asset."
Many retired Seabees, some leaning heavily on canes, attended the groundbreaking, They included retired Chief Leroy Frank William of Port Hueneme, who served two tours in Vietnam; retired Cmdr. Jim Bullock of Thousand Oaks, who served 15 years with the Civil Engineer Corps and was a battalion executive officer; and Phil Weatherwax of Azusa, a Vietnam veteran who coordinates an alumni group for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3.
"We need a modern museum that has the technology of the world we live in, some of which will prolong the life of artifacts and other items," Bullock said.
The "star" of the groundbreaking event, Epling, said that while she wanted to join the Navy two years ago, she didn’t want to go on a ship. So she chose the Seabees.
Epling, from Elwood City, Pa., said she was honored to be chosen to operate the front loader during the groundbreaking. Asked if she had ever visited the Seabee Museum on the base, she smiled sheepishly. "No. I kept meaning to get over there, but things kept coming up," she said. "Procrastination, that’s what it is. But I will visit it now."
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| Zeigler Named To Graham-Pelton’s Executive Committee |
November 27, 2006--SUMMIT, NJ Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc., a leading national fundraising and nonprofit management firm announced the appointment of Elizabeth S. Zeigler to the company’s executive committee. Zeigler has joined the six-person committee that is charged with setting company-wide policy, driving and managing company performance and growth, and charting the overall direction of the company.
As she begins her sixth year with the firm, Zeigler has been involved in every
aspect of the business including direct account management, new business development, and account supervision. She has been a member of the firm’s senior management team since 2004.
“Elizabeth is a true leader at Graham-Pelton and throughout our industry,” said Craig Leach, President and Chief Executive Officer. “For six years she has provided Graham-Pelton clients with energy, creativity, and the strategic thinking they need to meet and exceed their fundraising goals. Her appointment to our executive committee is affirmation of the value she brings to our clients and the esteem in which she is held by her Graham-Pelton colleagues.”
Since 1991, Zeigler has provided counsel to and managed fundraising campaigns that have raised more then $325 million for institutions in every sector of the nonprofit world.
Prior to joining Graham-Pelton, Zeigler served as Director of Individual Giving for the four undergraduate colleges and five graduate schools at Fordham University where she helped lead a comprehensive $150 million campaign. Zeigler began her fundraising career at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.
An English and Business Graduate of Muhlenberg College, Zeigler also holds a Master’s degree in Adult Education and Human Resources Development from Fordham University.
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| KIPP Academy of Opportunity receives $100,000 grant |
LOS ANGELES, CA — Former USC Heisman trophy winner and NFL Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen and First Republic Bank have announced a total grant of $100,000 to KIPP Academy of Opportunity charter public school.
“I am thrilled to support KIPP Academy of Opportunity’s mission to help put kids on the path to college,” says Marcus Allen. “I strongly believe that their continued hard work and dedication will help them become successful in college and in life.”
KIPP Academy of Opportunity is an open-enrollment, tuition-free charter public school that serves students in South Los Angeles. KIPP Academy of Opportunity features a ‘no shortcuts, no excuses’ philosophy. Students are in class for 9 hours per day, every other Saturday and 3 weeks over the summer, spending approximately 60 percent more time in the classroom than their peers in traditional public schools.
“We at KIPP are grateful to Marcus Allen and our friends at First Republic Bank,” says KIPP Academy of Opportunity founder Mikelle Willis. “This generous grant will give us the tools to provide our students an innovative academic program as they climb the mountain to college.”
There are currently 52 KIPP public schools in 16 states and Washington, DC, including nine KIPP schools in California. In April 2006, Oprah Winfrey described KIPP as a “revolutionary new school system.”
Graham-Pelton Consulting, the national leader in fundraising and nonprofit management, is proud to assist schools like KIPP Academy of Opportunity in fulfilling their promise of service to the community.
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| Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Selects Graham-Pelton Consulting |
Baltimore MD – The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen has announced that Graham-Pelton Consulting has been selected to assist with its upcoming capital campaign to raise funds to renovate the Cathedral and The School of the Cathedral.
Located in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen is a spiritual center and a place that has served a very important role in America’s Catholic heritage. Since its dedication in November 1959, The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen has been the touchstone for Catholics in the Homeland section of Baltimore and throughout the Archdiocese. The contemporary Gothic structure, situated on a 25-acre plot, shelters many distinctive treasures.
