CCS Fundraising

Philanthropy brings people together. We unite around missions to improve lives, invite others to join us, overcome challenges, celebrate transformation, and build deep relationships along the way. It’s a privilege to be a partner in this space.

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Elizabeth joined CCS in 2013 and brings deep experience in the education, healthcare, and religious sectors. She has conducted strategic planning and operational assessments, led high performing fundraising teams, and managed major campaigns across the country that have raised more than $750 million. Finding joy in teamwork with clients, Elizabeth brings a combination of skilled project management and high-level strategic guidance to each partnership.

Elizabeth earned her BA from Emory University and MBA/MTS from Vanderbilt University. She recently returned home to Nashville with her husband and two spaniel pups, after living in Chicago, IL, San Francisco, CA, and Sandpoint, IDover the years. They love spending time outdoors hiking, camping, & kayaking, and volunteering for their local parks.

Select Client Partners

  • University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • Antioch University, Yellow Springs, OH
  • Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Center City, MN
  • Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, Palo Alto, CA
  • PeaceHealth, Vancouver, WA
  • Hennepin Healthcare Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
  • Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
  • Diocese of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
  • Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School, Chicago, IL
  • The Bush School, Seattle, WA
  • College Prep, Oakland, CA
  • St. Philip & St. Augustine Catholic Academy, Dallas, TX
  • Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, Appleton, WI
  • Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Detroit, MI
  • Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati, OH

Chicago

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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.

Featured Projects

Archdiocese of Chicago

Archdiocese of Chicago

Central US

CCS partnered with the Archdiocese of Chicago on multiple facets of its stewardship and development efforts, including reinvigorating the To Teach Who Christ Is campaign to become the most financially successful diocesan campaign in history.

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