About Us

CDS, Inc. is an international consulting practice formed in 1990. Our offices are located in Boca Raton, Florida. Our services include advice and guidance in every aspect of resource development, from the early stages of fund raising - feasibility studies to attracting and achieving donor recognition and stewardship.

We use a strategic team approach to assess and advise organizations how to meet their fund raising goals, and to partner with them to deliver the greater financial capacity they require

CDS, Inc. fund development professionals are among the most experienced in the field. With a combined total of more than 100 years' experience, CDS, Inc. has successfully managed major capital campaigns and increased resourfces for numerous organizations.

The principal of the firm has more than 35 years experience in all aspects of philanthropic fundraising and resource/fund development.

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Take a glance at our distinguished client list:

Healthcare

ACTS Retirement-Life Communities Inc. Pennsylvania

Anson County Hospital
North Carolina

Association of Burned Children/
Asociación Pro-Niños Quemados
Managua, Nicaragua

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, Florida

Diamondhead Retirement Community
Biloxi, MI

Hospice of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, Florida

Krankenehim
Spiez, Switzerland

Mariners Hospital
Tavernier, Florida

Ann Storck Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Baptist Hospital of Miami Foundation
Miami, Florida

Biomotion Foundation
West Palm Beach, Florida

Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation
West Palm Beach, Florida

Indian River Estates
Vero Beach, Florida

Lanier Village Estates
Gainesville, Georgia

St. Andrews Estates South
Boca Raton, Florida

Stanly Memorial Hospital
North Carolina

Albemarle County Hospital
North Carolina

Baptist Medical Center Foundation
South Carolina

Buena Vida Estates
Melbourne, Florida

Hospice & Health Care By the Sea
Boca Raton, Florida

JFK Medical Center Foundation
Atlantis, Florida

Live Oak Retirement Community
Shreveport, Louisiana

Scotland Memorial Hospital
North Carolina


Religious

B’Nai Torah Congregation
Boca Raton, Florida

First Baptist Church
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Saint Andrew’s Church
Coral Springs, Florida

Zion Lutheran School
Deerfield Beach, Florida

Dade Christian School
Miami, Florida

First Presbyterian Church
St. Marys, Ohio

Salvation Army
West Palm Beach, Florida

South Florida Center for Theological Studies
Miami, Florida

Faith Farm Ministries
Boynton Beach, Florida

Grace Episcopal Church
West Palm Beach, Florida

Young Israel of Kendall
Miami, Florida


Cultural

Boynton Cultural Centre, Inc.
1913 Schoolhouse Museum
Boynton Beach, Florida

Everglades National Park/
U.S. Department of Interior
Miami, Florida

International Game Fish Association
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Mounts Botanical Garden
West Palm Beach, Florida

Dreher Park Zoo
West Palm Beach, Florida

Jupiter Theater
Jupiter, Florida

South Florida Public Telecommunications, Inc./
WXEL Public Television & Radio
West Palm Beach, Florida

Florida Parks and Recreation
Tallahassee, Florida

Library Foundation of Martin County
Stuart, Florida

A.N.R. Robinson
Presidential Library & Conference Center
Tinidad & Tobago


Education

Barry University
Miami, Florida

John F. Kennedy International School
Saanen-Gstaad, Switzerland

Zion Lutheran School
Deerfield Beach, Florida

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami
School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

South Florida Center for Theological Studies
Miami, Florida

Dade Christian School
Miami, Florida

Weizmann Institute of Science
West Palm Beach, Florida


Animal Welfare

Humane Society of Greater Miami
Miami, Florida


Social Services

Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc.
Delray Beach, Florida

Child Care Resource & Referral, Inc.
Delray Beach, Florida

Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Foundation for Learning
Plantation, Florida

Junior Achievement of South Florida, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Florida

Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Florida
Plantation, Florida

Opportunity Inc.
West Palm Beach, Florida

Planned Parenthood
Boca Raton, Florida

The Starting Place
Hollywood, Florida

Alzheimer and Parkinson Association
Vero Beach, FL

Children’s Case Management Organization, Inc.
West Palm Beach, Florida

Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Florida

Henderson Mental Health Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Junior League of Boca Raton, Inc.
Boca Raton, Florida

Migrant Association of South Florida, Inc.
Boynton Beach, Florida

Paralyzed Veterans Association of Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Weizmann Institute of Science
West Palm Beach, Florida

Women in Distress
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Blue Dragon Children's Foundation
Hanoi, Vietnam

Faith Farm
Boynton Beach, Florida

Hillsborough Association for Retarded Citizens
Tampa, Florida

LifeQuest Community Mental Health Center
at Lock Towns, Inc.
Opa Locka, Florida

Our Community, Our Children
West Palm Beach, Florida

Salvation Army
West Palm Beach, FL

Schott Communities for Persons
Who Are Deaf or Disabled
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

YWCA
West Palm Beach, Florida


Corporate Marketing

Sun Bank, South Florida, N.A.
Palm Beach, Florida


 

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