CCS campaign goals under management and consulting total over $5 billion.
Professional & Industry Associations
Current and recent projects
The ACRIN Fund For Imaging Innovation
American College of Radiology (ACR), Reston, VA
For over three quarters of a century, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has devoted its resources to making imaging safe, effective, and accessible to those in need by providing training and certification programs for its nearly 33,000 members. The ACR Imaging Network (ACRIN®), a national clinical trials consortium under the leadership of ACR, is dedicated to conducting clinical cancer trials of diagnostic imaging and image-guided therapeutic technologies as they relate to cancer. To fulfill the promise of ACRIN® and accomplish new goals, ACR established The ACRIN Fund for Imaging Innovation. This campaign – the first of its kind for ACR – seeks to raise monies for the ACRIN® Fund by reaching out to corporations, foundations, and individual members for philanthropic support. Although the campaign is still underway, ACR has already exceeded its $5,000,000 goal. More significant gifts are expected as others are invited to participate in the ground-breaking work of ACRIN®. CCS is proud to be assisting ACR with this highly successful effort in the fight against cancer.
The Campaign For The Community Practitioner Program
North Carolina Medical Society, Raleigh, NC
Today in its 156th year, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) is the state’s oldest and largest professional medical association with over 12,000 members. The North Carolina Medical Society Foundation (NCMSF) is its philanthropic arm, with a mission to improve access to quality health care for all North Carolinians. The NCMSF’s Community Practitioner Program (CPP) has a fifteen-year successful track record of placing primary care physicians, physician assistants and family nurse practitioners in rural, economically distressed and medically underserved areas of the state. CPP has helped provide an estimated $226 million in health care to the uninsured. To secure the Community Practitioner Program, the Foundation recently partnered with CCS to launch a $10 million capital campaign, which surpassed its initial goal in the first ten months. The goal has been increased to $20 million to ensure CPP’s future in the face of increasing numbers of uninsured North Carolinians and a decreasing supply of primary care providers. CCS is proud to assist NCMSF in this landmark campaign.
Society of Automotive Engineers Foundation, Troy, MI
Founded in 1986, the SAE Foundation nurtures student enthusiasm for science and technology education to ensure a future workforce of engineers and scientists through their cornerstone educational programs. Internationally recognized, the SAE Foundation is the leader in the promotion and expansion of education for professions related to mobility. SAE and its 89,000 worldwide members support A World In Motion and the Collegiate Design Series educational programs, scholarships and awards, the featured centerpieces of SAE’s educational initiatives. The Foundation’s Inspiring A New Generation campaign is raising $20,000,000 to expand its outreach throughout North America.
Hospitality 2000: Building Leadership For The Future
American Hotel & Motel Association, Washington, D.C.
American Hotel & Motel Association (AH&MA) is a federation of state lodging associations in the United States, representing 11,028 lodging properties worldwide and 1.5 million rooms. The American Hotel Foundation, established in 1952 is the charitable foundation of the AH&MA, with a mission to promote education, careers, research and training for the benefit of the lodging and hospitality industries.
In 1996, AHF, through the leadership of leading hoteliers and industry executives, raised $6,701,000 on a goal of $6,000,000 to create scholarship, research and training programs and endowments.
In 1999 the AHF provided over $350,000 in scholarship funds to students pursuing careers in the lodging industry and over $650,000 in research funding. Over $200,000 supported other initiatives important to creating a better future for the lodging industry.
American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Fairfax, VA
CCS completed a very successful and innovative campaign for the premiere international professional association of ophthalmic surgeons (9,000 members worldwide). More than $4.6 million was raised on a $4 million minimum goal to create and endow a new 501c3 philanthropic foundation for ASCRS, with raised funds to be used for research on new technologies and patient outcomes, especially with the boom in LASIK eye surgery, a public awareness endowment to enhance the role of ophthalmic surgeons and recognize excellence in the profession, and also for a Charitable Eyecare Fund, to address pediatric eye disease and vision needs of people in developing and impoverished countries. Of the total raised, more than $3 million came from individual member physicians, complemented by six-figure gifts from the leading ophthalmic technology and products companies such as Alcon, Bausch & Lomb, Allergan, Visx, and AMO. One gift of $1 million was given by a long-time physician-member, and there were six other personal gifts at the six-figure level. The campaign was led by Howard Fine, MD, and ASCRS Executive Director David Karcher.
