Our Approach
CTS, Inc. offers campaign management for capital campaigns of $1 million to $5 million providing a coordinated approach that helps non-profit organizations evaluate their fundraising potential, build a plan and communicate that plan. CTS, Inc. is poised to take a direct role as Campaign Manager over the life of a campaign, or can provide input on one or more steps of a campaign.

CTS, Inc. undertakes a capital campaign project with great care. We must believe with you that the project is worthwhile, that doing it successfully is not only possible but also probable, and that our shared venture will add value to both our organizations and to the community we call home. We know that successful campaigns depend on big dreams. Tell us yours. We'll hold your dreams in confidence, of course, and we'll give your our best thoughts regarding their viability.

Our Expertise
Our fundraising leadership is headed by Patricia M. Grogg, Ph.D., co-founder of CTS, Inc. with Paula Mitchell. Pat has spent nearly three decades as a committed citizen and community leader in Bloomington-Normal, McLean County, Illinois. She has earned accolades as a teacher, presenter, and facilitator, and in recent years, her considerable community knowledge and organizational abilities have built her reputation as a leader in philanthropic development. Other members of the CTS team play roles in campaign projects from writing copy to facilitating groups to creating inspiring presentations for donors and potential donors.

As an organization, CTS, Inc.'s fundraising expertise includes the following:

• Helping organizations assess their campaign potential
• Integrating the campaign structure into the existing organizational structure
• Building an organizational structure for the campaign that combines professional and volunteer talent
• Getting policies and procedures in place that make the campaign flow smoothly
• Training the volunteers who support the campaign
• Developing communication strategies and building the materials (print, Power Point, scripts, mailings, events) that support those strategies
• Developing goals and timelines and monitoring the activities that make the goals and timelines meaningful
• Facilitating interaction among volunteers, board of directors, major donors, and staff that create a positive philanthropic culture for the organization

Our Experience
Patricia M. Grogg, Ph.D., provides fundraising leadership for CTS, Inc. Her area campaigns include:

• The Campaign for the Theatre at Ewing (Illinois Shakespeare Festival), Member, Capital Campaign Committee. Campaign Total: $2,000,000
• The Campaign for Expansion of The Baby Fold, Board President, Member, Capital Campaign Committee. Campaign Total: $6,000,000.
• Renovation Campaign, Wesley United Methodist Church, Chair, Major Gifts Team. Campaign Total: $5,000,000.
• Co-Chair, Family Campaign portion of the Illinois State University comprehensive campaign. Total Campaign: $96,000,000. Family Campaign: $5,600,000.