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Expert Profile

Naomi Levine, B.A., LL.B., J.S.D.
executive director, George H. Heyman, Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising

For 22 years, Naomi Levine was NYU’s senior vice president for external affairs and helped raise over $2.5 billion for the University. A graduate of Columbia Law School, she was previously the national executive director of the American Jewish Congress. Levine is special advisor to the president of New York University and chair of the boards of the Edgar M. Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life and the Taub Center for Israel Studies.

Areas of Expertise:

• Fundraising
• Philanthropy
• Ethics and the Law of Fundraising
• Jewish Philanthropy
• Non-profits
• Psychology of Philanthropy
• Board Development

Recent Publications and Research:

• Contribute Magazine, April 2006: "Hushed Money: It's Time That Philanthropic Donors Speak Up for Reform"
• Contribute Magazine, May/June 2006: "Defending the Old Guard: New-Age Philanthropists Who Say Nonprofits Should be Run More Like Businesses Are Missing the Point"
• Contribute Magazine, September/October 2006: "Hold the Phone: Telemarketers Pocket a Whole Lot More Than They Give to Charity - and it's Legal"
• Contribute Magazine, November/December 2006: "School for Scandal: Fundraisers Should be Required to Take a Course in Ethics"
• Contribute Magazine, May/June 2007: "Split Intentions: Private Foundations Need to Walk the Talk on Their Investments"