Our Services
Our core clients are nonprofit organizations navigating constrained funding and operational environments. We will help them survive and thrive by connecting them with funding sources, building holistic risk mitigation strategies, and fostering peer alliances, both in the U.S. and abroad. This support will make our clients more effective partners for their governments, the private sector, foundations, and other donors and collaborators.
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..
Recent analysis by CSS experts examine the impact of funding cuts on the civil society sector and lessons learned from overseas for domestic nonprofits facing similar challenges.
CSS supports nonprofit organizations in several ways:
Briefings on Closing Civic Space: Offering briefings and workshops comparing restrictions on civil society in the U.S. with global examples and push back strategies.
Capacity Assessments & Risk-Mitigation Training: Providing technical assistance to organizations for self-evaluation that allows organizations to identify and respond to needs, followed by hands-on mentoring and access to expertise.
Peer Learning & Strategic Alliances: Facilitating horizontal learning through structured exchanges between organizations working in similar environments, both within the U.S. and globally.
Resource Matchmaking: Leveraging our regional expertise and networks to connect organizations with untapped donor segments—new foundations, businesses, and high-net-worth individuals—as well as intermediary support and technical resources.
Thought Leadership: Offering technical expertise in developing new approaches and strategies for supporting global nonprofits.
Products
CSS works helps build stronger, more resilient organizations so they can continue serving their communities as the operating context shifts.
CSS facilitate workshops, introductory meetings and tailored 1-1 consulting. We also offer speaking engagements. Our approaches are practical, people-centered, and grounded in trust.
Consulting Options
60 hours per month from 1 of our consultants. Ideal for strategic advisory services.
Basic
75 hours per month from 1-2 of our consultants. Perfect for mid-level project management.
Intermediate
100 hours per month. Our consultants are embedded part time in your work.
Advanced
CSS’s partnership with Partners Global enables the use of the Resiliency+ Framework providing a menu of strategies, tools, and peer-to-peer assistance to help organizations strengthen their resilience to external changes and threats.
