Management Strategy Consultant

Palo Alto, California

Following a fellowship with UNESCO in Paris, CSC partnered with the Global Heritage Fund to strengthen its strategic positioning and financing approach to cultural heritage preservation in the Global South.

The Global Heritage Fund works to protect and sustain some of the world’s most significant and endangered cultural heritage sites — many located in economically vulnerable regions.

CSC conducted a comprehensive analysis of the global financing landscape for heritage preservation across six of the world’s most resource-constrained countries. The research examined more than 500 active funding bodies, including national governments, multilateral agencies, private foundations, trust funds, and individual philanthropists.

The work included:

• Mapping funding flows by size, type, and geographic focus
• Identifying strategic gaps and partnership opportunities
• Analyzing alignment between preservation initiatives and capital sources
• Developing recommendations to strengthen institutional positioning and financial sustainability

Rather than viewing heritage preservation solely as conservation, the analysis treated it as a complex ecosystem requiring coordinated capital strategy, institutional alignment, and long-term stewardship.

The resulting recommendations informed how the Fund could more effectively design initiatives, cultivate strategic partnerships, and align its work within the broader global heritage financing landscape.

This engagement reflects CSC’s broader commitment to aligning cultural preservation, capital strategy, and structural design — ensuring that heritage stewardship is supported by durable and context-responsive financial ecosystems.