Nonprofit Resources and Guides
Whether you’re seeking to strengthen your philanthropic program, recruit exceptional talent, or find a new role yourself, we’re here to help.
Knowledge. Innovation. Collaboration. Integrity. Accountability. Passion.
Development Guild DDI is a leading consulting firm that provides executive search, fundraising counsel, and campaign services to nonprofit organizations. We bring a powerful combination of discipline and innovation to every client engagement, delivering solutions that are both strategic and deeply rooted in experience and analysis.
Executive Search Services
We see opportunities through a fundamentally different lens. Our services are based in a deep understanding of strategy and a shared desire for impact.
Fundraising Services
We engage with leaders through fundraising, campaign and interim management services to find the synergy between vision, philanthropic opportunity, and the talent and practice of fundraising.
2,600+
Client Engagements
99%
Client Satisfaction Rate
45+
Years as a Firm
We're Big On Values
They drive the way we connect with our clients and each other, and they are the reason for our success.
By working across the breadth of the philanthropic sphere, we gather trends and insights to expand and refresh our expertise and knowledge – every day and with every client engagement. We seek forward-driving solutions to bring to our clients and our firm.
Diverse perspectives improve decision-making, provoke learning, and expand possibilities. We work collaboratively with our clients and each other to break new ground and deliver meaningful results.
We are serious about the work that we do. We employ refined business practices and the highest ethical standards in every action that we take. This is a commitment to one another, and to our clients, candidates, and professional networks.
As a woman-led company and strong proponents of DEI, Development Guild DDI recognizes that diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences are required for the greatest impact. We are committed to supporting and strengthening DEI industry-wide – through our work as nonprofit consultants, and internally as a firm.
We have the opportunity to work with remarkable clients. Their drive, their vision, and their unwavering commitment in taking on big challenges keeps us motivated to be the partner that allows them to stay ahead of the curve.
Our people are our greatest asset. Their experience, talent, and dedication set us apart and provide our clients with unparalleled services. We support and invest in each other.
We're Big On Values
They drive the way we connect with our clients and each other, and they are the reason for our success.
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Excellence Through Knowledge
By working across the breadth of the philanthropic sphere, we gather trends and insights to expand and refresh our expertise and knowledge – every day and with every client engagement. We seek forward-driving solutions to bring to our clients and our firm.
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Innovation
Diverse perspectives improve decision-making, provoke learning, and expand possibilities. We work collaboratively with our clients and each other to break new ground and deliver meaningful results.
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Integrity and Accountability
We are serious about the work that we do. We employ refined business practices and the highest ethical standards in every action that we take. This is a commitment to one another, and to our clients, candidates, and professional networks.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
As a woman-led company and strong proponents of DEI, Development Guild DDI recognizes that diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences are required for the greatest impact. We are committed to supporting and strengthening DEI industry-wide – through our work as nonprofit consultants, and internally as a firm.
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Inspired By Our Clients
We have the opportunity to work with remarkable clients. Their drive, their vision, and their unwavering commitment in taking on big challenges keeps us motivated to be the partner that allows them to stay ahead of the curve.
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Passion for our People
Our people are our greatest asset. Their experience, talent, and dedication set us apart and provide our clients with unparalleled services. We support and invest in each other.
I could not have asked for a better experience with partnering with Development Guild. Their consultants were phenomenal in assessing what the Foundation truly needed in a new Chief Financial Officer and understanding the challenges and opportunities we were facing. The advice they provided was fair, generous, and enlightening. The candidate pool was exceptional. When we announced our selection, it invigorated our entire community. I am so grateful for Development Guild’s work and look forward to our continued partnership.