Matthew J. Beem, PhD, CFRE
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Matt Beem chairs the advisory board of the Hartsook Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy at Plymouth University in Plymouth, United Kingdom and is a senior fellow of the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s (UMKC) Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership. He served on the board of trustees of Avila University in Kansas City from 2015-2017 and on the board of trustees of Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa from 2008-2014.
Matt is a featured speaker on fundraising and fundraiser compensation in the United States and abroad. He is the author of Performance-Driven Fundraising: Taking Control of Your Success and a co-author of $231 Billion Raised and Counting with Bob Hartsook and Karin Cox.
Matt holds a bachelor of journalism in news editorial from the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia and a master of public administration in nonprofit management and doctor of philosophy in organizational behavior and higher education administration from UMKC’s Bloch School of Management and School of Education.
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Hartsook Announces Its New President
Hartsook is pleased to announce the promotion of Karin Cox to the position of President. Karin has served as Senior Executive Vice President since 2008.
Karin Cox, MFA
President and Co-Founder, Hartsook
“Karin’s well-deserved and timely promotion to President and Co-Founder recognizes her vital role in Hartsook’s creation, its present and its future,” said Hartsook Chairman and CEO Dr. Matthew J. Beem. “Because she is based in North Carolina, Karin is particularly accessible to our East Coast clients, in addition to her clients located around the country.”
Karin Cox and Bob Hartsook opened Hartsook’s doors in 1987. Since then, the organization has been active in helping nonprofits harness the Power of Philanthropy™.
Karin has served in senior leadership roles in nonprofit and business sectors, and is an author, frequent presenter and senior consultant. As Hartsook’s President and Co-Founder, she will continue to provide exceptional counsel to her clients, but also will lead Hartsook’s business development activities and growth as she simultaneously sustains the firm’s proven, reliable processes and introduces new, impactful strategies.