KEITH A. HOPKINS
5712 Highbury Office: (616) 575-5200
Ada, MI 49301 Home: (616) 977-1001
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PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
2007-present Hopkins Fundraising Consulting
Grand Rapids, Michigan
President/Owner
§ Five years of exemplary client service to nonprofit clients throughout Michigan.
§ Over $100 million raised through capital/endowment/advancement campaigns.
2005-2007 Monaghan Associates, Inc.
1997-2003 Grand Rapids, Michigan
Senior Project Director
§ Day to day responsibility for operational planning, marketing, and client services.
§ Provide the following client services: annual fund planning, organizational assessments, pre-campaign feasibility studies, capital and advancement campaign plan implementation.
§ Worked with over one severty-five local/regional nonprofit clients during an eight year period to meet multimillion-dollar capital and advancement efforts totaling over $200 million.
2003-2005 Spectrum Health
Blodgett Butterworth Health Care Foundation
DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Director, Leadership Gifts
§ Responsible for all major gift fundraising (gifts of $25,000+)
§ Responsible for conducting all Spectrum Health capital campaign efforts, including the $34 million Heart Center campaign and the campaign for a new DeVos Children’s Hospital.
§ Responsible for coordination of all major gifts initiatives including donor relations, annual fundraising planning, and donor recognition programs.
§ Work closely with top Spectrum Health leadership in crafting funding priorities for the entire health system.
§ Manage board leadership and community volunteers to effectively meet major gift fundraising goals.
1993-1997 Heartland Community College
Bloomington, Illinois
Department Head and Tenured Lead Faculty, Political Science, History, Economics
§ Supervisory management, recruitment, oversight, and evaluation of departmental adjunct staff.
§ Oversight of planning and budgeting for department.
§ Chaired Curriculum Committee.
§ Chaired Promotion, Evaluation, and Tenure Team—developed college wide evaluation and tenure policies for full-time faculty.
§ Coordinated, Adjunct Instructor Orientation and Training [trained over 300 teachers].
§ Assisted in state mandated program review and accreditation approval process.
§ Developed Departmental Adjunct Faculty Handbook—template adopted college wide.
§ Provided instruction in a full range of Political Science courses, including American Government, State and Local Politics, Non-Western Politics, Comparative Politics, and International Relations.
§ Continuing Education Advisor—Office of Student Services.
§ Speaker and panelist for American Issues Conference [1996].
1991-1993 Grand Rapids Community College
1998-2002 Grand Rapids, Michigan
Faculty, Political Science and History
§ Taught introductory sections of political science and history.
§ Presenter, Conference on 1992 Presidential Election.
1989-1990 Nazareth College
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Transfer and Continuing Education Advisor, Office of Admissions
§ Recruited and counseled adult and community college transfer students [territory included over 40 two-year institutions].
§ Planned on-campus admissions events and developed strategies to increase student enrollment.
§ Reported directly to the college president regarding recruitment activities within the Department of Admissions.
EDUCATION
B.A., Communication and Business Administration, Hope College
M.A., Political Science and Public Administration, Ohio University
PROFESSIONAL/CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
§ Advisory Board, Grand Rapids Community Foundation (2010-2011)
§ Chair, Association of Fundraising Professionals—West Michigan Chapter (2007)
§ Vice Chair, Association of Fundraising Professionals—West Michigan Chapter
§ Chair, Education Committee, Association of Fundraising Professionals—West Michigan Chapter (2005)
§ Board Member, Association of Fundraising Professionals—West Michigan Chapter (2004-present)
§ Member, AFP Education Committee (2003-2004)
§ Certificate of Achievement, Institute for Charitable Giving (2004)
§ Volunteer Coach/Board Member, Thornapple Valley Baseball League (2008-2011)
§ Volunteer Coach, YMCA, AYSO (2004)
§ Classroom Consultant, Junior Achievement (2002-2004)
§ Planning Team, Inside Grand Rapids, Chamber of Commerce (2002, 2003)
§ Campaign Cabinet, Capital Campaign, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church (2003)
§ Graduate, Leadership Grand Rapids (2001)
§ Program Leader, Inside Grand Rapids (2002)
§ Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, State Legislative Committee (1998)
§ Certificate of Achievement, The Fundraising School at the University of Indiana (1998)
HONORS RECEIVED
§ Named to Who’s Who Among the Best College Teachers in America (nominated by students) (1996)
§ Awarded Graduate Fellowship, Ohio University, (1990-91)