Executive Director

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Executive Director	Dr. Rietta Turner
E-mail	rturner@ccsinashville.org
Term Start	April 2016
Rietta's Experience: Executive Director of CCSI from April 2016 to present.Assistant Director of Intercultural Affairs; Strategic Initiatives and Assessment at Vanderbilt University from August 2009-September 2015Director , TRIO Student Support Services at Carleton College, August 2001-June 2009Director, TRIO Student Support Services at University of Kentucky, August 1995-June 2001Mental Health Specialist for Youth, Bluegrass Comprehensive Care Services, August 1994-July 1995Special Assistant to the Dean, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, August 1990-July 1992Administrative Support Positions, August 1981-April 1989Education: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 1981Masters of Social Work, 1994Doctor of Education in Learning Organizations and Strategic Change, 2014

Senior Staff

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Name	Title
Ms. Beverly James	Director of Financial Education & Counseling

Staff

Full Time Staff	2
Part Time Staff	1
Volunteers	100
Contractors	0
Retention Rate	50%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan?	Yes
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan?	Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers	3
When was the Strategic Plan adopted?	August 2022
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan?	Under Development
Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan?	Yes
Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy?	Yes
Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy?	Yes
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy?	Yes

Evaluation

Is there a formal evaluation for...		Frequency (if applicable)
CEO/Executive Director	Yes	Annually
Senior Management	N/A	N/A
Non-Management	Yes	Annually

Affiliations

Affiliation	Year
Center for Economic Development	2000
Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence Network	2010
Community Resource Center - Nashville	2013
Habitate for Humanity Mid America	2014
NeighborWorks America - Member	2012

External Assessments and Accreditations

Assessment/Accreditation	Year
Christian Women's Job Corp.	2005
NeighborWorks America	2012

Awards

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Award / Recognition	Organization	Year
Adoption of National Standards	NeighborWorks of America
Excellence in Volunteer Engagement	Center for NonProfit Management	2013
Salute to Excellence Finalist for Frist Foundation Revenue Development	Center for NonProfit Management	2013

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments

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CCSI is a self-sufficiency program that provides financial education and counseling, facilitates the development of social, spiritual, and economic health in it's participants, and ultimately breaks cycles of defeating habits and helps replace them with those that serve participants well. CCSI exists to offer second chances, transform lives and build legacies of self-sufficiency, to empower low to moderate income families and communities to reach a level of economic stability. CCSI is unique in it's approach and has become known for it's capacity to build relationships of trust and for providing services that teach, coach, and encourage participants on their journey of becoming, in a way that helps them achieve the goals they have set for themselves. With a staff of 3 full-time employees CCSI operates a 9 month mentoring program, quarterly financial workshops and homebuyer education workshops, quarterly post-Mentoring Towards Independence Savers Club workshops and monthly individual financial counseling for workshop participants. The CCSI Basic Financial Training (BFT) workshop model is mobile, and we have begun discussions of offering BFT in other settings, such as prisons or programs where other populations might benefit by preparing them for success and/or re-entry into an ever changing society. The CCSI Board reviewed and updated the strategic plan, and policy manual during 2017-2018. Currently, the strategic plan focuses on branding and marketing awareness, strengthening infrastructure so that we can serve increasing participant needs, and development efforts so that we can increase and diversify our donor base for prudent sustainability. CCSI has proven that a small organization, can make a BIG difference. We can make a dent in poverty and help families overcome barriers to self-sufficiency. Through mentoring, encouragement, asset assistance, financial education and behavior modification, families can overcome debt and credit obstacles to become self-sufficient homeowners or increase income and wellbeing through avenues of education or business ownership. This process is time intensive and is not easily achieved. Quantitative numbers don't adequately represent the impact. However, CCSI continues to strengthen tracking systems and case management to report qualitative and quantitative outcomes. We have also continued working to further reduce expenses, realign personnel to focus on strengths thus alleviating some contract personnel and increasing the use of volunteers in certain program areas. Rietta Turner - Executive Director, 4/2016 to Present