Patti Schaefer

Experience

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  Morgan Stanley

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1998

  Vice President

  Head of Corporate Philanthropy and Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Foundation

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  Irving Goldman Foundation

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Executive Director
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  Rauch Foundation

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

  Program Officer for the Environment

  Provided development and strategic planning consultation to environmental groups on Long Island, Baltimore and eastern Maryland who were working to combat suburban sprawl, pesticides, groundwater pollution, and over-development in the Pine Barrens and Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Worked with trustees and community partners to lay the early groundwork for the region's first indicators project, the Long Island Index.

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  Cooke School and Institute

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2013

  Vice President, Institutional Advancement

  At Cooke I learned that all education should be "special education" and it was my great pleasure to participate on the school leadership team through the school's first-ever capital campaign and accreditation process. Through its work with the Institute, the advancement department championed the needs of the city's littlest learners in partnership with early childhood centers throughout the five boroughs.

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  CCS

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Senior Director

  Campaign counsel for International College (Ras Beirut, LBN) to implement an $84 million fundraising campaign.

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  Nonprofit Quarterly

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Writer, Nonprofit Quarterly
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  Rauch Foundation

  Dec 2015 - now

  Managing Director