Everglades Foundation names George Kosar as Vice President of Development

Everglades Foundation, a Palmetto Bay-based nonprofit organization, has appointed George Kosar as Vice President of Development.

The 20-year veteran of higher education fundraising will work with the vice president for development in leading the expansion of philanthropic support to achieve the increasingly ambitious goals of the Foundation’s long-term strategy.

Kosar most recently served as vice president of Corporate Partnerships at Georgetown University. He previously served as Director of Foundation Relations at Boston University, where he led corporate fundraising efforts for the university’s first campaign, which surpassed its initial $1 billion goal with $1.85 billion.

Kosar was also associate director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Tufts University’s Fletcher School and served as a major gifts officer at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she worked with the Dean’s Council, an advisory group of CEOs and global leaders.

Kosar has taught fundraising and grant proposal writing at Harvard Extension School and Northeastern University. He has also lectured on fundraising for the Fulbright Program in Bulgaria and Harvard’s Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. Prior to his work in academia, Kosar served as political affairs officer at the Japanese Consulate in Atlanta.

He holds a PhD in Comparative History from Brandeis University; His doctoral work focused on the Russian Revolution of 1917 and is based on extensive research in Russian archives. He also earned a master’s degree in History from Boston College and a bachelor’s degree in Russian Studies from the University of Virginia.

The Everglades Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring and protecting the Everglades through science, advocacy and education. Since its founding by two fishermen friends in 1993, the Everglades Foundation has become a respected and important advocate for the sustainability of one of the world’s most unique ecosystems.

For more information, visit: www.EvergladesFoundation.org.

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