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Melissa Kostovski
Director of Institutional GivingDepartment of External Affairs
212.614.5301
mkostovski@cssny.org
Melissa Kostovski oversees and implements development strategies to grow CSS’s annual revenue from foundations, corporations, and government agencies at the city, state, and federal level. Her work includes identifying prospects, prioritizing requests, cultivating donor relations, and soliciting grant requests. She is a seasoned professional with more than 16 years fundraising experience who has raised more than $150M in grant dollars from foundations, corporations, and government agencies.
WHY THIS WORK IS IMPORTANT TO ME:
“CSS affords me the opportunity to use my professional skills to have a positive and meaningful impact on pressing economic and social issues confronting New York City’s low-income communities.”
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT:
Director of Development, Women in Community Service, a national, not-for-profit providing life-skills and job training to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women as well as disadvantaged youth (Job Corps)
Director of Development, City Lights School, a not-for-profit school providing academic, social, and vocational education for emotionally disturbed and court-adjudicated youth
BOOKS I WOULD RECOMMEND:
John Adams by David McCullough
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore
EDUCATION:
B.A. in International Affairs, Minor in Economics, University of Maryland at College Park
Certificate of Graphic Design, Corcoran School of Art