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Mary Chrow
Senior Campaign Director
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mc@cdsfunds.com
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Mary Chrow is a dynamic development professional with twenty years experience in non-profit management and institutional advancement. Mary has demonstrated success in raising over $100 million in annual and capital campaign funds for private schools, universities, social justice organizations, and health science centres in the United States and Canada. She has extensive operational experience in complex, multi-faceted environments with skills in strategic realignment, non-profit governance, and board development. Mary is very effective in working with volunteer leadership and staff managers. She has a history of leading and managing staff during organizational change.
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Professional Experience:
2005-Present
Custom Development Solutions, Inc. (CDS), Charleston, SC
Senior Campaign Director
1999-2005
Chrow & Associates, Far Hills, NJ
Principal
1996-1999
Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada
President and Chief Executive Officer
1992-1996
Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada
Vice President, Capital Campaigns
1988-1992
LEAF, Legal Education and Action Fund, Canada
National Director of Development
National Campaign Director, Branching Out Campaign-$5,000,000
1987-1988
Rutgers University Foundation, New Brunswick, NJ
Assistant Campaign Manager, Campaign for Rutgers-$350,000,000
1985-1987
Beaumont School, Cleveland Heights, OH
Director of Development and Public Relations
1981-1985
John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH
Development Officer, Centennial Campaign- $16,000,000
Assistant, Alumnae Reunion Program & Administrator, Blue/Gold Club
Education:
National Society of Fund Raising Executives
Certified Fund Raising Executive Professional Accreditation, 1996
John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH
Bachelor of Arts, English Literature and Economics 1984
Affiliations:
National Project on Sharing Resources: Developing Models of Collective Fundraising for National Women’s and Girl’s Organizations-Canadian Feasibility Study-“Women’s Future Fund”
Skills for Change, Toronto-Capital Campaign Plan
The Toronto Historical Board Marine Museum-Fundraising Materials Development
Association of Health Care Philanthropy
The Linden School, Toronto-Fundraising Committee
Ryerson Polytechnic University, Fundraising Program
Ryerson Polytechnic University, Fundraising Curricula Review and Writing
Canadian Non-Profit Housing Foundation-Raising the Roof-Resource Development Action Plan
Ryerson Polytechnic University, Editor and Advisor, Multi-Media Fundraising Curricula
Canadian Women’s Foundation Board, Chair Economic Development Grants Committee
Strategy Institute, National Symposium on Planned Giving
Canadian Women’s Foundation, Campaign Planning Committee
Canadian Women’s Foundation, Treasurer and Secretary
Canadian Women’s Foundation, Chair National Resource Development Committee
Nancy’s Very Own Foundation
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