Grant Whitney Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Currently the Asst. Vice President, Gift Planning at Mass General Hospital. He joined MGH as Senior Director of Planned Giving in October 2022 to supervise frontline staff and was tapped in May 2023 to provide vision and leadership for a gift planning team of 10 professionals. MGH has already exceeded its $3 Billion Campaign goal (December 31, 2024). In his current role, Grant is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of the Gift Planning program including growing… Show more Currently the Asst. Vice President, Gift Planning at Mass General Hospital. He joined MGH as Senior Director of Planned Giving in October 2022 to supervise frontline staff and was tapped in May 2023 to provide vision and leadership for a gift planning team of 10 professionals. MGH has already exceeded its $3 Billion Campaign goal (December 31, 2024). In his current role, Grant is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of the Gift Planning program including growing and expanding its revenues, managing and marketing of the program for both internal and external audiences, overseeing the trust and estate gift program and the administration of life income gifts and bequests. Grant applies a background in alternative dispute resolution to philanthropic planning with donors, and friends interested in creating family meaning. He is an experienced charitable gift planner with a history of growing philanthropic support and strengthening relationships with institutional supporters. This includes closing complex major gifts with cutting edge philanthropic vehicles and strategies that account for the changing nature of wealth holding. He brings demonstrated success in high stakes Capital Campaigns. And, he delivers philanthropic advising to high net worth families relying on legal and mediation backgrounds. Fluent in best practice Income and Transfer Tax planning. Experienced Nonprofit Coach and Manager. Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Leads all facets of long-standing planned giving program through final years of $3 billion campaign, the largest in hospital history, supervising nine employees. Alongside frontline pg staff, identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards prospects capable of making major and principal level outright and planned gifts balanced across hospital priorities. Collaborates with robust major, principal gift and annual fund programs. Oversees robust trust & estate program distributing an average of $20… Show more Leads all facets of long-standing planned giving program through final years of $3 billion campaign, the largest in hospital history, supervising nine employees. Alongside frontline pg staff, identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards prospects capable of making major and principal level outright and planned gifts balanced across hospital priorities. Collaborates with robust major, principal gift and annual fund programs. Oversees robust trust & estate program distributing an average of $20 - $25 million annually. Stimulates office-wide asset based giving efforts including complex business assets and real estate. Enables comprehensive stewardship, marketing, data and administrative efforts. Show less

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospects capable of making major outright and planned gifts to the FAS. Provide technical assistance and education for donors, professional advisors, volunteers, and colleagues on legal, tax and financial aspects of charitable giving. Strategic partner and trainer for HCF staff covering 14 quinquennial reunion campaigns. Collaborative Athletics major gift team member. Provide family based philanthropic advising to major donors and families. Lead… Show more Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospects capable of making major outright and planned gifts to the FAS. Provide technical assistance and education for donors, professional advisors, volunteers, and colleagues on legal, tax and financial aspects of charitable giving. Strategic partner and trainer for HCF staff covering 14 quinquennial reunion campaigns. Collaborative Athletics major gift team member. Provide family based philanthropic advising to major donors and families. Lead planned giving donor recognition program. Assist in creating implementing and monitoring a comprehensive marketing and recognition program for gift planning. Collaborate with gift planning team, Harvard Management Company, Office of General Counsel to further programmatic goals. Collaborate with FAS frontline staff to achieve monetary and non-monetary development goals. • Manage the John Harvard Society (3,200 living members) and serve as primary national co-chairs contact. • Identify, recruit, and manage 50+ volunteers from the college classes of 1945 through 2001, and the Graduate School. • Organize biennial business meeting and 200-person stewardship event. Show less

Prior to assuming additional responsibility as Senior Associate Director, provided similar service to alumni and staff. In addition, assumed regional professional leadership noted below:Planned Giving Group of New England (PGGNE), Boston, MA (http://www.pggne.org/) Executive Board 2004-2008.40 year-old 501(c)(3) professional organization representing over 350 New England charities and affiliated professionals.VP of Programming ('05-'06); President-Elect, Government relations… Show more Prior to assuming additional responsibility as Senior Associate Director, provided similar service to alumni and staff. In addition, assumed regional professional leadership noted below:Planned Giving Group of New England (PGGNE), Boston, MA (http://www.pggne.org/) Executive Board 2004-2008.40 year-old 501(c)(3) professional organization representing over 350 New England charities and affiliated professionals.VP of Programming ('05-'06); President-Elect, Government relations lead ('06-'07); President ('07-'08) • Initiated second year strategic plan projects including web site redesign; addition of a third monthly programming track; expanded program marketing with other regional professional groups; and collaborative joint programming with sister councils.• Served on Strategic planning committee and led second year implementation. • Oversaw and recruited more than 32 speakers for monthly programs and All-Day Conferences over a two year period.• Stimulated collective membership reporting of charitable IRA rollover data to national association in its inaugural year.• Managed twelve member volunteer board and paid administrator.• Represented organization at national leadership meetings. Show less

Cambridge & Southborough Massachusetts

*Served in various third party ADR capacities. Arbitrator/Mediator in labor & employment contract and grievance disputes in the private and public sector. *Member of AAA and NHPERB labor panels. *MCAD employment discrimination mediation panel. mediated public housing and accommodation cases. *Contracted neutral Federal EEO investigator. Executive Departments served included agencies of the Departments of Agriculture, Interior, Justice and the EPA.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Created University's planned giving function; led program through Lesley’s first-ever Comprehensive Capital Campaign. • Initiated planned giving recognition society, guiding its growth by 67% over tenure.• Implemented a multi-option charitable gift annuity program.• Managed Major Gift unit of three full time equivalents.• Initiated comprehensive and regular review of Gift Acceptance Polices. • Trained Board members and staff… Show more • Created University's planned giving function; led program through Lesley’s first-ever Comprehensive Capital Campaign. • Initiated planned giving recognition society, guiding its growth by 67% over tenure.• Implemented a multi-option charitable gift annuity program.• Managed Major Gift unit of three full time equivalents.• Initiated comprehensive and regular review of Gift Acceptance Polices. • Trained Board members and staff. • Traveled nationwide to cultivate, solicit and steward outright and planned gifts. Show less

Jd, Alternative Dispute Resolution And Labor Law

Activities and Societies: Moot Court, Disabilities Law Center Disabilities Law Clinic, Interscholastic Moot Court Team

Bachelor'S Degree, Labor And Industrial Relations

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Labor And Industrial Relations

Bs, Industrial & Labor Relations

Activities and Societies: 8 time Varsity letter winner in Cross Country and Track. 3 time Div. I All-American. 2 time Cross Country.