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Chris Polito
Senior Vice President
CCS Fundraising
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Professional Bio
As a Senior Vice President with CCS, Chris brings more than fourteen years of experience designing, implementing,
and managing key philanthropic initiatives for non-profit organizations in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic regions, and
Canada. Since joining CCS in 2006, Chris has conducted feasibility and planning studies and development
assessments; guided Annual Appeals; and implemented leadership and major gifts fundraising plans for numerous
clients.
Capital and endowment campaigns Chris has orchestrated have raised more than $500 million. Chris managed all
facets of these initiatives, playing an integral role in CEO and Executive management; prospect and proposal
development; volunteer coordination; and corporate engagement strategies to elevate long-term giving, direct mail
engagement, donor recognition and stewardship.
A representative list of organizations that have benefited from Chris’s counsel include:
▪ Archdiocese of Toronto, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Archdiocese of Newark
▪ West Catholic Preparatory High School (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ Villa Joseph Marie High School (Holland, PA)
▪ Roman Catholic High School (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ St. Hubert Catholic High School (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ Elwyn (Media, PA)
▪ Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley (Blue Bell, PA)
▪ The Orpheus Club (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Philadelphia, PA)
Chris is an active member of AFP and is President of the AFP NJ, Southern Chapter.
Chris grew up in Colts Neck, New Jersey, went to Red Bank Catholic High School and received a Bachelor of the Arts
degree from The Catholic University of America. He currently resides in Mount Laurel, NJ with his wife and
daughter.
and managing key philanthropic initiatives for non-profit organizations in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic regions, and
Canada. Since joining CCS in 2006, Chris has conducted feasibility and planning studies and development
assessments; guided Annual Appeals; and implemented leadership and major gifts fundraising plans for numerous
clients.
Capital and endowment campaigns Chris has orchestrated have raised more than $500 million. Chris managed all
facets of these initiatives, playing an integral role in CEO and Executive management; prospect and proposal
development; volunteer coordination; and corporate engagement strategies to elevate long-term giving, direct mail
engagement, donor recognition and stewardship.
A representative list of organizations that have benefited from Chris’s counsel include:
▪ Archdiocese of Toronto, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Archdiocese of Newark
▪ West Catholic Preparatory High School (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ Villa Joseph Marie High School (Holland, PA)
▪ Roman Catholic High School (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ St. Hubert Catholic High School (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ Elwyn (Media, PA)
▪ Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley (Blue Bell, PA)
▪ The Orpheus Club (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation (Philadelphia, PA)
▪ Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Philadelphia, PA)
Chris is an active member of AFP and is President of the AFP NJ, Southern Chapter.
Chris grew up in Colts Neck, New Jersey, went to Red Bank Catholic High School and received a Bachelor of the Arts
degree from The Catholic University of America. He currently resides in Mount Laurel, NJ with his wife and
daughter.
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