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
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Northeast US
Assumption Church engaged CCS for a feasibility study, audit, and campaign management for Faith, Family, Future, the church’s 175th commemorative campaign, which raised over $5M on an original $2.5M goal. Funds will allow repairs across the sprawling, historic campus.
The Peddie School
Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US
Founded in 1864, The Peddie School (Peddie), a co-educational boarding and day school, serves students in grades 9-12 and postgraduates. Peddie engaged CCS to provide campaign planning and management support, and the One Peddie Campaign exceeded its $80M goal, raising $106M.
Miami City Ballet
Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US
Founded in 1985, Miami City Ballet features an international ensemble and world-class ballet school. Following CCS’s engagement, MCB grew its irrevocable and revocable gifts by more than $10M, surpassed its campaign goal by 18%, and increased legacy society membership by 50%.
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