Carol H. Pitchersky was Associate Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, responsible for development and strategic planning from 1979 to 1988. With the ACLU on the verge of bankruptcy when she arrived, she built a development program that yielded funds for growth, a cash reserve and an endowment. She helped guide major decisions during that period, serving as the principal deputy to ACLU Executive Director Ira Glasser.
After leaving the ACLU Carol founded a one-person consulting firm, dedicating herself to helping nonprofit organizations achieve their purpose and reach their program goals. She worked with many of the nation's major advocacy organizations including Amnesty International, Children's Rights, Inc., National Environmental Trust, NARAL ProChoice America, Oxfam, Planned Parenthood and the Washington Office on Latin America.
Earlier in her career, Carol was the Development Director of Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, she also helped establish the Legal Services Corporation and was a member of the team that ensured hiring of minorities and women during the Carter Presidency. She also wrote the first foundation fundraising reference book, now called The Taft Reporter.
Throughout her career, Carol led by example and touched the lives of development professionals throughout the civil rights community. She died of cancer in October 2004. She is survived by her husband, Morton H. Halperin; her father, Arthur Pitchersky; and her two sisters, Karen Williams and Laura Crisp.
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