Testimonials

"The experience we had working with Keith on our Dignity and Independence Through Work campaign could not have been any better. He did an excellent job of leading us through the process of the campaign: educating our board and committee, providing support to our staff, and advising on best practices. We felt confident with Keith as our consultant that our campaign was being conducted professionally and was well received in the community. He was very easy and accommodating to work with, took time to get to know us, and truly understood the mission of our organization and the campaign."
Chris Zeigler
Executive Director
MRC Industries

"Keith was on board with our capital campaign from the very beginning and helped create a plan for success.  His guidance was just what was needed to take us through the necessary steps of creating a leadership team, identifying potential donors and making successful requests.  He is knowledgeable about the community, accessible when needed, calming in the storm, and motivating when necessary. With his help, our organization took great leaps towards the future."
Janet Zahn
Development Director
Catherine's Health Center

"Hopkins Fundraising Consulting helped us exceed our $8.5 million Building Hope for Children capital campaign goal in nine months. This was my second successful campaign experience with Keith Hopkins. Keith is very easy to work with and is consistently sincere and transparent in his interactions with staff and volunteer leadership. Keith is an intelligent, well organized and articulate professional who always does what he says he'll do - his follow up is impeccable. Keith is a skilled teacher who adapts well and makes both experienced and inexperienced staff and board/cabinet members comfortable with the campaign feasibility study and fundraising process. Whether still on contract or not, Keith stays with you until you achieve your fundraising goal. In addition to reaching fundraising goals, there is no doubt that Keith’s consulting efforts also help build capacity for your organization's overall advancement function. I highly recommend Hopkins Fundraising Consulting."
Jim Visser
Chief Advancement Officer
Wedgwood Christian Services

"Keith worked with all levels of our organization to create a fundraising campaign that took the unique nature of the Foundation and our campaign into consideration. He gave us the tools and infrastructure we needed to be successful and provided the kind of encouragement to both volunteers and staff that helped us remain motivated and focused. With his help we were able to achieve our capital campaign goals and engage a new group of volunteers in a way that was meaningful, fun and successful."
Marilyn Zack
Vice President for Development
Grand Rapids Community Foundation

"Keith Hopkins served as Campaign Consultant for our "Meeting the Needs" campaign. Keith is highly professional, dedicated, and serves as a positive motivator enabling a group to work as a team for the overall success of the organization."
Donald M. Ryan
FCBA, CFRM
Director of Fund Development
Public Relations & Marketing
Senior Services, Inc.

"I have had the pleasure to work with Keith Hopkins on several major fundraising efforts over the past 12 years. Keith is a consummate professional in his field. He provides realistic assessments of the feasibility and potential success of fund raising projects. He knows how to stay on top of projects and engage the variety of personalities serving on governance boards to keep focus on the mission at hand. He has earned my respect and appreciation for jobs well done."
Chief Ed Edwardson
Interim Executive Director/GRYC
Retired, Wyoming Police Department

"With the leadership and guidance that Keith provided for our fundraising team, we were able to not only reach our goal to raise $2.5 million but we went over by $700,000! Keith led us, one step at a time, to create a process that was easy to follow so the team could work together to accomplish the goals. I am certain that Keith's direction brought us the result we were looking for - grand success!"
Shirley Hayes
Executive Director
Spectrum Health United Memorial Foundation
Greenville, Michigan

"I would like to thank Keith for his guidance in our fund-raising campaign. With his assistance, we were able to exceed our fund-raising goal in less than six months. Keith was instrumental in identifying key stakeholders and helping us get the pledges. He made our employees and cabinet members feel comfortable with the fund-raising process and ultimately made our campaign a great success. Keith is a highly skilled fund-raiser and I would recommend his services to anyone embarking on a capital campaign."
Scott Smith
Director of Rehabilitation Services
South Haven Community Hospital

"After Keith's assessment of our community's fund-raising potential, he taught us the skills we needed to reach our goal. He was with us every step of the way, giving us sound advice and keeping us on task, and he knew our project and believed in it just as much as we did. Keith is articulate, intelligent, and the consummate professional, always comfortable in any situation. He was always on time, prepared and organized, had great follow-through, yet was available for consult at any time, too - even today, long after our project's completion. Keith is a task-master with a heart and a sense of humor!"
Mary Hollinrake
Branch Manager
Wyoming Branch of the Kent District Library