DR. RICHARD LEE KLOPP

INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL IMPACT EXPERT

Entrepreneur - 30 years experience removing the friction that hinders your organization's growth.

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30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Record of decisive leadership in organizations with international scope. Noted for sound, practical, management style centered on a strong history of successful team creation and retention. Known for ability to balance dedication to on-time project deliverables with long-term organizational vision. Results-proven ability to generate enthusiasm for ideas, create clear communication of mission internally and externally, and keep teams on task through to a a “job well done”. Combines academic rigor with practical management. Values a practice informed by the best-known theory, and theory linked to best of class practice.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

FUNDRAISING EXPERT
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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

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ORGANIZATIONAL & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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NONPROFIT & FOR-PROFIT STARTUP & TURNAROUND

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FOUNDER & ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSITIONS

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FEATURED WORKS

H20 AFRICA FOUNDATION

I do startups such as: Running the Sahara and the Matt Damon H20 Africa launch. I had the good fortune to be chosen to be the launch Executive Director of Matt Damon’s water charity, originally called the H20 Africa Foundation, but after the merger with Water Partners, became Water.org announced at the Clinton Global Initiative in 2009.
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FEATURED WORKS

BDA

In collaboration with a high throughput entrepreneur, Ms. Carole Robert, and people such as Réjean former Canadian Ambassador to the DRC and the former Canadian Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Joe Clark we launched a for-profit and nonprofit blend that did drug discovery to develop a pipeline of African botanicals for the benefit of Africans.
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WATER FOR GOOD

I do turnarounds such as the ICDI – Water for Good— turnaround. I created and then implemented strategies that rebranded, retooled, streamlined and provided proper management structures to go from $1.7 mil to $5+ million in 3 years, turning around a faltering and distracted organization working on multiple programs with poor contract implementation to being the largest and most credible water sustainability organization in the country.
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SERVICES

FUNDRAISING & ORGANIZATIONAL - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Fundraising efforts stall for a number of reasons. Your staff and board capacity, business model, strategic plan and development and fundraising strategy may be part of the reason. We’ll assess your organization and give you next steps.

Deliverable Snapshot: Board training Strategic planning Business plans Development & Fundraising plans Leadership Coach

SOCIAL BUSINESS STRATEGY & IMPLEMENTATION

I have extensive international experience in the creation and management of blended-value structures in which we leverage the best of nonprofits and for-profits to maximize value for humans.

Deliverable Snapshot: Social enterprise startup Social enterprise turnaround Corporate Social Responsibility & ESG consulting period Earned revenue strategies for nonprofits Philanthropic funding strategies & implementation.

TRANSITIONAL LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

We fill in the gaps in executive leadership and management during periods of transition in your organization. You can count on us to act as staff and be part of your team.

Deliverable Snapshot: Change management leadership as a functional Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer

EXPERIENCE

1991 - PRESENT
AVENIR CONSULTING
FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL
A consultancy I pioneered to locate, leverage, and scale high impact social ventures. (US, Canada, Africa, France)
2013 - 2017
WATER FOR GOOD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Manage all Africa operations and 100+ international staff. Provide visionary leadership for the organization on both sides of the ocean. Direct the strategic planning for the Executive teams & Board. Responsible for on time delivery of roughly US$ 3 Million worth of water projects annually, including over 1000 wells under regular contract maintenance in Africa.
2019 - 2022
INVESTABLE - ABLE FUND
STARTUP AND MARKETING ADVISOR & LAUNCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Working with the business Investable owners to launch a parallel nonprofit initiative as part of their social impact strategy that will both enhance their business and their social objectives.
2019 - 2020
ARNOVA
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Delivering on a contract to manage the global organization while leading the search for the next full time executive director. The contract is scoped to be completed by Jan 31, 2020.
JUNE 2017 - JUNE 2018
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER ( WHO )
ADVISOR TO THE IARC RESOURCE MAXIMIZATION COMMITTEE
Working with the committee to raise awareness & funding for the IARC's 2018 fundraising event in Lyon, France - raising money to build the new cancer research center.
APRIL 2017 - FEB 2019
ISLAMIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
SENIOR CONSULTANT / INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Working with the board & senior leadership to transition the institution from a membership association to an impact focused relief & development nonprofit.
JANUARY 2017 - JUNE 2018
BRCK.ORG
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Working with TED Fellows Juliana Rotich and Erik Hersman, founders of the innovative company BRCK to get great technology into the hands of those who need it most.
2011 - 2015
POINT INNOVATE
ADVISOR TO CEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR
I was part of designing and vetting out the strategy used to transition from TIFIE Humanitarian (NGO) to the creation of the Point Innovate initiative which grew out of the sale of the Goal Zero company to NRG in 2014. (www.goalzero.com)
2006 - 2009
WATER.ORG
LAUNCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Designed and managed the charitable component of the Running the Sahara expedition and film project and the startup of Matt Damon's water charity - Water.org. Provided management of corporate partnerships (National Geographic, PepsiCo, Ethos Water/Starbucks, J M Eagle, E P Martin, Mission Products, Whole Foods, etc.).

