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Since 2008, Greenvale Strategies has guided our clients through the intersection of commerce and philanthropy.

Our Mission

We work with non-profit organizations and institutional funders to identify new opportunities, and upgrade existing cause related programs and facilitate, pioneering impactful partnerships which meet the objectives of the for-profit and non-profit organization alike.

OUR SERVICES: B2B & B2Charity

• Development & fundraising

• Grant writing (Foundations and Corporations)

• Governmental grants

• Corporate cause-partnerships

• New business development

• Prospect identification and approach

• Non-profit management and law

• Corporate community affairs and employee engagement

• Corporate, foundation and individual philanthropy strategies and tactics

• Board growth tactics, prospect identification and approaches

• Major donor campaigns (new donor acquistion)

• Existing Donor rejuvenation campaigns

• Capital Campaigns

• Sponsorship sales and events-marketing partnerships

• Grass-roots marketing and charitable co-ventures

• International NGO (non-governmental organizations) - US philanthropic guidance

• Government Affairs

• Organizational communications (e-blasts, newsletters, OpEds, 1-1 marketing, web copy)

• Non-profit Accounting

• Non-profit audit preparation

• SPECIAL OFFER - AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHECK-UP:

  • A REVENUE & FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

    • A ONE-TIME FEE

    • SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATION & OPERATIIONAL ANALYSIS

    • A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT & RECOMMENDATIONS

Leadership & team of consultants

Greenvale works with a stable of consultants across multiple commercial and non-profit disciplines.  We take great pride in selecting the ideal subject matter expert per project.

Brian J. McGinley, Co-Founder/Principal, Revenue Generation | New York

Brian's career path over the past 26 years has served as an excellent vehicle for bringing value to non-profit organizations seeking to increase and diversify their revenue generation. 

His fundraising and cause-marketing skills were honed at the local, national and international levels and introduced him to a wide array of domestic and transatlantic donors, corporate foundations and private funding sources. He has managed projects totaling over $128 million.  His expertise includes strategic partnerships, corporate relations, board development, capital campaigns, foundation relations, prospect research, major gifts, high net worth donors and cause-marketing sponsorships. 

He has a tremendous passion for the non-profit sector and enjoys being part of the transformational role that philanthropy can play in people’s lives.  

He holds B.A. in Government and Politics with a minor in History from Manhattan College and a Fundraising and Non-Profit Management Certification from Columbia University.  He has also completed cause-related marketing courses at New York University.  In 2016, he received an Executive Education Certificate at Fordham University's Center for Non-Profit Leaders.

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Jourden Warren, Senior Director, Revenue Generation | Washington D.C./New York

Jourden Warren is a results-oriented professional specializing in the intersection of corporate engagement, international philanthropy, education, communications, and global programs. As a senior executive, she excels in developing and managing partnerships and programmatic opportunities aligned with organizational missions and strategic goals.

Jourden’s work spans a wide range of responsibilities, including grant management, communications, project management, event production, relationship management, and corporate and foundation fundraising. She has successfully designed and executed numerous high-profile events, such as The Africa-America Institute’s (AAI) African Diplomatic Orientation & Engagement Program, Global Africa Forum, Annual Awards Gala, and the Annual State of Education in Africa Conference.

Before joining AAI, Jourden worked as a Strategic Communications Consultant for Kai Kai Communications in New York, providing communications strategy and political and commercial services to international and domestic clients. Her diverse experience also includes work as an Independent Production Assistant in New Zealand, coordinating large-scale commercial productions for major international brands.

Jourden's educational background includes a Master of International Studies with Distinction from the University of Otago in New Zealand, where she focused on international trade policies across Sub-Saharan Africa. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Political Studies and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics from the same institution.

Active in community engagement, Jourden currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors at Small Savers Montessori Child Development Center in Washington, D.C. She also played a key role in establishing The Foundation for Gender Equality.

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Dan Winter,  Director, Revenue Generation | Chicago/New York

Over twenty years of experience in fundraising, primarily in planned and major  giving, also including annual fund, grant writing, and event planning. 

• Leadership of teams and task forces within nonprofits, and committees and boards of associations.

• Skilled public speaker (meeting facilitator, conference speaker, moderator and anelist), writer (grant proposals to foundations or individuals, newsletter design, editing and copywriting, strategic and operational plans) and gift solicitor (major, planned and annual gifts using in-person, email, paper mail and telephone techniques).

• Volunteer in education, the arts, conservation and within the profession.

• Boston University School of LawJ.D. (admitted to the Illinois Bar).

• University of Delaware B.A., International Relations.

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Tejal Shah, Director, NonProfit Accounting, Operations & Audit Practice | New York

Tejal has worked in the non-profit sector for over 15 years with clients ranging from small to large NGOs. She possesses expertise and keen analysis in the following:

• Billing & Invoicing.

• Payroll management.

• Financial reporting.

• Budget and Audit preparation.

• Management controls and accountablility.

• Tejal is a highly motivated and a self-starting individual who is capable of working with minimal supervision.

• Capable Senior executive level with proven history of enhancing management operations.

• Well-versed in addressing problems, investigating root causes and implementing successful resolutions.

• SUNY Binghamton, BS.

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Austin R. Cooper, Jr., Director, Government Affairs & Communications | DC/New York

• Possesses three decades of expertise in both US domestic and international governmental affairs.

• A consumate professional, who leverages his government relations experience as well as his experience as a Communications leader, inlcuding his past role at TBS in Atlanta.

• His relationships on Capitol Hill as well as the continent of Africa, flow from the myriad of projects that he has managed for countless NGO’s over the last 30 years.

• Toward that end, past roles include yet not limited to:

  • Policy Director for the 21st Century Council of the Congressional Black Caucus Institute (CBCI).

  • Client liaison to the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Members of Congress, the Bush, Obama and Trump Administrations, as well as Africa civil society organizations, including the National Summit on Africa and the African Union.

• Political Columnist The Washington Informer.

• Master of Public Administration (MPA). The Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

• Certificate of Completion. The John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

• Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude. History and Government, Saint Augustine’s University.

• Certificate of Completion. The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.

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