Beth Rowan Email & Phone Number

Bronxville, Ny

Strategic fundraising and communications counsel for: Hospital for Special Surgery, Immersive Health Group, WD Films, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Leukemia & Lymphoma, and Gramatan Village. Panelist for 2019 MedFund conference and 2018 AFP NYC annual fundraising day.

Bronx, New York

One of two principal gift officers for the $7B, 11 hospital academic medical system covering the Bronx, Hudson Valley and Westchester County. Chief fundraiser for Children's Hospital at Montefiore, the Montefiore Fine Art Collection and Program, Einstein Women's Division, and Dermatology. Restructured Einstein Women's Division Board to increase fundraising results from $250K to $1M+; established $1.2M pediatric transport program fund; led art-related technology program, providing VR, AR, 3D printing and IA to improve medical outcomes with a $500K 2018 goal; $1M ask for new autism research re cannabinoids/medical fit-bit.

Greater New York City Area

Tasked with building a new fundraising team to surpass annual fundraising goal. Led Leon and Toby Cooperman Library Capital Campaign; initiated plan to name spaces in newly renovated 6th and 7th floors. Closed Hertog Foundation $125K annual challenge grant for MFA Creative Writing. Raised $115K in six weeks to support Hunter pre-law program. Identified $1.25M alumni opportunity at Hunter College High School. Closed bequest for 13% of $1M+ estate. Developed annual giving strategies to increase revenues for 2018 by 20%.

One Park Avenue, 5Th Floor, New York, New York 10016

Launched a new team in the department's campaign division, responsible for donor relations, donor recognition, corporate and community partnerships with a mission to strategically steward past, present and future principal donors while expanding the donor base, as the Medical Center enters the public phase of its $2.8 billion campaign.

One Park Avenue, 17Th Floor, Ny, Ny 10016

Steward major donors to Children's Services while building strategic partnerships and grass-roots community support for the new Hassenfeld Children's Hospital across targeted neighborhoods, schools, and community groups. Work to interest child and family-focused corporations and foundations to provide financial and in-kind support for all of Children's Services, with the end goal of significantly broadening Children's Services base of support.

One Park Avenue, 17Th Floor, Ny, Ny 10016

Lead an eight-member donor relations team that applied healthcare public relations strategies and best practices to development marketing and communications, stewardship, and online fundraising at a premier academic medical center, which has raised $1.58 billion in the past seven years. Member of six-person senior management team for department’s 80+ employees.Launched Drupal-based online fundraising, moving from $60,000 to $1.25 million in annual revenues in the past four years. Introduced peer-to-peer fundraising, social media, and yearly campaigns, such as #GivingTuesday for KiDS of NYU LangoneProduced first donor newsletter at NYULMC in five years; winner of 2011 PR News AwardSenior counsel for 50+ special events a year, responsible for invitations, solicitation letters, journal entries, remarks, coaching, and presentations. Personally coaches some 30 top doctors a year, from the head of the Cancer Institute to the chair of the Department of MedicineSupervised team of writers for personalized acknowledgement letters to donors of $10,000+ (2,200 letters in FY2013), more than halving turn-around time

Greater New York City Area

Headed a 10-person communications team responsible for all strategic communications and marketing functions for the leading research, treatment and prevention institution for child and adolescent mental health in the United States. Media relations, crisis communications, educational outreach, Web site design, content and search engine optimization, public service advertising, e-marketing, direct mail, and counsel to executive management team.

One-of-a-kind senior counselor role across RF consumer marketing, OTC and Rx healthcare, and corporate branding departments, with an expertise in media relations and new business outreach.

Responsibilities: account management, new business outreach, celebrity management, staff development, annual plans, budgeting, ongoing relationships with advocacy groups, national/local media relations, Rowland brand rebuilding.

Led strategic communications efforts for March of Dimes, the third largest healthcare non-profit in the U.S., with 54 chapters, 1,400 employees, and revenues of $217 million  Finalist: 2004 and 2005 PR Week Nonprofit PR Team of the Year Award 2005 Bulldog Reporter Bronze Award for Cause-Related Media Relations 2005 Bulldog Reporter Bronze Award for Health/Medical Media Relations