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Non-Profit Management Consultants For All Your Proposal
Needs
In April 2002 James Kopp created the non-profit
consulting, proposal writing, marketing, and communications services
firm, James Kopp & Associates, Inc. James has over 30 years of
business and community development experience. JK&A Associates
provide expertise in public relations, website development, marketing,
communications, database marketing and legal services and are engaged
as needed.
Professional Memberships:
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AAGP, American Association of Grant Professionals, Inc.
• AFP, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Inc.
• CCSNYS, Council of Community Services of New York
State, Inc., Corporate Membership
• Chamber of Commerce of Ulster County, New York
JAMES
KOPP PROFILE
Grant Consultant
Profile: 2002-2006
James has been providing
grant team leadership for his clients for over four years.
His nonprofit expertise blends seamlessly
with his 20 years of experience in advertising and direct marketing.
James has provided
services to over a dozen clients ranging from colleges and high schools
to arts
education organizations, from a health care center to a community parks
organization, from performing arts centers to summer camps for special
needs
youth. He has written grants for general
operating support, capital, and capacity building, as well as for
programs
ranging from arts education to scholarship and tuition, from campus
ministry to
artistic performances to folk arts. He
has addressed technology in the schools and in the health care field. He has worked on foundation and state
grants.
James has extensive
experience in supporting the program design process with a special
strength in
budget strategies. He’s also well versed
in the range of approaches to outcomes and program measurements. His references attest to his ability to
quickly gain the respect and confidence of executives, colleagues,
volunteers,
agencies, and peer consultants.
James’
skills serve him well both in senior management meetings and when
working with
a program manager to put together a competitive proposal.
He understands advertising
media and communications
disciplines. He can create and deliver
effective presentations and he can work effectively with technical and
support
staff in database marketing, direct mail, telemarketing, loyalty
retention,
print production and internet environments. And
he is comfortable with Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Publisher, and MS
PhotoDraw.
In addition to working
with his clients, James serves on the Marketing Committee for the
American
Association of Grant Professionals. In
that capacity since June 2004, he has developed the AAGP Graphics
Design Guide,
an AAGP membership brochure and the Annual Member Report, and is
collaborating
on the development of an AAGP comprehensive marketing plan for the
organization. James received
the President’s Award for his work on the AAGP Marketing Committee at the 2005
Annual Conference.
Professional Career – Mr. Kopp has over 20 years of
senior-level
experience in advertising and marketing involving business-to-business
and
business-to-consumer communications. His background in brand
management,
strategic planning, marketing, and evaluating advertising concepts is
invaluable in developing comprehensive grant plans.
In the 1980s and
90s, James did pro bono work as a consultant to organizations such as
the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra; the New York Consortium for New Music; and
WBGO, a
jazz public radio station in Newark, NJ. His
family was Founding member of the Garden
Preschool Cooperative and the Learning Community Charter School. James helped
organize fundraisers for these organizations.
As
Vice President
Management Supervisor for Young & Rubicam (1995-1999) and Grey
Advertising
(1987-1992), James serviced global accounts including the United States
Postal
Service and the IBM Corporation. At Y&R
he was a key player in developing a fully-integrated communications
campaign to
promote the US Postal Service’s international division, winning an
industry
Effie award. As Vice President at Grey
Direct Advertising, James supported the launch of the IBM Personal
Computer
Company, a successful channel selling PCs and accessories directly to
the
consumer. He also implemented direct marketing campaigns for all of
IBM’s
product lines and services. James also
worked as Director of Marketing and Communications at Briarpatch Inc.
(1999-2001), an award-winning toy manufacturer, where he managed
marketing and
product development, retail promotions and advertising.
We pride ourselves in offering superior customer
service. Call (845) 688-5128
or email info@jkoppassociates.com
to see how we can be of assistance to you.
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