When your organization needs to fill a short-term fundraising staff position, our experienced and talented development professionals can step in—no matter your size or sector. In 2024 alone, CCS successfully filled more than 56 interim development roles. We are capable and reliable partners who can provide critical support.
Your interim staff member will carry out clearly defined deliverables within your development department. They will develop strategies to maintain current activity levels while simultaneously elevating your fundraising program.
Our consultants understand the nuanced needs of nonprofits. We create stability while helping you maintain momentum toward long-term fundraising goals.
During this transition, our interim development management services can help:
- Institute best practices, systems, and structures in partnership with your leadership team for operational day-to-day success
- Provide direct fundraising support to pursue immediate funding opportunities
- Offer strategic guidance and training to staff and leadership
- Assist in hiring and onboarding new team members
- Advise on additional strategies, tasks, and priorities as needed
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Featured Interim Development Management 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.
USA for IOM: Serving Emergent and Long-Term Global Needs
Northeast US
USA for IOM partnered with CCS in three formal engagements over 28 months and four months of pro bono support implementing good stewardship practices, enhancing prospect cultivation and management, building HNWI relationships and the private sector, and boosting board engagement.
Lake Forest College
Central US
Lake Forest College experienced its most successful Forester Day in history after CCS Fundraising helped enhance the school’s strategies for matching gift opportunities and elevate the use of their digital fundraising platforms.
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