CLIENT STORY · CHILDREN & YOUTH
Growing support and opportunity for Chicago youth
Chicago Youth Programs improves health and life opportunities for young people in under-resourced neighborhoods. AltruNext partnered with its leadership on fundraising, strategic planning, and organizational capacity.
The challenge
Stepping into her first Executive Director role, Cinaiya Stubbs brought confidence and experience—but needed a trusted peer to think through strategy and solve problems with. AltruNext was already supporting CYP’s grant work.
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​She wanted broader expertise in governance, planning, and organizational health without adding logistical complexity. The challenge was to build a flexible partnership that strengthened both funding and day-to-day leadership.
Our approach
01 · Fund
Research prospects, develop a grant strategy and calendar, and write proposals to expand support.
02 · Plan
Lead the board and committees through a strategic planning process that produces a three-year plan.
03 · Strengthen
Assess human resources and update the organizational chart and job descriptions to support the plan.
04 · Partner
Hold monthly strategy sessions on governance, staffing, individual giving, and database challenges.
More funding. Greater possibilities.
During Cinaiya’s seven-year tenure, CYP grew from a $750,000-a-year organization to $2.1 million annually. With AltruNext’s support, she raised more grant dollars than at any previous point in the organization’s history.
$2.1M
Annual funding, up from $750,000
20–25%
Reported annual funding growth
3 years
A strategic roadmap built with the board
“Working with AltruNext on mapping our agency to our newly-developed strategic plan gave us access to expertise, bandwidth, thought partnership—and an ear to the pavement when it came to funding opportunities.”
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Cinaiya Stubbs
Executive Director during the partnership, Chicago Youth Programs