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Educational Background
Rebecca Carew is the Director of Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Relations at the New York Public Library (NYPL). With over 17 years of experience in the field of cultural nonprofit development, she has worked in nonprofit communications, membership acquisition and engagement, fundraising, and in the conceptualization and management of strategic partnerships at a variety of arts, research, and historical institutions including Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and the Levine Museum of the New South.
Throughout her career, Rebecca has amassed a broad portfolio of integrated collaborations—building bases of support for nonprofit institutions, local communities, and the wider cultural ecosystem. In addition, she has consulted a variety of arts and culture institutions on communication, fundraising, and small business engagement practices, with the objective of developing effective and impactful strategies in New York City and beyond; and, remains actively engaged in the ever-evolving dialogue on the relationship between the arts and corporate funding. Her devoted tenure in the arts and culture sector allows her to fulfill a lifelong passion for art and philanthropy in service of her unwavering belief that art is a major catalyst for social change.
Rebecca graduated from Appalachian State University, where she majored in Cultural Anthropology.
Biographical Information
Rebecca Carew is a fundraising and strategic partnerships consultant with nearly two decades of experience in nonprofit development. Her work spans fundraising, communications, audience engagement, corporate philanthropy, and the development of cross-sector collaborations that connect institutional priorities with meaningful community impact.
Throughout her career, Rebecca has developed and led partnerships across a range of arts, research, and historical institutions, including The New York Public Library (NYPL), Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), and the Levine Museum of the New South. Her experience encompasses securing significant philanthropic investments, developing innovative brand collaborations, and building fundraising programs and partnership models that support long-term organizational growth.
In her consulting practice, Rebecca advises nonprofits, cultural institutions, and mission-driven organizations on fundraising strategy, partnership development, and the systems and structures that sustain their work. She remains actively engaged in the evolving relationship between philanthropy, corporate investment, and the cultural sector, with a particular interest in how cross-sector collaboration can advance meaningful social and community impact.
Rebecca holds a degree in Cultural Anthropology from Appalachian State University and believes in the power of arts, culture, and cross-sector collaboration to advance social progress, environmental stewardship, and more resilient communities.