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Consulting Services
Capital Campaigns & Feasibility Studies
The ISPD Financial Feasibility Study process helps build support for your campaign needs, followed by a robust implementation process.

Strategic Planning
Set a course for your school or parish’s future with one of ISPD’s Strategic Planning Processes.

Operational Vitality Assessments
ISPD Assessments thoroughly examine your school’s operational vitality and culture.

Coaching Programs
Development/Stewardship Coaching
One-on-one coaching on the meaning, value, and implementation of a vibrant Catholic school or parish development/stewardship effort.

Enrollment Management Coaching
Coaching sessions to understand how to invite, involve, and engage more families into the enrollment funnel.

Leadership Coaching
This coaching process helps administrators learn the critical role that operational vitality plays in Catholic schools and parishes.
Educational Opportunities
ISPD Summer Development School
Join us in New Orleans for the Summer 2025 Development School. Three days to help you grow your school and parish development and enrollment efforts.

Professional Development Classes
ISPD offers online, for-credit courses through the Institute for Pastoral Initatives at the University of Dayton.

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10 Ways We Serve the Catholic Community

We Are Catholic.

Headquartered in New Orleans, LA, we work exclusively with Catholic schools, parishes, and (arch)dioceses throughout the country. Our associates are Catholic leaders with over 250 years of combined experience in development/ advancement/stewardship/enrollment management.

Our Mission is Dynamic.

ISPD Mission: Through consulting, coaching, and educating, we bring people, process, and ministry together to help build the Kingdom of God.

We Engage People.

In our consulting, coaching, and teaching processes, we show how to meaningfully engage people in their mission and vision.

We Have 35+ Years of Nationwide Experience.

We are proud of our proven track record of successful partnerships with hundreds of Catholic schools, parishes, and (arch) dioceses.

We Are Objective.

We guide our Catholic clients through their challenges and help create solutions in order to support and integrate their vision, mission, and core values.

We Consult Onsite, Online, or Hybrid.

Our Assessment, Strategic Planning, Enrollment Management, Feasibility Study, Capital Campaign, Annual Fund, and Total Stewardship processes are fine-tuned for success.

We Offer Professional Development Opportunities.

From our annual Summer Development School (3-day conference) to our educational workshops, presentations, and publications, ISPD excels in our PD offerings.

We Teach Online.

In partnership with the University of Dayton’s Institute for Pastoral Initiatives, each semester ISPD teaches online/for-credit courses in Catholic school and parish development.

We Are Affordable.

Our consulting processes, online courses, and our Summer Development School are all reasonably priced.

We Encourage to Move 'Beyond Mediocrity'

ISPD encourages, motivates, and guides our Catholic clients to move “beyond mediocrity.”

Latest Posts from ISPD

The Real Value of Hosting Your Catholic School Open House
September 16, 2025
4 min read
In our 36 years of helping Catholic schools and parishes flourish, one truth stands out: there is no single event that can activate your community and communicate your mission as powerfully as a well-executed Open House. Too often, however, schools view Open House as a one-off recruitment night. The real value is far broader—it is an opportunity to foster belonging, deepen engagement, and lay down the roadways that invite new families, students, and supporters into your mission.

Institute for School and Parish Development (ISPD) Expands National Footprint by Welcoming Dan Ferris as Full-Time Associate to Lead Regional Growth with New Northeast Office
August 20, 2025
2 min read
Beyond the Balance Sheet: Creating Annual Reports That Tell Your Mission Story
August 12, 2025
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Is Your Catholic School/Parish Ready for a Capital Campaign?
July 16, 2025
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The Cadence of Catholic School Development: Connecting the Dots
April 30, 2025
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Holding Steady: Faith, Leadership, and Forward Momentum in Uncertain Times
April 7, 2025
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