The Centennial Campaign: A Commitment To Excellence
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), Arlington Hts, IL
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) is the leading professional society representing more than 1,000 board certified Colon and Rectal surgeons and other surgeons dedicated to advancing and promoting the science and practice of the treatment of patients with diseases and disorders affecting the colon and rectum. CCS designed and directed a successful $5 million campaign to support the ASCRS Research Foundation, an arm of ASCRS dedicated to promoting and disseminating research related to colorectal diseases. The success of The Centennial Campaign increased the Research Foundation's endowment more than four-fold.
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is a nonprofit association conducting programs in research, education, industry relations and public affairs. Its 1,500 domestic member companies operate approximately 21,000 retail food stores with a combined annual sales volume of $220 billion. The Safeguarding Our Last Link campaign raised over $10 million to inform consumers and help reduce the incidence of food-borne illness.
The Key Campaign For Association Leadership: Moving Learning To The Center
Greater Washington Society of Association Executives (GWSAE), Washington, D.C.
The Greater Washington Society of Association Executives represents the largest and most influential association community in the nation. The Center for Association Leadership, founded by GWSAE following a capital campaign that raised $4,500,000, is a dynamic new organization of people, resources and ideas focused on the future of associations. The Center is a state-of-the-art facility offering an extensive array of programs, resources and community networks that provide opportunities for association professionals to achieve personal and professional success.
Meeting Professionals International (MPI), Dallas, TX
Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is the largest association for the meeting profession with 19,000 members in 66 chapters and affiliates. They serve as the global authority and resource for the $102 billion meeting and event industry. The Envision 2003 Campaign raised more than $5 million to create timely and valuable industry research, provide additional funding for MPI educational programming at the chapter level, establish an even greater global presence for its membership, and many other benefits.
National Business Travel Association (NBTA), Alexandria, VA
The NBTA’s Foundation for the Future campaign raised over $4,000,000 to provide ongoing financial resources to conduct research initiatives beneficial to the entire business travel industry; to support educational and research offerings for business travel industry professionals; and to provide scholarship opportunities for business travel professionals.
For over three quarters of a century, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has devoted its resources to making imaging safe, effective, and accessible to those in need by providing training and certification programs for its nearly 33,000 members. The ACR Imaging Network (ACRIN®), a national clinical trials consortium under the leadership of ACR, is dedicated to conducting clinical cancer trials of diagnostic imaging and image-guided therapeutic technologies as they relate to cancer. To fulfill the promise of ACRIN® and accomplish new goals, ACR established The ACRIN Fund for Imaging Innovation. This campaign – the first of its kind for ACR – seeks to raise monies for the ACRIN® Fund by reaching out to corporations, foundations, and individual members for philanthropic support. Although the campaign is still underway, ACR has already exceeded its $5,000,000 goal. More significant gifts are expected as others are invited to participate in the ground-breaking work of ACRIN®. CCS is proud to be assisting ACR with this highly successful effort in the fight against cancer. 
Today in its 156th year, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) is the state’s oldest and largest professional medical association with over 12,000 members. The North Carolina Medical Society Foundation (NCMSF) is its philanthropic arm, with a mission to improve access to quality health care for all North Carolinians. The NCMSF’s Community Practitioner Program (CPP) has a fifteen-year successful track record of placing primary care physicians, physician assistants and family nurse practitioners in rural, economically distressed and medically underserved areas of the state. CPP has helped provide an estimated $226 million in health care to the uninsured. To secure the Community Practitioner Program, the Foundation recently partnered with CCS to launch a $10 million capital campaign, which surpassed its initial goal in the first ten months. The goal has been increased to $20 million to ensure CPP’s future in the face of increasing numbers of uninsured North Carolinians and a decreasing supply of primary care providers. CCS is proud to assist NCMSF in this landmark campaign.
Founded in 1986, the SAE Foundation nurtures student enthusiasm for science and technology education to ensure a future workforce of engineers and scientists through their cornerstone educational programs. Internationally recognized, the SAE Foundation is the leader in the promotion and expansion of education for professions related to mobility. SAE and its 89,000 worldwide members support A World In Motion and the Collegiate Design Series educational programs, scholarships and awards, the featured centerpieces of SAE’s educational initiatives. The Foundation’s Inspiring A New Generation campaign is raising $20,000,000 to expand its outreach throughout North America.