The School of the Cathedral was founded in 1871 in the Baltimore City. The school moved to its current location in 1960. Since its modest beginnings, the School has educated and graduated thousands of youngsters who move on to be contributing members of our society, our country and the world. Year after year, the School of the Cathedral graduates are some of the most sought after middle school students.
Both the Cathedral and the School will jointly embark on a historic campaign, to raise funds to renovate both structures. Graham-Pelton is proud to assist organizations like the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen and The School of the Cathedral in fulfilling their promise of service to the community.
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| Frost Valley YMCA Announces Build Strong! Capital Campaign |
On Tuesday, May 16th, Jerry Huncosky, CEO of Frost Valley YMCA, announced the launch of the camp’s latest capital campaign, The Build Strong! Campaign. In front of more than 150 guests, Mr. Huncosky announced the $5 million initiative aimed at growing the camp’s wellness and family lodging facilities. “Frost Valley changes lives,” Huncosky said. “We have a duty to ensure that future generations of campers are able to benefit from the Frost Valley experience, just like so many here tonight have.”
Huncosky went on to explain that numerous supporters were generous during the campaign’s year-and-a-half long “quiet phase”. “I am pleased and humbled to report that we have already secured $2.7 million,” he said. “The really hard work begins now, though.”
The Build Strong! Campaign seeks to raise funds to build a new wellness center and additional family-friendly lodging accommodations. With more than 35,000 annual visitors, the camp’s year-round nursing staff must respond to various medical issues. In addition to serving traditional guests, Frost Valley works with a number of special children each year through its partnership with the Ruth Gottscho Kidney Foundation. Frost Valley is home to the nation’s first camp-based dialysis center, which is still unique in its ability to mainstream children with kidney disease into camp-life with other children. The dialysis unit is staffed under the supervision of Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center.
Additionally, the Mitchell Family Center, named in recognition of a generous gift by the English, Bonter, Mitchell Foundation and the Mitchell Family, will allow Frost Valley to better serve the more than 6,000 family members who attend retreats, reunions and weekend and holiday get-aways. This new lodging facility will feature 46 semi-private rooms, each with a private bath. In addition, two suites will be constructed for seasonal doctors, nurses, and group leaders. Frost Valley YMCA was founded in 1901 and is located in the Catskill Mountains in Claryville, NY.
With offices throughout the United States, Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc. is a national leader in fundraising and nonprofit management. Graham-Pelton is proud to assist organizations like The Frost Valley YMCA in fulfilling their promise of service to the community.
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| Nature Conservancy retains Graham-Pelton for Executive Search |
The Nature Conservancy, the world’s largest non-profit conservation organization, seeks a Director of Philanthropy for its New Jersey Chapter. Meaningful work, dynamic Board leadership, strong development track record, outstanding staff, and a location in picturesque Morris County make The Nature Conservancy a dynamic position for those seeking to play a key role in preserving the last great places of New Jersey.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of seven years experience in successful major gift concentrated fundraising and will be expected to provide strategic and operational leadership. This exciting opportunity will allow the successful candidate to interact collaboratively with a professional staff and an engaged board of trustees, while creating, communicating and implementing a broad vision for increasing financial support for The Nature Conservancy’s work. Campaign experience is also desirable as a future major campaign is on the horizon.
It is essential that the candidate demonstrate a genuine commitment to The Nature Conservancy’s mission and to conservation of the natural world. The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Ultimately, the Director must possess the ability to generate passion for increasing financial support for The Nature Conservancy’s work in New Jersey and around the world.
Qualifications: Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications or related field. Management experience, including an ability to motivate, lead, set objectives and manage performance of a multi-disciplinary team is critical. The candidate must also possess expert knowledge of current and evolving trends in major gifts giving, solicitation techniques and comprehensive campaigns. A proven track record of soliciting and closing major gifts is necessary. An advanced working knowledge and understanding of charitable gift planning is a plus.
Compensation is very competitive and commensurate with experience. The Nature Conservancy also offers an excellent benefits package.
