Who we are
Civic Safeguard Strategies (CSS) is a women-led consultancy with a combined 90+ years of experience strengthening nonprofits across some of the world’s most complex environments. Our advisors careers have spanned government, private sector, and nonprofits, and give deep insight into how power, funding, and community intersect. CSS builds stronger, more resilient mission-driven organizations that can continue to serve their communities as the operating context shifts. Our approach is practical, people-centered, and grounded in trust.
Capabilities in Action
CSS understands that, today more than ever, organizations are under pressure as funding dries up and governments impose more restrictions. While relatively new in the U.S., these restrictions mirror those in many other countries such as Hungary, Serbia, Russia, Poland, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Approaches to build the resiliency of civil society organizations have been tried and tested globally for over a decade and are ready to be applied in the U.S..
CSS experts have helped NGOs navigate restrictions like legal impediments, funding restrictions, and smear campaigns in Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.