West
Autumn Clark
Senior Vice President
Summary
Autumn is a Senior Vice President at CCS Fundraising whose work is grounded in a deep commitment to service, authentic relationships, and operational excellence. Since joining CCS in 2012, she has partnered with organizations across sectors to build fundraising capacity, lead nine-figure campaigns, and guide institutions through pivotal periods of growth and transition. Drawing on global service experience and a strong operational lens, Autumn helps clients strengthen strategy, develop sustainable infrastructure, and achieve ambitious philanthropic goals.
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The Full Story
A deep belief in service to others led Autumn to the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps as a young adult. From Timbuktu to CCS, she has built an approach rooted in developing authentic relationships, understanding and celebrating differences, and delivering on project management.
Autumn started with CCS in 2012, building capacity and actionable fundraising plans for organizations across all sectors. Her first client partner was Kiwanis International, who was working in partnership with UNICEF to raise $100M toward worldwide elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus. This was a transformational experience in global health, cultural competency, volunteer management, and leadership development. Since then, Autumn has led nine-figure comprehensive campaigns, assessed and implemented strategies toward billion-dollar growth trajectories, built departments from the ground up, and served in critical interim development roles during times of transition.
As an operational executive in the West, Autumn provides tactical oversight of the day-to-day activity and strategy, ensures clients have access to the best resources across the firm for their unique needs, and brings additional thought leadership to each project team.
After living in New York, Chicago and the Caribbean, Autumn and her husband Tyler returned home to Idaho to raise their daughter. Autumn is a proud graduate of Boise State University and NYU. She enjoys cooking, hot yoga, hiking, swimming and boating in Coeur d’Alene’s lakes and rivers, and reading the latest thriller.
I love matching complex client challenges with custom solutions. No problem is too big or small.