All qualified applicants should submit a cover letter, resume and professional references (including contact information) to: Scott Gleba, Graham-Pelton Consulting, 39 Beechwood Rd, Summit, NJ 07901 or sgleba@grahampelton.com
For more information about The Nature Conservancy, please visit http://www.nature.org.
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| Bach Choir of Bethlehem Launches Second Century Fund Campaign |
 The group has already received $1.6 million of the $2.7 million it needs.
Posted by The Morning Call on 2/15/06
By Kathy Lauer-Williams
Of The Morning Call
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, which presents the oldest Bach festival in America, kicked off a $2.7 million fund-raising campaign Tuesday for expanded programming and to ensure the long-term future of the institution.
At a news conference at Hotel Bethlehem, choir President David Beckwith unveiled the Second Century Fund Campaign that will raise money to boost the choir’s endowment and help fund the next two years of general operating expenses.
Beckwith said the choir has already received $1.6 million in gifts from the community, board and staff and hopes to raise the additional $1.1 million before the 100th Bethlehem Bach Festival in May 2007.
’’I am very pleased with the start,’’ Beckwith said. ’’Bethlehem has been a Bach destination for a century. We need to sustain our legacy into the next century.’’
Beckwith said the choir’s budget has grown to more than $900,000 a year because of new programming, such as the successful Bach at Noon concerts, a free series at Central Moravian Church. One of the concerts preceded the news conference.
Executive Director Bridget George said 50 percent of the choir’s budget is from ticket sales, $136,000 comes out of the $3 million endowment fund, and the rest comes from donations. The campaign would raise the endowment to $4.5 million.
’’Building the endowment is crucial,’’ George said. ’’As the budget increases, so must the endowment.’’
’’This music is important,’’ added Greg Funfgeld, artistic director. ’’It has to be heard. We want to make sure that the choir exists forever.’’
Beckwith said the choir has been adding programs to provide Bach aficionados with more opportunities, as well as to introduce Bach to a wider audience.
In addition to Bach at Noon, which started last year, the choir has collaborated with Bethlehem’s Touchstone Theatre to present a staged version of ’’Mr. Bach Comes to Call,’’ a popular Classical Kids CD. The choir has begun filming the performance for a DVD and a PBS broadcast in 2007.
Other educational outreach programs include Bach to School, a program to introduce Bach to schoolchildren, and a Bach summer institute to help teachers incorporate Bach into curriculum.
The choir also will host a March 21 concert by the Bach Collegium Japan, one of the world’s leading interpreters of Bach. It’s one of just three concerts in the group’s North American tour.
Beckwith said the ’’next milestone event’’ will be in 2007 when the 100th festival is held.
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| New York/New Jersey Trail Conference Exceeds Campaign Goal |
The Trail Conference has proudly announced that the Connecting People With Nature campaign has raised more than $3.1 million in just over two years, allowing them to declare victory.
A recent announcement by the Morris County Open Space Preservation Trust of a $500,000 grant, coupled with a matching grant of $500,000 from the New Jersey Green Acres program, enabled The Trail Conference to declare victory. With these most recent grants The Trail Conference will make their second New Jersey acquisition—a 74-acre assemblage in Washington Township that will accommodate the co-aligned Highlands Trail and Patriots’ Path.
The goal of the campaign was to raise $2.5 million in order to:- Improve the connectivity of the region’s trail system
- Increase recruitment and training of volunteers for trail crews by rebuilding the historic Bear Mountain trails
- Convert all hiking maps to digital format
The generosity and commitment of the Conference members and partners makes it possible for the Trail Conference to achieve the vision of creating and safeguarding high quality hiking opportunities for future generations.
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| Lisa Grider to be featured speaker at CASE Online Speakers Series |
Building a Better Board:
Helping Trustees Help Themselves
A working partnership between education professionals and trustees is at the core of any institution’s success. Yet the challenge is in managing that partnership in a way that advances the institution and makes the most of your top volunteers’ talents. This seminar guides you in building a better board, from tackling the challenges in creating effective board governance to improving board development.
For more information, click here
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| $1.5M Gift to Help CentraState Healthcare System Expansion |
 Couple’s good fortune shared with hospital
$1.5M GIFT TO HELP CENTRASTATE EXPANSION
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 12/15/05
BY JOSEPH SAPIA
FREEHOLD BUREAU
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A Millstone Township couple has made the largest donation — $1.5 million — in the 34-year history of the CentraState Healthcare System.
