Whether your organization is undergoing a transition or seeking to optimize fundraising systems, we provide strategic planning and project-based guidance tailored to your goals.
Your team may need to rebalance major gift officer portfolios, build an alumni engagement program for your school, or establish a grateful patient program for your hospital.
Our bespoke solutions align resources, activities, and decision-making processes. We help you achieve your annual fund, board, gift planning, and major gift goals. CCS consultants partner with your development team to strategize and implement fundraising programs, including:
Major gift initiatives
We help develop and execute customized donor engagement tactics. With your staff and volunteer leaders, we build a pipeline of qualified prospects and craft individual strategies for top donor engagement. We also provide coaching for your staff and volunteer leaders throughout the cultivation and solicitation process.
annual giving strategies
We partner with organizations across sectors to design and execute high-performing annual giving programs. Our team collaborates closely with yours to analyze donor behaviors, develop a stewardship strategy, and implement an actionable plan to meet your goals.
case development
We specialize in crafting compelling messaging and building inspiring cases for support. From the concept through design and production, we distill key messages and create a strategic plan for both digital and printed materials.
grateful patient programs
We support health institutions in enhancing grateful patient programs. We ensure that donor portfolios, data systems, clinician engagement and staffing, systems, and cross-team collaborations are fully optimized.
Strategic Planning
We collaborate with your leaders and key stakeholders through exercises, workshops, and strategic discussions. Together, we examine your organization’s mission, vision, goals, and systems.
Interested to learn what our strategic planning or development project support could look like for you?
Featured Strategic Planning & Development Projects
Howard Brown Health
Central US
Howard Brown Health (HBH) engaged CCS to strengthen its fundraising infrastructure in preparation for a $19 million comprehensive campaign. CCS’s strategic counsel and training helped HBH secure six-figure gifts and develop a major gift program.
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.
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.
Featured Strategic Planning Resources
CCS Philanthropy Pulse
Uncover the latest fundraising trends in the 2025 CCS Philanthropy Pulse report! Packed with data-rich insights from 600+ nonprofit organizations across diverse nonprofit sectors, this free report will help you plan for success in 2025.
The Influence of the 2024 Presidential Election on Higher Education Fundraising
This article explores how the election may influence higher education fundraising while offering actionable insights for navigating this season of change and uncertainty.