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Chief Philanthropy Officer

Pratham USA

New York, New York

Created to improve the quality of education in India, Pratham USA focuses on high-quality, low-cost, and replicable interventions to address gaps in the education system. One of the largest non-governmental organizations in the nation, Pratham was established as a nonprofit in 1995 to provide education to children in the slums of Mumbai and has grown both in scope and geographical coverage. Pratham’s mission is not only to improve the quality of education in India, but also to ensure that collaboration occurs between government, local communities, parents, teachers, volunteers, and civil society members. The goal is to create an adoptable model for all state governments.

The Opportunity

The Chief Philanthropy Officer (CPO) should be a seasoned fundraiser who can think creatively about ways to engage donors and prospects in Pratham’s highly effective and critical work addressing issues such as illiteracy and job training in India. The CPO will focus on increasing awareness and recognition of Pratham’s work with the goal of developing a robust, strategic individual giving program throughout the United States drawing upon the already active regional efforts happening from coast to coast. S/He will work closely with organizational leadership and board members to identify, cultivate, engage, solicit and steward high net worth individuals capable of major, principal, and transformational gifts.

Pratham USA

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    Megan Abbett brings years of experience in advancement, nonprofit leadership, and executive search across many sectors and multiple professional functions. Respected and trusted across a broad range of regional and national organizations, clients return to and refer her to lead, manage, innovate, and execute searches whether in established, maturing, or emerging contexts.

    Just as Megan was adept at matching donors with causes close to their hearts in her nonprofit work, she excels at finding candidates with deep passion for her clients’ missions. Megan began her advancement career with six years at Simmons University in Boston, MA, then known as Simmons College. Her early years leading annual giving allowed her to gain a thorough grounding in development and in the complexities of an urban university with strong undergraduate and graduate programs. From Simmons she moved to her alma mater, Boston College, and later to another part of the nonprofit sector for Facing History and Ourselves, an organization that helps educators and students use history to take action against racism, prejudice, and hate. Her success there led her back to Simmons, where across a seven-year tenure she moved up through management to serve as a senior advancement leader and lead all Communications and Donor Relations. She made the career transition to executive search at Lindauer in 2011.

    Just some of Megan’s notable clients at Lindauer include The Aspen Institute, Auburn University, Brown University, Bryn Mawr College, Children’s Hospital Foundation, City of Hope, Columbia University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dickinson College, Franklin & Marshall College, Grassroot Soccer, Intelligence Squared, Marietta College, Michigan State University, Pratham USA, Room to Read, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the United States Marshals Museum, University of Illinois, University of Kansas Hospital, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, White Plains Hospital, Whitman College, The United States Marshals Museum, and The University of West Virginia. Megan holds a BA in English from Boston College and a Master of Arts in Public Relations and Business Communication from Emerson College.

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