“I have watched Steve Kaloper through his various Kingdom postings: key church ministry staff, national parachurch development team leadership, advisor to high-capacity givers, and strategic consultant to non-profits who are specialists in their defining ministry, but need strategic assistance in their donor development. Steve brings a rich and informed perspective to his leadership counsel; his perspectives are not theories, but rather refined strategies that have a history of producing results. I have no one I can recommend more highly than Steve as a source of vision and strategy for non-profit leaders who are charged with matching ministry initiatives with ministry funding.”
Bob Shank, CEO and Founder - The Masters Program
“We needed help in the area of major donor development. We are extremely pleased with the results from our first year of partnering with DSG - with a revenue increase of over 34%. Thank you, DSG, for your hard work, friendship and partnership in helping us build an effective major donor strategy.”
Nick Greene, Board Chairman - Paul Anderson Ministries
"Throughout the years, our organization has had the opportunity to work with several consultants in different fields. Steve Kaloper and his team at DSG have been heads and shoulders above the rest. The energy, focus, and expertise that they brought to the entire process was beyond anything that was expected and the results were tangible. I think the thing I was most impressed with is their follow-through. They did what they said they were going to do, and they did it quickly. I look forward to a long relationship with Steve Kaloper as a friend and a mentor. And I look forward to working with DSG for years to come."
Sean Dunn, President/Founder - Groundwire
"As we approached our 50th year of ministry, we knew that we desperately needed help. Of the numerous groups that we spoke with, DSG’s focus was different. Instantly we knew that their approach was what we needed. Instead of just running a campaign, they wanted to partner with us. In every component of our marketing, strategy, and relationship cultivation efforts, their team has become an extension of our organization. Since we joined forces, the impact we are making and the momentum we are gathering is astounding. DSG has transformed -- is transforming -- our advancement efforts. Our communication, our vision, our mission, and our future is far clearer. Instead of dealing with “hurdles,” they have helped us focus on how to meet the opportunities that exist in order to deepen our impact for the Kingdom. By far, in all my years of leadership, this partnership is one of the best investments I have made. I am so grateful that DSG team members are our ambassadors."
Drew Read, COO - Paul Anderson Ministries
“Steve Kaloper and the DSG team have been a great blessing to Elam Ministries. Not only has their experience helped us develop a strong strategy for growth, but they are also committed to supporting the execution of the strategy by providing first class administrative help. This saves our time and resources and enables us to focus on ministry itself.”
David Yeghnazar, US Director - Elam Ministries
“Steve Kaloper and the DSG team pushed us and our long-term strategy for Free Wheelchair Mission. We gleaned important pieces of development that helped us focus our efforts and energies in our communications with major donors. We implemented their proven model with foundations that brought results and continues to expand our ability to attract funding for the advancement our mission to deploy one million wheelchairs."
Stuart Nicole, Executive Director - Free Wheelchair Mission
“During a very strategic and critical season for UYWI, Steve and the DSG team came into the mix to serve us in the area of development. In addition to helping us build the development tools and strategy we needed, they found themselves in the middle of helping us bridge from where we had been as an organization to where we are going. The DSG team helped us articulate this shift in a way that helped us to raise support nationally and locally, effectively empowering us to re-launch our vision for the long term. We greatly appreciate their hearts, passion and partnership."
Anthony Flynn, COO - Urban Youth Workers Institute
"Steve Kaloper and the team of DSG exhibited great passion and energy from day one of our relationship. They were diligent about gaining insight from my team and then forming ideas, documents, and presentation materials based on that insight. I believe the genuine intent of Steve and his team was to represent City of Refuge in a clear, concise, and effective manner and we received great response from our Newsletters and eNews communications. In addition, Steve worked diligently to introduce us to individuals and foundations he identified who possessed the time, talent, and treasure needed to facilitate our mission and vision, raising the funds we needed to get to the next level."
Bruce Deel, Executive Director - City of Refuge
“There are many fundraisers out there who want your business and say it takes time and years to do development. Steve and his team at DSG are the real deal. They engaged from day one, becoming part of our team and doing whatever it took to help us achieve results with the heart and desire to make an impact themselves--with the right balance of skills to design and implement what they said we needed to do. There are not many guys like Steve, and I’m glad he and his team are part of the ongoing work at EGM.”
Daniel Watts, President & Founder - EGM
“When Street GRACE launched, we knew we needed someone to help us build our fundraising program. Steve and the entire DSG team joined us, designed and implemented our communication, marketing, donor cultivation and foundation process from A to Z and have become part of our team. They are fun, work hard and have a real passion and unique skill set that has already helped us advance our mission, vision and belief that together we can make a difference. They are not just marketing, development and events consultants, but part of the overall strategy for Street GRACE. We are thrilled to have Steve and his DSG team as part of our team.”
Cheryl DeLuca-Johnson, Executive Director - Street GRACE
"When I needed assistance with specific funding opportunities to take Holt from a $22 million to a $45 million dollar organization, I brought on Steve Kaloper and his team (Development Services Group) whom I had worked with in a prior development role to strategize and move the opportunities into play. They embraced the ethos and pathos of our organization, created a plan around the opportunity and implemented the strategy for a great cost. They are highly professional and extraordinarily efficient – with a “let’s get it done” attitude. I consider them to be a valuable part of my development team."
