Jonathan Cher Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

- Managing the lifecycle of complex restricted foundation grants, including writing concert papers, overviews, proposals, and reports; and preparing and monitoring project budgets.- Identifying and achieving partnership matches for Carnegie Hall's fundraising priorities across programmatic areas in line with both short- and long-term cultivation strategies.- Developing and maintaining relationships with foundation program staff and donors through email, calls, meetings, and observations.- Working closely with cross-functional teams at Carnegie Hall to identify new projects that will benefit from foundation support.

New York, New York, United States

- Supported the Executive and Artistic Director, Chief Development Officer, and Director of Foundation Relations in managing a portfolio of ~70 foundations to raise about $4 million in annual fund revenue. - Assisted the development and implementation of strategic fundraising plans to identify, cultivate, and solicit foundation support for Carnegie Hall’s artistic, education, and social impact programs. - Drafted and edited grant inquiries, proposals, and reports; programmatic overviews and concept papers; donor correspondence; meeting briefings; prospect research; and gift acknowledgements. - Created systems and developing organizational schemes to manage production of all written materials; to track gift entry, donor crediting, and department revenue and expenses; to generate reports and lists; and to maintain a database of foundation records.

New York, New York, United States

- Worked on a team of eight to maintain, care for, and conserve New York City’s vast collection of monuments and artwork. - Traveled across all five boroughs to perform both routine maintenance as well as large-scale, in-depth conservation treatments. - Learned the principles of object conservation, including ethics of treatment and best practices for long-term health of the collection.

St. Louis, Mo

- With Dr. Leonard Green, studied the discounting of delayed and probabilistic rewards.- Co-authored and co-edited manuscripts on losses.

St. Louis, Mo

- With Dr. Gary Stormo, developed a method to screen for proteins with auto-regulatory functions. - Co-authored a publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

A.B., Art History And Chemistry

- Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Florence Moog Scholar, Dean's List, Psychology and Biology Research, Chamber Music, Comedy

High School Diploma