We Partner With Nonprofits for Transformational Change
We partner with over 700 organizations annually in big cities and small towns across the U.S. and around the world. From local food banks to global charities, our work spans across nonprofit sectors. Explore our case studies below for a snapshot of how we implement bespoke solutions to our nonprofit partner’s most pressing challenges.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
Atlantic
CCS partnered with NMAAHC and its leadership on a landmark campaign, which exceeded its goal by raising more than $320M in private philanthropic support for its historic opening in Washington, DC.
Miami City Ballet
Atlantic
Founded in 1985, Miami City Ballet features an international ensemble and world-class ballet school. Following CCS’s engagement, MCB grew its irrevocable and revocable gifts by more than $10M, surpassed its campaign goal by 18%, and increased legacy society membership by 50%.
National Women’s Hall of Fame: Celebrating and Empowering American Women
Northeast
The NWFH engaged CCS to run a feasibility study, help hire leadership, reengage past inductees, and enhance exposure to support NWHF’s ongoing work to empower women since 1969.
James Beard Foundation
Northeast
CCS worked with the James Beard Foundation to launch their largest campaign to date, update their philanthropic model, and triple the size of their development team in four years.
Pacific Chorale
West
Pacific Chorale, a GRAMMY® Award–winning professional choral organization known for its artistic excellence and community engagement, partnered with CCS Fundraising to strengthen its development infrastructure, cultivate a culture of philanthropy, and launch a major gifts strategy.
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Central
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) needed to sustain its future by increasing awareness of its impact on the arts community and the city at large. CCS worked with the ISO at this critical juncture to bring its contributed revenue to a record high in the ISO’s history.
New York Hall of Science
Northeast
CCS collaborated with New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) on a campaign that surpassed its $50 million goal, and allowed the museum to vastly increase science learning both within and beyond its walls.
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Northeast
CCS worked with Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) to build an endowment and increase revenue for operations and facilities to ensure this multi-dimensional cultural organization may continue to enrich and expand a global community for jazz for generations to come.
Kansas City Symphony
Central
CCS assisted Kansas City Symphony as it embarked on its most ambitious fundraising effort ever—a $55M endowment campaign—to strengthen its commitment to education and the community, assert its position as a civic asset, and deepen its artistic excellence.
Portland Art Museum
West
The Portland Art Museum engaged CCS to provide a mid-campaign assessment, campaign management support, and additional capacity-building support. As a result, the $146M Connection Campaign has become the largest and most successful campaign in the Museum’s 132-year history.