Client Snapshots
"When the Boston Athenaeum was undertaking its first capital campaign in more than a century, we knew that a cookie-cutter approach to major fund-raising wouldn’t work. Carol Rosner and Bill Jaques worked with our Campaign Committee, Trustees, and staff to develop a campaign that respected the traditions of our membership while maximizing our opportunities to raise significant funds. As a result, we exceeded our original $19 million goal by $10 million and won support from a broader range of constituencies than ever before. We have very much appreciated their strong but sensitive leadership."
Beth Kopley
Former Director of Development
Boston Athenaeum
Current Campaign Director
Polytechnic School, Pasadena, CA
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Library of the Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA
Company Client 1997 – 2002
The Athenaeum, one of the world’s great private libraries and long a Boston cultural icon, undertook a complete restoration and renovation of its Beacon Hill facility in the late 1990’s. The Company was asked to succeed prior counsel in the midst the nucleus phase of its $19-million Twenty-First Century Campaign. Working with Director and Librarian Richard Wendorf and Co-Chairs Don Belin, Bayard Henry, and Lionel Spiro, Company consultants Carol Rosner and Bill Jaques refocused campaign strategy, advised on the hiring of the Athenaeum’s first full-time development director, and helped to expand the scope of the overall development program. The campaign was successfully concluded in 2002 with more than $29 million secured in project funds and new endowment.