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3.2

45% would recommend to a friend

(198 total reviews)

Jon Kane

79% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

CCS Fundraising has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 198 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CCS Fundraising employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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198 reviews
1.0
Apr 16, 2015

Associate Director

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pay is good (better than entry level development positions). Interesting people to work with and in general a lot of different backgrounds. They generally try to make the travel aspect easy, seeing as it is tantamount to the job. You can learn a lot and gain knowledge/skills at a rapid pace.

Cons

Amateur hour in the HR department, although in kind with most other big firms-- they're looking out for the firm, not for the employee (you). Outside of the company, nobody seems to know who they are, so be warned when looking for a job. Interview process is ludicrous compared to other analyst/consultant jobs. Benefits aren't that great (CIgna being notoriously hard to deal with). There's a lot of masters to serve (to use a cliche) and no way of knowing which is the right one versus which is the one that will help you on an assignment. Employee resources re: online learning are dated and not very useful. Like other reviews, retention rate isn't great, but they're large and the hire and fire is de rigueur.

2.0
Jan 5, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary and benefits, some of the people (like the COO) are very nice, some of the clients are nice

Cons

office culture way too conservative, not enough support, not enough clear direction, really ridiculous time-off policies, not really any personal growth opportunities, I felt like I was expected to be a mind reader a lot, they hire a lot of new people and then do massive lay offs

4.0
Dec 16, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

This isn't a big consulting firm with defined career tracks and a whole lot of rules. Do well on your campaigns, get great client referrals and be open to moving around. If you can do these three things you will do well at CCS. There are a lot of resources at CCS but you have to be PROACTIVE. Even though you are alone, make connections wth other directors. It is tough to go through an entire assignment with just the support of your supervisor. CCS recognizes that their directors are always away from home and are very generous with medical benefits and per diems. As other reviewers have said, ask for what you want. Everything is negotiable once you have proven yourself.

Cons

For some people the biggest con is being away from home for months at a time. If you get lonely on the road or are not interested in living in a hotel for 3 months this probably isn't the job for you. CCS is a little old school and I am often surprised that they don't have established processes for things. No annual bonuses for directors.

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