Robert D. O’Donnell, 59, is the former president and chief executive officer of Freehold-based Community Bank of New Jersey. O’Donnell, now vice chairman of the hospital’s board of trustees, is to become chairman next month.
Donna O’Donnell, 57, was a nurse for 25 years, her last job being in the 1990s with the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey.
Because of the donation, announced Wednesday, the Medical Arts wing of CentraState Medical Center on Route 537 is now the Donna O’Donnell, R.N., Medical Arts Building.
The 50,000-square-foot, three-story wing, which opened in 2002 and cost $20 million to build and equip, houses hospital units and doctors’ offices.
The O’Donnell donation itself is to be used toward a 170,000-square-foot, three-story complex to house a health awareness center and fitness club. Construction is to start next year and be completed in late 2007 or early 2008, said James M. Goss, a CentraState spokesman. Its cost is yet to be determined.
"My grandmother used to say, "Whatever you give in life will come back tenfold,’ " Robert O’Donnell said. "My reality far exceeds my wildest dreams. I want to give back to the community because the community enabled me to do what I do.
"I want to recognize my wife because I’m able to give back to the community thanks to the support she has given me over the years," said O’Donnell, who married his wife 37 years ago. "If I had a second life, I would find her again and marry her again, if she would have me. She has been my biggest cheerleader."
"We’re lucky we have that relationship," Donna O’Donnell said.
Besides O’Donnell family members, various CentraState staffers including Caroll DeRocco, a registered nurse in the hospital’s oncology unit, attended the formal announcement in the hospital lobby.
"I think it’s a tremendous honor," said DeRocco, commenting on the wing being named after someone in her profession. "I love my career.
"My daughter" — Nadia, 5 — "told me last night, "Mommy, when I grow up, I want to be a nurse, just like you,"’ said DeRocco, 42, a Neptune resident who has been a nurse for seven years. "It touched my heart."
The O’Donnell donation has been in the works for about a year. But Robert O’Donnell surprised his wife with the Medical Arts wing’s name change a few months ago, Donna O’Donnell said.
CentraState officials said they were aware of only one other hospital building in the state being named after a nurse — Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville.
"How appropriate" the wing is named for a nurse, said John T. Gribbin, CentraState’s president and chief executive officer.
"A building has been named really for nursing," Donna O’Donnell said. "(Nursing) gave me true satisfaction."
"Hospital executives dream of days like this," Gribbin said. "Bob and Donna have thrilled CentraState with (their) generosity. You set the bar pretty high for us here at CentraState."
Other sizable gifts
Previously, CentraState’s largest gift was the Bukiet family’s donation of 5 acres on Route 537, valued at $600,000, about five years ago, said Roman Lucky, CentraState’s vice president of development.
As for monetary gifts, the hospital has been willed gifts of a few hundred thousand dollars and has had various $100,000 donations from living donors, Lucky said.
"My Donna has always said, "That’s your gift,’ " said Robert O’Donnell about the donation. "And I always said, "Without you, we wouldn’t have what we have.’ "
"They really have a beautiful relationship," said the O’Donnells’ son, Rogan, 35. He said his parents taught him and his brother, Brendan, 32, "in simple words, how to love — all-around love." Both sons still live in Millstone.
Donna O’Donnell has held various jobs as a licensed practical and registered nurse. Robert O’Donnell has been a CentraState trustee since 2001.
"The health-care veins run deep in that family," said Vincent Maltese, past chairman of CentraState’s trustees.
"We are more pleased in giving this gift than you are in receiving it," Robert O’Donnell said. "Today, we stand here, we count our blessings. It doesn’t get any better than this."
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| Bergen Catholic High School Announces Launch of First Campaign |
On Saturday, September 17, 2005, Brother Lawrence T. Murphy, C.F.C., President of Bergen Catholic High School, announced the launch of the school’s first-ever capital campaign, The Campaign for the Second Half-Century. In the company of nearly 400 alumni, parents and friends who were gathered to celebrate Bergen Catholic’s 50th Anniversary, Br. Murphy announced the $6 million initiative aimed at growing the school’s endowment and expanding and enhancing facilities. “At our 100-Year Anniversary in 2055, I’m confident that the Bergen Catholic family will recognize our foresight and commitment to grow and expand the Bergen Catholic legacy of excellence in Catholic education for the next half-century,” Br. Murphy said. “We must be ever-mindful of the potential success of Bergen Catholic High School. We have a duty to ensure that future generations of students are able to benefit from a Bergen Catholic education, just like so many of you here tonight.”
