Peters Development Services (PDS) is a specialized development firm offering strategic consulting and on-site fundraising management for faith-based and other socially responsible non-profit organizations. PDS is committed to providing a comprehensive spectrum of services designed to fit the exclusive needs of our clients... targeted strategy, cost effective implementation and successful results.

PDS provides a level of integrity, expertise, proficiency and trusted consultation gained through 50+ years of on-the-ground experience in meeting the needs and expectations of donors, consumers and stakeholders. Our personal commitment to and partnership with each client organization maximizes the end result and assures a successful and sustainable outcome over the long term.

We understand the unique challenges facing faith-based and other socially responsible non-profit organizations in today’s highly competitive fundraising climate and the marketplace dynamics that contribute to a successful fundraising campaign.

PDS provides advice and on-site facilitation of your development program. Our senior partners work directly with your staff and volunteers to provide the kind of hands-on support that makes the difference between a good fundraising campaign and a great one.

PDS tailors its services to help each of our clients establish measurable goals and outcomes, create effective strategies for communication, implementation, and the achievement of exceptional results utilizing cost effective and efficient time management practices.

Each client’s project is managed by senior PDS associates. We are able to assure a high degree of solid experience and thought leadership capacity by limiting the scope and nature of client commitments in order to effectively focus our resources and maximize individual fundraising potential.

PDS offers a full range of services including:

Internally focused services:

• Development audits
• Campaign feasibility studies
• Strategic planning: helping organizations better align their activities to meet their goals,and then chart the next steps to reach them
• Project management
• Board, staff and volunteer development, training and coordination
• Aligning vision with mission to maximize impact
• Design and facilitate internal communication and reporting systems
• Benchmarking, outcome measures and surveys

Externally focused services:

• Building successful and integrated constituent/donor development programs
• Prospect development and cultivation
• Donor relations and stewardship, donor recognition
• Annual fund campaigns
• Capital campaigns
• Major gift initiatives
• Planned giving
• Direct mail campaigns
• Online and social media constituent engagement

Philanthropic resource development:

• Government, private foundation and corporate resource research and matching
• Donor capacity analysis
• Individual proposal submission requirements and timetables
• Key contacts and prospect cultivation/relationship building
• Professional networking and organizational advocacy
• Grantwriting
• Donor reports and ongoing relationship building

Communication / technical Services

• Writing / content / collateral development
• Video and digital image production
• Public relations and external communications
• Donor data base development and consultation