CCS Fundraising

Contributing to the greater wellbeing of our society should be an imperative for all. Our work allows us to empower our client partners – who dedicate their every day to doing just that – to harness the power of philanthropy, amplify their impact, and move the needle on some of the most important causes of…

Annie Reynolds is an Executive Vice President with the Central United States team at CCS Fundraising. Based in Chicago, Annie works closely with the firm’s leadership to partner with organizations to help them achieve their extraordinary missions by providing strategic and operational support. She has worked across all sectors with clients pursuing fundraising targets ranging from $1M-$500M.

Annie has led dozens of campaign planning, development assessment, case development, custom learning, and campaign management efforts during her tenure at CCS, including managing the launch and implementation of over 100 feasibility and planning studies.

She specializes in development audit and assessment work, structure and systems reviews, major gift strategy, philanthropic landscaping research, and prospect pipeline development, as well as developing and designing cases for support, gift proposals, impact reports, and other fundraising collateral and communications. She has deep experience in building and implementing actionable recommendations for enhancing development efforts and growing fundraising dollars.

Originally from Indianapolis, Annie now lives in Chicago with her husband David and daughter Emilia.

select client partners

  • Adler Planetarium
  • Archdiocese of Milwaukee
  • Be The Match
  • Cathedral High School
  • Communities In Schools of Chicago
  • Greater Cleveland Food Bank
  • Gulfstream Goodwill Industries
  • Hawken School
  • Nashville Symphony Orchestra
  • Start Early

Chicago

155 North Wacker
Suite 1790
Chicago, IL 60606

(312) 596-9300

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Thank you for your interest in a partnership with CCS Fundraising. We are proud to work with nonprofit organizations that do such impactful work in our communities.

Over our decades of history in the nonprofit industry, we have learned that our services are best suited for established 501(c)3 organizations with operating capacities of at least $3-5 million or more.

If your nonprofit does not fit this description at this time, we advise that you explore the free foundational resources available on our Fundraising Fundamentals page. Developed by our fundraising consultant experts to provide a starting point for emerging organizations, we hope you can leverage these resources to propel your fundraising efforts forward, with the goal of an engagement with CCS once you are further along in your fundraising journey.

We look forward to hearing from you and exploring how our services can maximize your fundraising efforts.

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