The Campaign for the Second Half-Century seeks to grow its endowment by $3.5 million for scholarships, financial aid, faculty development, and international studies. An additional $2.5 million is sought for major renovation projects, land acquisition, and classroom and science lab improvements.
Bergen Catholic High School is a private, four-year, college-preparatory high school for young men located in Oradell, New Jersey, a small suburban community approximately 10 miles from New York City. It is owned and operated by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The school is currently celebrating its 51st year of operation. Its student body numbers approximately 850 young men from over 90 towns in the surrounding area.
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| USA Today names Creede Repertory Theatre one of the top 10 in the United States |
Creede, CO, USA Today has named the Creede Repertory Theatre one of the top 10 regional theatres in the country in an article published on July 15, 2005. This designation was noted in the publication’s weekly feature called “10 Great.” "This company was started from graduates of the University of Kansas," Beth Leonard, artistic director of Stephens College Okoboji Summer Theatre in Spirit Lake, Iowa says, "and it’s one of the most successful reps in the country." Located in tiny Creede, Colorado "the company takes on really challenging material," offering a rotating schedule of several plays throughout the summer. For more information visit Creede Repertory Theatre’s website at www.creederep.com.
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| CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation Selects Graham-Pelton |
Gulfport, MS –The Civil Engineer Corps/Seabee Historical Foundation has announced that Graham-Pelton Consulting has been selected to assist with their capital campaign to raise funds to build a new U.S. Navy Seabee Museum in Port Hueneme, CA.
The CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation was formed to ensure that the proud heritage and rich history of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps and the Navy’s military construction force, the Seabees, are properly documented, preserved, and maintained. Public awareness of the contributions and accomplishments of the Seabees and the Civil Engineer Corps is a primary goal.
The long legacy of this unique military force began in 1867 when the Civil Engineer Corps was founded. For 75 years the CEC directed the efforts of civil service employees and civilian construction contractors in meeting the Navy’s requirements for facilities ashore. In 1942, when the need arose for a construction force in uniform capable of defending itself in a war zone, the Seabees were created, led by the CEC.
The Foundation is the private support arm of the CEC/Seabee Museum, providing funds for the improvement, expansion, and upgrade of the Museum. The development, restoration, and construction of major exhibits, displays, and artifacts are also funded through the foundation.
“We are thrilled to have been selected as fundraising counsel to the CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation,” commented Craig J. Leach, President and CEO of Graham-Pelton Consulting, “We look forward to contributing to an improved appreciation of the historical significance of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps and the Seabees, and to preserving their invaluable legacy for future generations as well.”
With offices throughout the United States, Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc. is a national leader in fundraising and nonprofit management. Graham-Pelton is proud to assist organizations like the CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation in fulfilling their promise of service to the community.
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| Manhattanville College Announces $15 million Campaign |
 Purchase, NY – Manhattanville College has announced the launch of the public phase of their $15 million Honor the Promise, Deliver the Dream capital and endowment campaign – the first in the college’s history.
“Enrollment is at an all time high, because students want, and this world needs, the kind of compassionate intelligence that our mission mandates,” said Richard A. Berman, president of Manhattanville. “Everywhere I go, people tell me how necessary this is. But we need to keep pace with the rest of the world, in order to secure our future.”
“Since 1841, we have never had a significant capital campaign,” Berman said. “We have had no new academic, athletic, or student buildings for many years. Our goal is $15 million for new facilities and to build a solid foundation by growing our endowment.”
Ten million dollars has already been secured, including one gift of $2 million and five gifts at the $1 million level.
“With the gifts we have received so far,” Berman declared, “we can publicly, proudly, go forward with our campaign to Honor the Promise and Deliver the Dream.”
