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Solutions to propel your mission forward.

Our Expertise

Nonprofit solutions require unique capabilities.

Discover ours.

Executive Compensation

Creating tailored solutions that balance the need for competitive executive pay and reasonable outcomes.

Board Compensation

Crafting programs to recognize coveted board members for their time, expertise and contributions.

Employee
Compensation

Leveraging unique insights into workforce challenges to craft strategies that attract and retain a dynamic workforce.

Workplace
Equity

Supporting your commitment to fairness, transparency and equal opportunity through program evaluation and design, with a focus on pay equity, representation and living/thriving wage.

Benefits

Assessing and designing competitive benefits and other rewards programs to reinforce your commitment to employee health and wellbeing.

Investment Team Compensation

Working with internal investment groups to design competitive salary and incentive structures in alignment with investment and people objectives.

Development
Staff
Compensation

Working with development and fundraising organizations to evaluate and design competitive salary and incentive programs.

Who We Help

Private & Community Foundations

Independent, family, community, startup, spend down and other foundation types

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policy & advocacy

Organizations and institutes dedicated to advancing policy and furthering advocacy of specific causes

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Research Institutes

Independent and affiliated research organizations

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Service & Charitable

Organizations providing direct services to the community and/or supporting charitable activities in the communities they serve

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EDUCATION

Higher education and private, public and charter K-12 schools

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Arts & Cultural

Organizations committed to advancing arts, culture, and creative expression to foster a better society

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why c3?

C3 partners with nonprofit boards and leaders to develop compensation and rewards programs that align with strategic objectives and advance the success of their missions.

Our innovative approach to plan design and ability to translate market intelligence can prove invaluable. Let's attract and retain the leadership you seek.

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01 singular focus

We are a specialist among generalists—nonprofit is all that we do. Yet our experience across both nonprofit and for-profit organizations prepares us to leave no stone unturned.

02 Boutique & Bespoke

C3 consultants work closely and personally with you to customize exactly the solution required.

03 Over 220 Clients

With leaders long committed to nonprofit work, chances are we’ve seen your challenge before.

04 Truly Independent

We are a private firm owned by our senior-level consultants with no influence from any insurance company, investment firm or administrative agency.

05 Giving back

We conduct pro bono research and facilitate communications to keep purpose-driven groups informed on how others are moving through the workforce challenges we all face.

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C3 Vantage Points

Our DEI Commitment

C3 believes that diverse and inclusive teams propel our ability to have a positive and lasting impact on the clients we serve by generating better ideas to solve complex problems. Discover how we make Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) a core value and everyday practice.