Elyse Adams

Vice President at CCS Fundraising

Since 2016, Elyse has provided counsel to a diverse group of organizations across a variety of sectors, including City Harvest, The Trevor Project, and Madison Square Boys & Girls Club in New York City; Brooklyn Public Library; and independent and boarding schools across the country. She has extensive experience managing capital campaigns and volunteer leaders, developing major gift strategies, conducting planning studies, and working with nonprofits to reach and exceed their goals of increased donor engagement and extraordinary philanthropic support.

Elyse is a native Clevelander. Her love of adventure brought her to New York City where she currently resides in Brooklyn. Elyse enjoys going on food tours in New York’s diverse neighborhoods, playing volleyball, hiking, and traveling.