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Client Application Process
After a careful application review, approximately 10-12 nonprofit organizations are chosen each project cycle. Each 5-month consultancy is valued at approximately $100,000 and provided free of charge to the nonprofit organization.
If you have questions, please contact us at client@cctboston.org.
Applications for our 5-month Signature Consulting Projects are now closed. Please check back in July 2027 or reach out to be notified when the next window opens again.
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Thank you for your interest in CCT.
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The 2026-2027 project cycle for our pro bono strategic consulting services is now closed.
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Applications for 2028 projects will be accepted from early July - early September 2027.
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If you want to receive an email when the application cycle opens next year, please fill out the attached form.
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Any questions, contact client@cctboston.org.
CLIENT STORY
Finding Focus to Fuel What’s Next: Puppet Showplace Theater
With an ambitious mission, a wide range of programs and a small team, Puppet Showplace Theater faced an increasingly important question: where should it focus its limited resources to create the greatest impact?
Applications for 2027–2028 Signature projects will be accepted from July through early September 2027. Inquiries about Consulting Sprints and other support are welcome year-round.
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10-12
nonprofit organizations chosen each project cycle
5 months
the length of each consultancy
$100,000
approximate value, provided free of charge
COMPLETE APPLICATION
Thank you for your interest in CCT.
Applications for 2027–2028 Signature projects will be accepted from July through early September 2027. Inquiries about Consulting Sprints and other support are welcome year-round.
Thanks! We will email you when the next application cycle opens.
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“Strategic planning can be uncomfortable work. It asks an organization to hold up a mirror to celebrate the great work it does, and to be honest about what isn’t working. Our consultants created that space for us.”
— Anita Sharma, PAIR
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“The CCT team was quite thorough combining interviews, data analysis, and research with their impressive marketing expertise and experience, to deliver an excellent set of recommendations that we are in the process of implementing.”
— Linda Saris, Executive Director of LEAP for Education
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TIMELINE
The project cycle, step by step
Early July – early September: applications are accepted. Fall: after a careful application review, approximately 10-12 nonprofit organizations are chosen each project cycle.
December – January: CCT hand-selects teams of experienced professionals with functional expertise based on your project requirements. January – May: the 5-month consultancy, valued at approximately $100,000 and provided free of charge.
Timeline
The project cycle, step by step
Applications are accepted from July through early September. Each 5-month consultancy runs January to late May/early June.
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Early September
Client Applications Due
2
September-October
Client Interviews
3
Early December
Clients Selected
4
Early January
Project Kick-Off
5
Late May/Early June
Project Wrap-Up
The strategic issue you choose is:
- Critical to your mission
- Related to your strategic plan and priorities
- Timely and relevant to your organization throughout the project cycle (January - May)
The project you define:
- Will benefit from a group of business consultants with a broad range of functional skills and industry experience
- Allows much of the work to be conducted off-site
- Is tightly scoped in objectives and outcomes
- Does not require extensive industry or policy knowledge
- Does not focus on fundraising or board development challenges
Please explain:
- What is unique about your organization?
- How does the strategic challenge you selected fit within your priorities overall?
- How will your organization be positioned for success by addressing this strategic challenge?
- What will you gain by using a consulting team?
If you have questions, please contact us at client@cctboston.org.
Application guidelines
What makes a strong application
Before applying, make sure your organization and proposed project align with the criteria below.
See Selection Criteria →
The strategic issue you choose is:
- Critical to your mission
- Related to your strategic plan and priorities
- Timely and relevant to your organization throughout the project cycle (January to late May/early June)
The project you define:
- Will benefit from a group of business consultants with a broad range of functional skills and industry experience
- Allows much of the work to be conducted off-site
- Is tightly scoped in objectives and outcomes
- Does not require extensive industry or policy knowledge
- Does not focus on fundraising or board development challenges
Please explain:
- What is unique about your organization?
- How does the strategic challenge you selected fit within your priorities overall?
- How will your organization be positioned for success by addressing this strategic challenge?
- What will you gain by using a consulting team?
Expansion
Feasibility Study – Implications of launching new program or service
Market Expansion – Implications of taking program into new market
Organizational Capacity – Organizational requirements to meet growth
Operations
Operational Effectiveness – Streamlining opportunities for specific operation, such as inventory management
Business Process Analysis – Mapping out processes to determine opportunities for improved efficiency and effectiveness
Financial Management
Financial Modeling – Revenue and cost targets to meet goals
Financial Feasibility Analysis – Implications of new program on finances
Situational Assessments
Market Sizing – Market size, location, characteristics
Benchmarking Study – Best practices of other relevant functions or organizations
Environmental Scan – Trends, Market needs, Competitors, Collaborators
Marketing
Positioning – Message development and delivery
Segmentation Strategy – Programs/services mapped by customers/audience
Marketing Plan Development – Target markets and plans
Typical projects
Challenges CCT Teams Take On
CCT works alongside nonprofits on high-priority strategic and operational challenges, including:
Expansion
Feasibility Study
Implications of launching new program or service
Market Expansion
Implications of taking program into new market
Organizational Capacity
Organizational requirements to meet growth
Operations
Operational Effectiveness
Streamlining opportunities for specific operation, such as inventory management
Business Process Analysis
Mapping out processes to determine opportunities for improved efficiency and effectiveness
Financial Management
Financial Modeling
Revenue and cost targets to meet goals
Financial Feasibility Analysis
Implications of new program on finances
Situational Assessments
Market Sizing
Market size, location, characteristics
Benchmarking Study
Best practices of other relevant functions or organizations
Environmental Scan
Trends, Market needs, Competitors, Collaborators
Marketing
Positioning
Message development and delivery
Segmentation Strategy
Programs/services mapped by customers/audience
Marketing Plan Development
Target markets and plans
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$100,000
approximate value, provided free of charge
5 months
the length of each consultancy
10-12
nonprofit organizations chosen each project cycle
HEAR FROM OUR CLIENTS
“The CCT team was quite thorough combining interviews, data analysis, and research with their impressive marketing expertise and experience, to deliver an excellent set of recommendations that we are in the process of implementing.”
— Linda Saris, Executive Director of LEAP for Education
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Is a CCT project right for your organization?
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