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Jon Kane is president and CEO of CCS and also serves on the firm’s board of directors. As president and CEO, he has responsibility for all operating departments, and is charged with the development and execution of the company’s short-and long-term business strategies.

Jon joined CCS with over 25 years of broad-reaching business, management, and strategic consulting experience. He is proud of the work the firm is involved in every day.

“We are helping so many good organizations operate at a higher level. The change our clients are affecting is often profound, and to support those missions is immensely gratifying,” says Jon.

Prior to joining CCS, Jon was a managing director of Katz, Kane & Co., an advisory firm helping corporate clients navigate complex issues and realize opportunities. Jon co-founded Katz, Kane & Co. after developing broad business and finance experience through his time at GCA Savvian, Patriot Group, Warburg Pincus, and Goldman Sachs. Jon began his career at McKinsey & Company. Throughout his multifaceted career, he has worked with both private and Fortune 500 companies alike, in a variety of industries, advising them on general business strategies, merger and joint venture structures, capital raising, and other financial opportunities.

Jon received his BA from Brown University and his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He and his wife Melissa currently reside with their two children, George and Lily, in Westport, Connecticut.

Explore Jon Kane’s interview with The Business of Giving’s host, Denver Frederick:

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As Managing Director, Lindsay Marciniak oversees CCS’s operations across the Central U.S., supporting career growth for CCS directors and fundraising efforts for client partners. Lindsay is an expert at designing and directing comprehensive campaigns, implementing major gifts programs, leading initiatives to build fundraising capacity, and developing strong relationships with senior leadership, staff, board members, and donors. Her efforts and leadership have resulted in more than $1 billion in philanthropic support secured for her clients.

Lindsay has spent her entire career working with nonprofit organizations to acquire the resources they need to fulfill their mission, realize their ambitions, and positively impact our communities – locally, nationally, and globally. Lindsay brings to every engagement a big-picture perspective and hands-on approach, immersing herself not only in the organization at large, but in the details – the facts, milestones, people – that make up each nonprofit and shape its unique approach.

This thorough immersion allows Lindsay to stay deeply connected to her clients’ respective mission, create actionable goals, and pave a strong path forward.

Within the greater philanthropic community, Lindsay regularly presents on fundraising topics to clients, board members, and development professionals both in the U.S. and internationally. She also shares insights, trends, and best practices as a presenter at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School Center for Nonprofit Management.

Lindsay resides in Chicago. She earned her MPA in Nonprofit Management at Indiana University and a BS in Psychology with honors from John Carroll University in Cleveland. She is a member of the 2021 Class of Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) Fellows. She serves on the boards of Uptown United, her community development corporation, and Community Leadership Fellows, a leadership program for upcoming leaders on the West side of Chicago. In her spare time, Lindsay enjoys reading, hiking, kayaking, live performances, and spending time with her family.

select client partners

  • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  • United Way of Greater Cleveland / United Way of Metro Chicago
  • The Salvation Army
  • Feeding America
  • Greater Cleveland Food Bank
  • Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
  • Saint Mary’s College
  • Grinnell College
  • Cuyahoga Community College
  • Bronson Health Foundation
  • North Shore Country Day School
  • Kiwanis International

Bo Rice manages CCS’s Mid-Atlantic and Southeast operations. Throughout his 37 years with CCS, Bo has guided organizations in the U.S., Europe, and Middle East and across all non-profit sectors to secure billions of dollars in philanthropic support.

Bo has worked with the most devoted individuals who give their energy to non-profit organizations. His passion is helping them fulfill their missions and secure the philanthropic support to impact society.

Bo is past chair of the Boys’ Latin School of Maryland Board’s development committee and the Peace Players International Board’s development committee. He has also served on the volunteer boards of Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Maryland Chapter, Sandtown Habitat for Humanity, and ePhilanthropy Foundation. Bo is a frequent lecturer at international, national, and regional conferences including AFP, AHP, Blackbaud, APRA, CASE, NAIS, and Volunteers of America.

Bo graduated from Denison University. He resides in Lutherville, Maryland with his wife, Maryann and they are proud parents of their three sons, Nelson, Charles, and Robert.

select client partners

  • Archdioceses of Baltimore and Washington
  • Baltimore Community Foundation
  • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
  • Benedictine Schools of Richmond
  • Calvert School
  • Dioceses of Charleston and Pittsburgh
  • Emory University
  • Habitat for Humanity International
  • Howard University
  • Living Classrooms Foundation
  • Make-A-Wish of Southern Florida
  • Mercy Health Services
  • National Parks Conservation Association
  • Peddie School
  • Seminary of the Southwest
  • Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
  • Spelman College
  • The University of the South: Sewanee
  • United Negro College Fund
  • United States Naval Academy
  • University of Maryland Medical System
  • Virginia Theological Seminary
  • White House Fellows Foundation and Association 

Chair Rick Happy joined CCS with plans to gain some business experience before applying to law school. More than three decades later, Rick has remained at the firm and established himself as a philanthropic leader in the US and abroad. Since 1998, Rick has led the firm’s work throughout the western United States and Canada.

Rick has led some of CCS’s most renowned campaigns and engagements for organizations such as UCSF Medical Center, Crocker Art Museum, Kent Denver School, Lions Clubs International, Baruch College, and National Jewish Health. These are just a handful of the challenging and rewarding experiences that Rick has experienced at CCS. Rick has also served on the Board of the Giving Institute.

“I’ve attended many groundbreakings, ceremonies, and campaign events throughout my career, and they always remind me of how gratifying it is to know that we’ve helped our clients and friends achieve their success,” says Rick. “When I describe the nature of our work to clients and new CCS staff, I like to say that we help organizations examine and analyze their potential and then manage and guide them toward that potential.”

select client partners

  • Bay Area Discovery Museum
  • College Preparatory School
  • Congregation Rodef Sholom
  • Denver Academy
  • EPACENTER
  • Fair Trade USA
  • French-American International School
  • Golden Gate Parks Conservancy/Presidio Trust Tunnel Tops Campaign
  • High Desert Museum
  • MarinHealth
  • Nature Conservancy in Montana
  • Notre Dame High School, San Jose
  • Portland Art Museum
  • Sierra Club
  • The Thacher School
  • Utah Symphony/Utah Opera 

Tom Kissane is fortunate to have spent his 30-year professional fundraising career exclusively with CCS. During that time, he has partnered with hundreds of extraordinary organizations in designing, implementing, and providing strategic oversight to over 1,000 fundraising initiatives. The programs for which Tom has provided counsel have raised more than $3 billion on cumulative goals of $2.5 billion.

Tom’s areas of expertise include feasibility and planning studies, landscape analysis, development audits, philanthropic assessment programs, major capital campaigns, annual giving efforts, endowment fundraising, and board recruitment. He focuses on major gift identification and solicitation, campaign management, and client relations.

Tom currently serves on the Board of Trustees for St. Mary’s Children’s Healthcare System in Bayside as well as the De La Salle School in Freeport, and also serves on the Editorial Review Board of Giving USA. He resides in Douglaston, Queens with his wife Shalini and their daughters Leela and Priya.

select client partners

  • American Red Cross
  • Archdiocese of New York
  • Catholic Health Services
  • Diocese of Brooklyn
  • Fordham University
  • Girl Scouts of Greater New York
  • Guide Dog & America’s Vet Dogs
  • National Urban League
  • NewYork-Presbyterian
  • New York Hall of Science
  • Northwell Health
  • Statue of Liberty – The Ellis Island Foundation
  • The Nature Conservancy
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