Manhattanville College (www.manhattanville.edu) whose mission is to educate students to become ethically and socially responsible leaders for the global community, was founded in 1841. Manhattanville is an independent and coeducational liberal arts institution offering undergraduate majors in the arts and sciences, the largest teacher education program in Westchester County, and strong part-time graduate and professional studies programs for adult students.
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| UMDNJ-NJ Dental School Receives $2 Million Gift |
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has received a $2 million award from Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey, Inc. to establish the Delta Dental Educational Conference Center in a new Oral Health Pavilion at the UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School.
The award will be used to construct three state-of-the-art lecture halls for students that also can be combined into one conference center with a capacity of more than 400. The Delta Dental Educational Conference Center will include three conference rooms, a school lounge and a gallery that serves as a site for events. These areas of the conference center will comprise nearly 20,000 square feet within the Oral Health Pavilion, a three-story, 78,000 square-foot facility.
The conference center development is part of a $45 million capital campaign for construction of the new Oral Health Pavilion and the renovation of the existing dental school.
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) comprises New Jersey’s only three medical schools, the state’s only dental school, the school of health related professions, the school of nursing, the school of public health and the school of biomedical sciences on campuses in Newark, Piscataway/New Brunswick, Stratford, Camden, and Scotch Plains. UMDNJ also operates University Behavioral HealthCare in Newark and Piscataway. It is affiliated with more than 200 health care and educational institutions throughout the state.
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| Amer. Youth Philharmonic Orchestras Selects Graham-Pelton |
Annandale, VA -- American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras, Inc. has announced that Graham-Pelton Consulting has been selected to assist with their upcoming fundraising endeavors.
Open to promising young musicians, the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras’ four orchestras -- two training orchestras and two symphonic orchestras -- offer an opportunity for intense orchestral training, development, and performance under outstanding conductors and coaches. Through the orchestras, young people with a common interest, commitment, and discipline work together to achieve harmony and excellence. In concert, these young musicians share their remarkable achievement and appreciation for classical music with the community.
American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras, celebrating their 40th Anniversary of excellence in training and offering performance opportunities for young musicians will be working closely with Graham-Pelton Consulting to evaluate, upgrade and implement a more structured and successful development program, while also providing educational training sessions for the board and staff.
"We are thrilled to have been selected as fundraising counsel to the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras,” commented Craig J. Leach, President and CEO of Graham-Pelton Consulting, “and in turn, contributing to an improved quality of life for today’s youth through greater opportunities for musical expression and development.”
With offices throughout the United States Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc. is a national leader in fundraising and nonprofit management. Graham-Pelton is proud to assist organizations like American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras in fulfilling their promise of service to the community.
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| Morris Land Conservancy Declares Victory! |
 Morris Land Conservancy has announced that its historic “Preserve Now – Protect Forever” campaign has surpassed its $3 million goal with the support of over 400 donors. Twenty-eight of the campaign’s donors have pledged $25,000 or more. This achievement will set the way for the Land Conservancy to purchase 10,000 acres of land and assist others to acquire another 16,000 acres in the next decade.
The success of “Preserve Now – Protect Forever” guarantees the preservation of drinking water, farmland and wildlife habitats in Northeast New Jersey for generations to come. “Morris Land Conservancy’s dedication and passion to preserve open space has made them leaders in Morris County,” says Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen.
The Land Conservancy was formed in 1981 with an original goal of assisting the Morris County Park Commission in land preservation. It has since moved beyond that goal to a general mission of preserving open space and helping others in their preservation efforts.
Today the Conservancy enjoys membership of more then 1,300 people.
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| US Equestrian Team Foundation Selects Graham-Pelton |
Gladstone, NJ and Lexington, KY -- The United States Equestrian Team Foundation, the fundraising arm of the nonprofit organization that represents the United States in international equestrian sports, has chosen Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc. as its fundraising counsel.
The United States Equestrian Team (USET) was founded in 1950 and is responsible for selecting, training, equipping, and financing teams of the highest possible standard to represent the United States in Pan American and Olympic Games, World Championships, and other international competitions.
During the past five decades, USET riders have won more than 100 titles in international competitions, including thirty Olympic medals.
Today, the role of the USET Foundation is more important than ever. Equestrians throughout the United States depend on the USET Foundation to provide the necessary support for high performance training and programs needed to compete and win at upcoming international competitions.
