West Orange, NJ, June 21, 2022- Glenn Miller, Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for RWJBarnabas Health, will be a panelist at CCS Fundraising and AFP-NJ’s luncheon to celebrate the release of Giving USA 2022: The Annual Report on Philanthropy. The event will feature a presentation of the charitable data from 2021, led by Sacha Lehto, Assistant Vice President at CCS Fundraising. Glenn Miller will be speaking about the current state of fundraising in New Jersey amongst some of the state’s top nonprofit leaders, Wendy McNeil, Major Gifts Officer at NJ PBS, Jon Paparsenos, Vice President for University Advancement at Seton Hall University and Caroline Chick, Managing Director at CCS Fundraising.
Mr. Miller, who is responsible for the oversight of the philanthropic efforts for RWJBarnabas Health, has worked as a professional fundraiser for over 30 years. He has served prestigious institutions of higher education, medicine and health. At RWJBarnabas Health, Mr. Miller leads a fundraising team of over 75 staff members at twelve hospitals, cumulatively raising more than $50 million annually.
Prior to RWJBarnabas Health, Mr. Miller was the Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, from 2000 to 2005, and before that ran historic capital campaigns as an executive with CCS, the largest fundraising consultancy in North America. Mr. Miller has worked with Mercy College in Westchester County, NY to reorganize fundraising and with American Cancer Society in New York City to launch a ground-breaking capital campaign.
Mr. Miller was previously honored by AFP-NJ with the Robert J. Smythe Award, for advancing philanthropy in New Jersey. AFP-NJ, one of the largest chapters of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, is an individual member association that advances philanthropy through education, training and advocacy across the state, basing their programs and services on research, experience and the highest code of ethical principles and standards of professional practice.
The event will be held at Jubilee Hall at Seton Hall University on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 12:00pm- 2:30 pm ET. More information on the event can be found here.
About RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health is the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, with a service area covering eight counties with five million people. The system includes twelve acute care hospitals – Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Community Medical Center in Toms River, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Monmouth
Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton in Hamilton, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway in Rahway and Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, three acute care children’s hospitals and a leading pediatric rehabilitation hospital with a network of outpatient centers, a freestanding 100-bed behavioral health center, two trauma centers, a satellite emergency department, ambulatory care centers, geriatric centers, the state’s largest behavioral health network, comprehensive home care and hospice programs, fitness and wellness centers, retail pharmacy services, affiliated medical groups, multi-site imaging centers and two accountable care organizations.
RWJBH is one of New Jersey’s largest private employers – with more than 38,000 employees, 9,000 physicians and 1,000 residents and interns – and routinely captures national awards for outstanding quality and safety. RWJBH has partnered with Rutgers University to create New Jersey’s largest academic health care system. The collaboration will align RWJBH with Rutgers’ education, research and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey – the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center – and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.