The Nature Conservancy Welcomes New Chief Philanthropy Officer

In this role, Girvin-Argon leads the Conservancy’s philanthropy programs, which annually raise $400 million, one of the largest such programs outside a university setting in the United States. Rebecca oversees a staff of 150 in Gift Planning, Principal and Major Gifts, Institutional Giving and Advancement Services. She and her team also are responsible for the organization’s $1.6 billion Campaign for a Sustainable Planet, which currently is more than half way to its goal and is the largest private fundraising campaign ever undertaken for conservation. Rebecca serves as the Conservancy’s philanthropy spokesperson and key leader for the organization’s field philanthropy programs in 50 states and a number of international geographies.