Mr. Jim Chmielewski

About

James “Jim” Chmielewski  has been Vice President, Client Services for Signia (formerly Public Interest Communications (PIC)) for the past 15 years.  Signia/PIC is a full-service telemarketing agency that specializes in inbound and outbound fundraising for non-profit organizations.  It is based in Westminster, Colorado with additional offices in Vienna, VA,  Pittsburgh, PA and Salt Lake City, UT and Greeley, CO.  Jim has worked at Signia/PIC in a variety of positions since 1986 and has been a DMAW member for almost 30 years.

     The programs that Jim has instituted on behalf of his clients integrate their fundraising direct response  programs with telemarketing, direct mail and the internet.  Those clients include Amnesty International USA,  Disabled American Veterans and World Wildlife Fund. Jim is a multiple MAXI Award winner And in, 2008, he directed an online activist conversion campaign for Defenders of Wildlife that won a DMAW “Big Idea” MAXI. 

     Jim served on the board for several years; he has served as MAXI Award Chair for the past 10 years.  Jim also currently serves on the DMAW Program Committee and is the DMAW liaison to the DMAWEF Board.  Jim attends the Bridge Conference annually, was a presenter during 2021 and has been a Bridge Conference volunteer for the past six years.

     Jim Received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pittsburgh with a major in Communications and English Writing.  Jim is a native of Pittsburgh, PA and currently lives in Annandale, VA