EPIcenter Hires International Fundraising Firm With A Track Record Of Partnering With Transformational Renovation Projects, Worldwide
Press Release – San Antonio, TX, April 4, 2017 – EPIcenter has hired CCS Fundraising (CCS) to design and implement a comprehensive fundraising campaign for the new $74.56 million energy innovation center planned for the historic Mission Road Power Plant. CCS is a New York-based fundraising consulting firm that for seven decades has helped organizations across the globe advance some of the most important causes in history.
Situated across the San Antonio River from the historic Lone Star Brewery and just upstream from the San Antonio River Foundation’s Confluence Park, EPIcenter is leading the way in transforming the Mission Road corridor.
Construction on the more than 80,000 square foot project is expected to take between 18 and 24 months and will begin as soon as a critical mass of funding is achieved.
To date, EPIcenter has received $21.2 million in cash and in-kind donations, including the property, from founding sponsors OCI Solar Power, Silver Spring Networks, Landis+Gyr and CPS Energy. An additional $53.36 million is to be raised.
In addition to its international clients, CCS has helped raise funds for a wide range of one-of-a-kind, groundbreaking building and renovation projects across the country, including the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA, the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, CA, and most recently, the brand-new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC.
“We are very pleased to work with CCS. The firm’s strategic approach to such an unusual and innovative project stood out. CCS quickly understood EPIcenter’s vision and the unique challenges and opportunities associated with a start-up non-profit. Its leaders have successfully completed several projects with these unique parameters.,” said Kimberly Britton, CEO for EPIcenter.
Groundwork for the campaign structure and organization is being laid now with an anticipated launch late spring.
“CCS is excited to be a part of this historic effort to create a hub for clean energy technology innovation, education, community engagement, and entrepreneurial incubation in San Antonio,” says Gary Hawkins, Senior Vice President, CCS. “Our firm has worked on a variety of campaigns supporting unique building and environmental projects across the globe, and we are honored to add EPICenter to that list of partners.”
Built in 1909, the Mission Road Power Plant housed one of the city’s first steam turbo generator units, using water from the San Antonio River to cool its operation. The historic structures, including its iconic smokestack, stand as testaments to the changes in the evolving energy industry and will serve as the foundation and framework for EPIcenter.
The project will include a new energy “co-op” where start-ups can incubate along existing companies; a think tank aimed at advancing the fundamentals of clean energy policy; a research and development fabrication laboratory to develop and test products, services, and technologies; exhibition space with interactive and structural artifacts; an auditorium and conference center; and outdoor venues with terraces, gardens, amenities and community spaces.
Occupation of the building is planned for 2021-2022.
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