2006 - 2008
BDA
LAUNCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER
Designed and managed the blended value startup of the nonprofit (The BDA Foundation) and the corporate entity (Pharm African) a biopharmaceutical company. Directed and participated in the fundraising activities of the foundation, as well as investor relations for the profit. Provided management of donor partnerships (Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, WWF, Lundin for Africa, Banro Corp, etc.).
1992 - 2005
TEAM QUÉBEC
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Designed the NGO's original vision and strategy. Served as CEO of the network for twelve years, and directed the civil society initiatives in Québec and Africa. Managed all elements of the startup including: development and fundraising of the annual operating budget, leadership team creation and training, and community nonprofit initiatives.
"For over a decade now I've watched Rich hone his skills by helping scores of nonprofits around the world. Rich's ability to combine academic knowledge with practical organizational change plans is world class. If you and your leadership are not clear on what your next organizational step should be, I highly recommend Rich and the high impact consulting he does to you."
SHARIQ A. SIDDIQUI JD, PHD: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH ON NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND VOLUNTARY ACTION
SHARIQ A. SIDDIQUI
"I've had the good fortune of being the board president of a nonprofit which is the largest service delivery organization of its kind in the country in which it works. Before we hired Rich, my volunteer service was largely spent putting out the fires of one crisis after another. Rich not only assessed our problems correctly and proposed solutions that worked; he actually led the implementation of the solutions and built reliable operational, development, and fundraising systems. I'm still the president of that board, except that now I get to spend my time doing what I've wanted to do all along - advocating for the people we serve and for whom I care so deeply about. If your organization is not what you know it can be, call Rich. He can getyou there."
DOUG BRENNANDIGITAL SALES LEAD, US RETAIL - MICROSOFT CORPORATION
DOUG BRENNAN
"Rich was instrumental in helping us build the Lake Institute, one of the vital parts ofthe Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University. His ability to lead in high-level strategy while driving structural and programmatic changes was a welcome asset as we implemented broad scale changes that transitioned the Center on Philanthropy into a School. Rich is a consummate professional, knows the field well, and will work tirelessly to bring about the changes you want to see in your organization."
EUGENE R. TEMPEL
EUGENE R. TEMPEL
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FAQ

I decided early on in my career that I wanted to focus on helping small to medium sized social change initiatives by both businesses and nonprofits be more successful. I believed then and still do that small to medium sized organization can be more efficient and effective. However, small to medium sized organizations can’t usually pay for high-end consulting. So I started my company, AVENIR Consulting, to create a form of consulting adapted to the needs of contemporary social change organizations. In this form of consulting, instead of just leaving you with a set of ideas and a large bill, I actually take a post in your organization, either as a 1099 contractor or as an employee, allowing us to create an affordable mid to longer term engagement in which I actually lead the implementation of the strategies I bring to you and your teams.
After a free 30-minute consultation, I can send a draft proposal built around the gaps or friction we have identified in your systems. We go back and forth on the deliverables and timelines as well as the associated costs for those deliverables. We can discuss pricing on the free call, and I can send you past proposals so you can see what I have done for other organizations.
My core expertise is in quickly locating the gaps in your business / strategy models and providing solutions focused on raising more money for your mission. I have taken multiple organizations from $0 to $Millions through the application of best of class knowledge to the specific needs of each organization. Not only do I bring the strategies you lack to your organization, I actually lead your teams in the implementation of those strategies until they are successful.
Yes I did! My parents did missionary work in Northern Mali back in the 70s and 80s. I grew up in that fabled city, where I developed abilities for cross-cultural work that I have been using across my career. I am what they call at Third Cultured Person (Google that if needed), and have a unique skill set that can be very useful to sorting out organizational bottlenecks arising from the types of different value assumptions found in both international and local companies of all sorts.

CONTACT

  • Po Box 643 Zionsville, Indiana 46077
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