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Senior Associate
Cari Palmer has fifteen years experience in institutional
advancement, non-profit management and preservation. Her skills
and expertise center around strategic planning and philanthropy,
particularly reshaping and revitalizing development programs for
organizations that span cultural, educational and healthcare missions.
Cari served as Director of Development and Marketing for the House
of the Seven Gables where she was responsible for all aspects of
external relations. She funded/conducted a feasibility study for
the Essex National Heritage Area to establish a regional Documentary
Heritage Program. She served as Director of Development Operations
for the North Shore Medical Center Foundation where, among other
duties, she spearheaded the largest cancer initiative north of Boston
(NSMC Cancer Walk), which included appeals, third party events,
major gifts, media partners, corporate sponsorships and raised more
than $1 million annually.
Prior to joining CHC, Cari was the Executive Director of the Newburyport
Maritime Society where she guided the board and staff through a
strategic planning process and Front-End Evaluation. In two years,
she overhauled systems, restructured and expanded operations, recruited
a strong professional team, and implemented a comprehensive development
program that focused on major gifts, and corporate/government/foundation
grants.
Her progressive path in cultural institutions started in preservation
as an apprentice in art conservation for Old World Craftsmen in
NY. From there she worked as an archivist at the Albany County Hall
of Records, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the Theatre Collection
of Houghton Library at Harvard University.
Cari received her MA from Lesley College with an emphasis in non-profit
management. She has served as a volunteer and/or board member for
several community organizations including: ZuMix (dedicated to constructive
creative expression of inner city kids from East Boston), the Women's
Crisis Center (now Jeannie Geiger Crisis Center) in Newburyport,
and the Yellow School Center for the Arts in Byfield MA.
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