Alex Gary
Fund Development Manager at Midway Village Museum- Claim this Profile
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Jaclyn Kolodziej
Working with Alex at Thinker Ventures has been great. We work closely together to plan and implement events, map out communication strategies for clients, and produce a quarterly magazine. Alex always comes to the table with positive energy, great ideas, and strategies to get things accomplished. He is an asset to the organization.
George Hofstetter
I hired Alex Gary Communications to help us establish a stronger social media presence and for help in writing local grants. AGC not only succeeded on both fronts but performed well beyond my expectations. I give them my highest recommendation.
Jaclyn Kolodziej
Working with Alex at Thinker Ventures has been great. We work closely together to plan and implement events, map out communication strategies for clients, and produce a quarterly magazine. Alex always comes to the table with positive energy, great ideas, and strategies to get things accomplished. He is an asset to the organization.
George Hofstetter
I hired Alex Gary Communications to help us establish a stronger social media presence and for help in writing local grants. AGC not only succeeded on both fronts but performed well beyond my expectations. I give them my highest recommendation.
Jaclyn Kolodziej
Working with Alex at Thinker Ventures has been great. We work closely together to plan and implement events, map out communication strategies for clients, and produce a quarterly magazine. Alex always comes to the table with positive energy, great ideas, and strategies to get things accomplished. He is an asset to the organization.
George Hofstetter
I hired Alex Gary Communications to help us establish a stronger social media presence and for help in writing local grants. AGC not only succeeded on both fronts but performed well beyond my expectations. I give them my highest recommendation.
Jaclyn Kolodziej
Working with Alex at Thinker Ventures has been great. We work closely together to plan and implement events, map out communication strategies for clients, and produce a quarterly magazine. Alex always comes to the table with positive energy, great ideas, and strategies to get things accomplished. He is an asset to the organization.
George Hofstetter
I hired Alex Gary Communications to help us establish a stronger social media presence and for help in writing local grants. AGC not only succeeded on both fronts but performed well beyond my expectations. I give them my highest recommendation.
Credentials
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Excel Basics for Data Analysis
CourseraApr, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Data Analytics Essentials
CourseraFeb, 2021- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Midway Village Museum
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fund Development Manager
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Oct 2022 - Present
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President
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Aug 2019 - Present
There are 15,000 public school districts in the United States and less than 1 percent of them have any kind of organized alumni outreach program. Alumni Engagement Services will help you research and reachout to your outstanding graduates across the world. Currently working with Rockton Hononegah, Machesney Park Harlem and Elgin Larkin high schools in Illinois. There are 15,000 public school districts in the United States and less than 1 percent of them have any kind of organized alumni outreach program. Alumni Engagement Services will help you research and reachout to your outstanding graduates across the world. Currently working with Rockton Hononegah, Machesney Park Harlem and Elgin Larkin high schools in Illinois.
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Jun 2015 - Present
I provide media consulting, social media, marketing, business research and analysis, with bookkeeping and grant writing skills, on a project-by-project or contract basis. Among the organizations I've worked with:Rockford School District - alumni research, web site managementThames Management Resources - social media, media relations, copywritingRockford Reachout Jail Ministry - grant writing, social mediaKen-Rock Community Center - grant writing, web site management, tech educationRockford Sports Coalition - web site managementRockfordbuzz.com - writingRosecrance - researchMint Collective - writingTogether Rockford - research, media relationsTransform Rockford - statistical research, bloggingMost recently, I've entered into contracts with the Harlem School District and Hononegah High School District in Illinois and School District of Beloit in Wisconsin to do alumni research and development.
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Rock Valley College
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Adjunct Professor
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Jan 2021 - Oct 2022
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Scorekeeper/Clock Runner
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Sep 2009 - Mar 2020
Every fall and winter, I coordinate who will be working the scorer's table for Jefferson football and basketball. Even if I won the lotto tomorrow, I would work out my schedule to keep this job. Every fall and winter, I coordinate who will be working the scorer's table for Jefferson football and basketball. Even if I won the lotto tomorrow, I would work out my schedule to keep this job.
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Thinker Ventures
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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Communications Director
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Oct 2016 - Apr 2019
Thinker Ventures help businesses start, run, and grow more effectively. Among my roles:* Coordinate the 1 Million Cups chapter in Rockford.* Schedule and interview the weekly What Works Podcast guests.* Write blog content for Thinker and our clients.* Publish the monthly newsletter.* First point of contact for Thinker in networking, community and business groups.* Head of social media for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google My Business (I outsourced Instagram to another Thinker).* Coordinate national, regional and local media efforts for Thinker and our clients.* Lead point of contact for Thinker in business development efforts.
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Business Editor
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Sep 1997 - Sep 2014
Was in charge of a staff of four. Did performance reviews. Dealt with clients (the public) on quality control (accuracy of stories) as well as goodwill (selling the newspaper's credibility) on a daily basis while also continuing to pitch in with putting out the daily product. Was in charge of a staff of four. Did performance reviews. Dealt with clients (the public) on quality control (accuracy of stories) as well as goodwill (selling the newspaper's credibility) on a daily basis while also continuing to pitch in with putting out the daily product.
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Education
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Northern Illinois University, 1993
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Political Science and Government -
University of Illinois Springfield
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Rockford University
MBA program at Rockford University., Masters in Business Administration -
Harlem High School