Dean Bruns, V.P. of Advancement - Holt International Children's Services
"We appreciate the entire DSG Team, Shana, Katie, and of course, Steve so much. They really do take the ‘fear’ out of things and we want to express our gratitude for their partnership and all that they do. We continue to be in awe of their writing talents and passion. DSG has helped us so concisely explain who we are, what we do and why. We are grateful for their friendship and partnership for the Kingdom."
Gaylynne and Steve Sharp, Founders - Global Heart Worship
"Working together with Steve and the DSG Team has been an amazing value to me and our organization. DSG helped us through the entire process from creating tools to helping us better understand major donors and foundations. They helped us understand how donors and foundations think and what they need from us to create confidence. DSG has been invaluable to us."
Ash Zook, Executive Director - Young Leaders International (Ghana and Liberia, Africa)
"It was a pleasure to work with Steve Kaloper and his team. They had the capacity to see the big picture of Anchorsaway and were able to help us set a solid business plan. Through DSG, we met many people who now partner with our ministry. Without a clear idea of how to expand our ministry, we came to DSG for their expertise. DSG was able to dial in on our vision and provide us with a strategic plan on which we are now engaging as we go to the next level. DSG provided significant guidance in putting together both a ministry brief and an impact plan that both give potential donors a clear picture as to who we are. We are grateful for their guidance and their friendship."
David Kirkpatrick, Former President - Disney Picture/Paramount Films and Nancy Fitzgerald Founder/CEO, Anchorsaway Ministries
“DSG does a marvelous job and has improved our image, marketing, communication and how we relate to our supporters by 100%. We always knew we had it, but didn't know how to articulate it or show it as well as we needed to. DSG has redefined us to our supporters as well as future foundations that are looking to fund us and has helped us attract the funding we needed and built a platform, program and process to assist us in raising the funds we need to achieve our goals and impact in Jamaica.”
Marla Day-Fitzwater - American-Caribbean Experience
"God usually gives ministry leaders an abundance of vision and passion. They see a need and have the heart to meet it. But a long-term organizational strategy that includes a well-connected donor base is often lacking. Those skills and more are what Steve Kaloper and his team at DSG bring to the table, and they package it with love and encouragement."
Kelly Talamo, Founder - Men Step Up
"Development Services Group has greatly helped our ministry in many ways. In particular, DSG has helped us focus on how to interact with and care for our donors, as well as create an intentional fundraising strategy. The DSG team is great to work with. They are creative, professional, and a real asset to any ministry!"
Sarah Hughes, Executive Director - House of Hope, Raleigh
"We needed someone who could help formulate, design and drive a strategy to bring our ministry into new communities across the country. We also needed support and expertise in marketing our events and raising funds to undergird our ministry objectives. DSG came in and immediately became part of the process, leading and implementing strategy as part of our team. Their process, passion, talents and relationship credibility allowed us to see our dream begin to take shape within a few months of beginning our collaboration."
Mike Kiley, CEO - The Chamberlain Group / Founder & Chairman, Wheatstone Academy
"Following Hurricane Katrina, The Salvation Army in New Orleans was on the front lines serving thousands in need. Rebuilding our marketing, communication and donor efforts became an immediate need. Steve and his team at DSG came along our side, rolled up their sleeves and helped us strategically, serving our team, working with our local Advisory Board, and implementing solutions to help us attract the resources we needed. Steve facilitated and hosted multiple donor vision casting luncheons and did whatever it took to assist & serve The Salvation Army in New Orleans."
Major Mike Hawley, Area Commander - The Salvation Army
“Steve Kaloper is one of the finest people I know. He is a man of integrity and he delivers above and beyond what he says he will do. I have worked with a lot of people in his field and I believe he is the best. I highly recommend Steve to anyone who is looking to bring their organization to the next level.”
Jim Burns, PhD, President - HomeWord
“Steve Kaloper, the CEO and Founder of DSG, has been known to me for the past 6 years. He and his team have been very instrumental in helping us at Northrise University understand development and helped us move to the level we were dreaming of. Steve is a strategic thinker in the truest sense.”
Dr. Moffat Zimba, President and Founder - Northrise University
"Steve and his team are one of the best I've ever seen working with boards and getting them engaged with the overall vision casting and donor development process. For over a dozen years, their role strategically produced results allowing us to better serve those in need. As an element to our marketing and development team, he and his team are truly gifted visionaries, full of integrity, flexible, articulate and real Kingdom builders."
Robert Stutts - The Salvation Army
“I desperately needed someone who could help formulate and drive a funding plan. Steve came in and immediately hit the ground running, driving the process in a way that allowed me to work out of my strengths. He and his team have a unique ability to get quickly underneath a project, make sense of it all and then drive a plan to move that project forward.”
Bryan Coley, President and Founder - Art Within Productions
"Steve and his team helped us strategically define our future by building a plan to help us launch. They integrated the right process and balance for our key capital objectives and capacity between our efforts in Kenya and the U.S. We are grateful to Steve and his team for their ability to grasp and help us flesh out our mission, vision and impact on the Kingdom."
Kurt Kandler, Executive Director - 410 Bridge