We know your development challenges are as unique as your organization. CCS’s audits and assessments help you evaluate your current operations, identify potential opportunities for improvement, and provide a clear path towards implementing successful fundraising programs.
Learn more about CCS development audits and gift planning assessments here:
Development Audits
During a development audit, CCS consultants can assess your fundraising program from a number of angles using both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Areas we investigate can include:
- Your organization’s mission and vision statement
- Prior strategic plans
- Goals
- Internal leadership and staffing
- Financials
- Systems and processes
- Annual fundraising
- External leadership and volunteers
- Previous campaigns
- Other audits, tailored to your organization’s priorities
gift planning assessments
Planned giving has become an increasingly central focus for many nonprofit development teams. CCS Fundraising experts have deep expertise in this space, and access to a dedicated Gift Planning Team, to help guide our partners in enhancing their planned giving strategies. Our gift planning assessments discern the following:
- Donor demographics
- Giving histories, preferences, capacities, and interests
- Peer comparisons
- Trends in giving and related major gift officer activities
- Under-engaged or “new” prospects
- Staff and volunteer needs
- Partnership opportunities
Featured Case Studies
James Beard Foundation
Northeast US
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.
Park Hill United Methodist Church: A New Culture of Philanthropy
Western US
PHUMC, which had not embarked on a capital campaign in 40 years, engaged CCS for a feasibility study. Our work converted to campaign strategy and activation for the Celebrating Our Legacy, Embracing Our Future campaign, which raised over $1M (30% of goal) during its planning phase.
Vero Beach Museum of Art: World-Class Exhibits and Cultural Leadership
Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US
The Vero Beach Museum of Art’s facilities are insufficient to support its expanding program and membership. The local population is growing, but VBMA lacks the physical integrity to survive in its current state. VBMA engaged CCS to provide a feasibility study and campaign management.
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