The USET Foundation, which is located in Gladstone, NJ, will be working closely with Graham-Pelton Consulting to identify and raise the funds necessary to send what promises to be the best Equestrian Team in U.S. history .
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| St. Magdalen Raises Over $1.5 M for New Spiritual Center |
 St. Magdalen de Pazzi Roman Catholic Church (Diocese of Metuchen) was founded in 1859 as a center of Catholic faith in Flemington, NJ. Remarkable growth spurred the church’s move in 1989 from a small church structure to its present home on Mine Street.
The new church and parish center was designed in the 1980’s to accommodate 1,500 families. Today, St. Magdalen is the spiritual home to over 3,100 families.
After careful deliberation, plans for the “Planting the Seeds of our Faith Campaign” was underway in an effort to accommodate the church’s growing parish community.
Generosity has been the hallmark of the “Planting the Seeds of our Faith Campaign.” This campaign represents the vision to develop St. Magdalen’s community of faith and provide a legacy of spiritual development for every member of the community and especially the children of St. Magdalen’s parish.
Upon completion of the church’s renovation project, the new spiritual center will allow for the parish’s continued growth and service to the community.
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| Pascack Valley Hospital Breaks Ground for $50M Renovation |
 Hundreds of guests from the Westwood, NY community gathered on July 22, 2003 for a groundbreaking ceremony at Pascack Valley Hospital.
Preparations for the hospital’s $50 million building expansion project were underway for months, and the ceremony signaled the official beginning of the construction.
Upon completion, the expansion will house a new, state-of-the-art Obstetrics Department with 18 private maternity rooms, a high-risk perinatal diagnostic area, a Level 3 Nursery and an open garden.
Additionally, there will be expanded Cardiac Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine areas with an outdoor terrace available for exercise. The Sleep Disorders Center, The Diabetes Center and The Skin Laser and Cancer Centers of NJ, as well as other new ambulatory services, will also be included in the new facility.
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| Union County College Announces $7.5 Million Campaign |
 Cranford, NJ -- Union County College Foundation announces the launch of the public phase of the Partnership for the Future capital and endowment campaign.
Victor M. Richel, Chair of the Union County College Trustees and Vice Chairman of Independence Community Bank will serve as the Campaign Chairman of this historic venture. Mr. Richel has announced that $3.1 million dollars has already been raised towards the campaign’s goal of $7.5 million.
In order to address the mounting challenges of increasing enrollments, growing student financial assistance needs, and the necessity to provide the planned Elizabeth campus expansion with state-of-the-art equipment, the College has embarked on its first capital campaign in 45 years. According to Richel, “The major thrust of this Campaign is to increase the Union County College Foundation endowment to a level that can better meet the critical need for scholarship support.”
The Partnership for the Future seeks to raise $7,500,000 in gifts and pledges by June 30, 2004 to be dedicated to the long-term needs of the College, endowment funds for critical student scholarships, and final construction and equipment costs of a planned new building in Elizabeth that will more than double the available space at the College’s most rapidly growing campus.
Union County College is a public comprehensive college and is a member of New Jersey’s system of nineteen county colleges. The College operates major campuses in Cranford, Elizabeth, Plainfield, and Scotch Plains, New Jersey and enrolls over 10,000 full and part-time credit students.
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| Jack Walton Named Senior Manager of Washington, DC Office |
Jack Walton comes to Graham-Pelton Consulting with fifteen years of development experience encompassing major gift fundraising, corporate relations and sponsorships, capital campaign management, donor cultivation, and strategic planning.
Prior to joining Graham-Pelton Consulting, Mr. Walton’s development career included fundraising and leadership positions in the arts, higher education, and healthcare.
Mr. Walton holds a bachelors degree from Howard Payne University and a Master of Music degree from Baylor University.
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| Michael A. Fazio Joins Graham-Pelton Consulting |
Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc., is pleased to announce that Michael A. Fazio has joined the firm as Campaign Director.
Michael comes to Graham-Pelton from Fordham University’s Office of Development and University Relations. His diverse portfolio of fundraising experience further strengthens Graham-Pelton’s commitment to serving the unique needs of its nonprofit clients.
Michael received his M.B.A. from Fordham University, majoring in both Marketing and Management Systems. He also completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Media Studies at Fordham.
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