Henry A. Rosso
American fundraiser (1917–1999)
Henry A. "Hank" Rosso (13 June 1917 – February 1, 1999) was a leader in the formal development of the fundraising profession in the United States. He began his fundraising career at the March of Dimes, where he helped to arrange the inaugural Mother's March on Polio. He was a founder of the Fund Raising School, which helped codify the principles, concepts, and techniques of the fundraising profession. In 1987, The Fund Raising School became part of the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, now the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Career
Rosso was born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey. As a student at Princeton High School, he was able to arrange an interview with Albert Einstein in 1935, his first in the United States. He served in the US Army Airborne Division during World War II and received a degree from Syracuse University in 1949.
Rosso got into the field of fundraising through his work in public relations. He was Director of Development and Public Relations at The Manlius School, and later worked as an executive with the consulting firms G. A. Brakeley & Co. and John Price Jones.
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