The People behind the scene
Meet our team
A couple of “out of the box” consultants that love strengthening and growing organizations to realize their full potential. Over 40 years of collective professional front line experience means we understand your challenges, because we’ve been there.
Dennis Coleman
Principal & Owner
With more than two decades of nonprofit experience in lobbying, marketing, fundraising, and executive leadership, Dennis brings enthusiasm, drive, and a commitment to excellence to every client.
Alicia Peoples, J.D.
Principal & Owner
A passionate, ethical strategist and fixer with more than fifteen years of professional political and nonprofit experience, Alicia brings creativity and a solution focused approach to every client.
BIO: Starting at an early age, Dennis first learned about giving through tithing. This act started him on a path to understanding what a financial commitment can mean to an organization. With over twenty-two years of professional fundraising experience, Dennis has brought that same passion and enthusiasm he did with his first Tithe as a youth. Through his no nonsense approach to fundraising, Dennis has gained skills in the following areas: Development and Execution of Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations, including: Annual Funds, Giving Societies, Major Gifts and Capital Campaigns. Including Capital Campaign Development, Implementation, and Management and the Identification and Delivery of Major Donors, Feasibility Study Execution, Board Development, Grant Supervision and Management. Experience in the following industries: Arts and Culture; Humanities; Human and Civil Rights; and Faith-based. Exceptionally skilled at building effective and productive working and personal relationships. Superior management, negotiation, public relations and public speaking skills with expertise in creating new and innovative structures and systems.
BIO: Alicia Peoples was born in Hobbs, New Mexico, and moved with her family to the panhandle town of Snyder, Texas, as a middle schooler. Growing up in a philanthropic family in the small towns of the American Southwest, Alicia learned early that helping your neighbors, many of whom look and live differently than you, is the cornerstone of a rich and rewarding life. A graduate of Trinity University with a B.A. in Political Science and Wake Forest University School of Law with a Juris Doctor, Alicia spent college internships and the first two years out of law school in public interest and labor law. Returning to Texas after law school to be closer to family, Alicia spent five years in the volunteer roles of Vice President and President of an East Texas political action committee where she gained hands on experience in direct mail marketing, mass communication, public relations, event planning, and fundraising. Another fifteen years have been spent as a nonprofit executive where she continues to hone these skills. Alicia’s hobbies include horseback riding, swimming, snow skiing, playing golf, and reading and writing fiction literature. She spends most weekends working her family’s ranch and spending quality time with friends.
Clients + Projects
Forest Theater – Dallas, TX
Guided by our passions Dennis Coleman and Alicia Peoples meet while raising money for the renovation and preservation of the Historic Forest Theater in Dallas, Texas. In response to requests for culturally aware philanthropic consulting, Coleman-Peoples Consulting was created.
We pride ourselves on creating solutions specific to your congregation, stakeholders, and community because we understand no two organizations are alike. Hire us to advise or execute your fundraising campaign (annual, capital campaign, or seasonal direct mail), facilitate and lead workshops, write and manage grants, and special event planning.
Our Mission
Empowering and strengthening nonprofit organizations to create lasting positive impacts on the communities they serve.
Our Vision
We envision a future where every nonprofit organization thrives, maximizing its potential to create positive and lasting social, environmental, and humanitarian outcomes.
St. Luke Community UMC – Dallas, TX
Tindley Temple – Pennsylvania, PA