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CCS Projects

Higher Education

The City University of New York (CUNY)

The City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY

Surpassing expectations four years ahead of schedule, The City University of New York (CUNY) has launched the second phase of their capital campaign, Invest in CUNY, Invest in New York: Expanding the Vision, with a goal of raising the total to $3 billion by 2015.
According to The New York Times, March 25, 2009, “CUNY Meets Ambitious Fund-Raising Goals Three Years Early,” the CUNY story is a real success story…For an urban public university system, these numbers are really quite dramatic.”

CCS celebrates our partnership with CUNY, Chancellor Dr. Matthew Goldstein, and CUNY campuses, including Baruch College, Brooklyn College, City College, Queens College, and Hunter College, on the Invest in CUNY campaign. The Campaign is raising support for faculty, students, science, research, innovative new programs, and the revitalization of CUNY’s 23 campuses across the five boroughs and ensuring the continuation of the university’s renaissance. CUNY, the nation’s largest urban public university, with more than 260,000 degree-credit students, and an additional 250,000 adult and continuing education students, offers high quality academic opportunities to students of all backgrounds a hallmark of its mission since 1847.

www.cuny.edu

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Health

Building a Legacy of Care: The Time is Now!

Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, Barrington, IL

Hospice of Northeastern Illinois is committed to providing each patient with the opportunity to live their final days in dignity and comfort. Surrounded by family and friends, patients are able to experience their end of life in the care of compassionate professionals that manage their pain and other symptoms within the familiar comfort of their home. For those in a condition too serious for themselves and their loved ones, Hospice of Northeastern Illinois and CCS have partnered on a campaign to build a hospice home in Barrington, Illinois that will serve the six-county area.

The campaign has surpassed its initial objective of $15 million and will help fund the 16-bed inpatient facility constructed using the guidelines of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.  CCS is pleased to have directed this campaign, one of the largest for a hospice home in the United States.

www.hospiceanswers.org

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Cultural

Bringing Science & Technology Innovation Home

Mobius Science Center, Spokane WA

The mission of Mobius Spokane is “to be a Northwest institution that is a center of hands-on science, arts and cultural education for kids in every stage of life.”  The organization is currently engaged in a $29.5 million capital campaign to build a world-class science center that will  change the face of the region.  The Center will transform attitudes about science and science education by encouraging children, school groups, and families from all backgrounds to explore, question, and discover together the wonders of science and its relevance to everyday life.  With $11.3 million raised to date, CCS celebrates our partnership with Mobius Science Center on this unprecedented campaign effort in Spokane Washington.

www.mobiusspokane.org

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Secondary Education

The Campaign For The Prep: Our Legacy - Our Future

St. Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia, PA

CCS planned, directed and managed The Campaign for the Prep, which surpassed the objective's $30,000,000 goal that  underpinned the facilities and funding necessary to continue the mission of St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, PA. The campaign helped to transform an unused five-story building on campus into a new Academic Center. The result of this 100,000 square-foot renovation was lower class sizes, more course offerings, and the best possible education for the Prep’s students. The campaign also endowed programs rooted in the school's Jesuit ideals including tuition assistance, faculty development, and an outreach program for elementary-school students from low-income families. CCS is proud to have assisted St. Joseph's Preparatory School in this extraordinary effort.

www.sjprep.org

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Religion

Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future

Diocese of Tucson, Tucson, AZ

The Diocese of Tucson serves more than 350,000 families belonging to 79 parishes across Southern Arizona.  In 2007-2008, CCS assisted Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas in embarking on the historic $28 million capital campaign Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future. This extraordinary effort raised over $44 million to assist the Diocese in establishing a solid foundation for the future. The Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future campaign will support the renovation of the St. Augustine Cathedral, purchasing of new land for parishes, priest retirement,  religious education and expanding the presence of Catholic Community Services in Southern Arizona.

www.diocesetucson.org

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Global Issues

In Their Lifetime

Christian Aid, London, England

Founded over 60 years ago, Christian Aid aims to help people in extreme poverty, by providing sustainable and long-lasting solutions, helping when disaster strikes and speaking out against unfair laws. In Their Lifetime seeks to raise £5 million to create innovative and scalable programmes that are unable to find funding elsewhere. Initial projects include a renewable energy centre in India, a dairy scheme for local farmers in Haiti and an innovative education project for the indigenous population of Bolivia.

www.christianaid.org.uk

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Associations

Destination Excellence

Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI), Washington, DC   

Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) is the most important and widely-respected organization focused on the needs of the destination marketing industry. Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) are responsible for driving business, convention and leisure visitors to their destinations.  The Destination & Travel Foundation, a complementary organization to its parent organizations, DMAI and US Travel Association, conducted a landmark national study clearly identifying several opportunities to engage industry members and friends in a special effort to strengthen the industry. Planning for a major fund-raising campaign to provide the Destination & Travel Foundation with the necessary financial resources to meet new needs, while also maintaining existing vital programs and services, began soon after. CCS is assisting DMAI and the Destination & Travel Foundation in a special $4,000,000 campaign designed to address the three most pressing issues facing the business and leisure travel industry - relevancy, technology and social responsibility. This highly successful campaign recently surpassed its $4,000,000 goal, raising over $4,080,000.

www.destinationmarketing.org

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Environmental

Penobscot River Restoration Trust

Penobscot River Restoration Trust, Augusta, ME

The Penobscot River Restoration Project is among the largest, most creative river restoration projects in our nation’s history. The Penobscot Indian Nation, energy company PPL Corporation, seven conservation groups, state and federal agencies, and other partners are working together to restore 11 species of sea-run fish to the Penobscot River, the second largest in New England, while maintaining hydropower production. Successfully implemented, the Penobscot Project will reconnect the river to the sea, revitalizing fisheries, wildlife, culture, recreation, and the economy tied to Maine’s largest watershed.

CCS is proud to have assisted the Penobscot Trust and its partners achieve their initial campaign goal of $10,000,000 in private funds. These key funds, along with $15,000,000 in federal funds, enabled critical steps toward the completion of this historic, nationally recognized project.

www.penobscotriver.org

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Social

Project Rock & the Centennial Celebration

The National Urban League, New York, NY

Established in 1910, the National Urban League is the nation's oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans and other undeserved persons to enter the economic and social mainstream.  In preparation for the movement's Centennial Celebration in 2010, the organization has partnered with CCS for Project Rock, an innovative initiative working directly with 5 of 100 Urban League Affiliates, to strengthen fund-raising knowledge and capacity across the movement.  The fund-raising knowledge that has been imparted upon the 5 Project Rock Affiliates will be distributed to the larger movement as part of an Executive Fund-raising Academy.
 
CCS has also been engaged to plan, manage, and direct the Centennial Celebration campaign through the National organization to launch the movement-wide initiative.  Coinciding with the landmark 100th anniversary of the National Urban League, the Centennial Celebration campaign will be designed to celebrate the past and provide for a strong, secure and sustainable future through programmatic and operational support.  

www.nul.org

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