About Alexander Gartley
I’m a marketer who likes making complicated things clear.
I’m Alexander. I work directly with nonprofit and foundation leaders who want to communicate their work more clearly and decide where to focus their team’s time. I also take on select projects with churches, ministries, and established small businesses.
I'm based in Porter, Texas, and work with organizations locally and remotely.
Speaking with local business leaders at a Chamber of Commerce event in East Montgomery County.
Photo: Tyler Jones for the Greater EMC Chamber
Experience
What I learned working inside organizations.
I spent nearly six years as Marketing Director at Coreluv International, where I led brand and messaging work, creative direction, and fundraising campaigns. Some of the hardest decisions were about where to spend the team’s time when the next campaign and the day-to-day work both needed attention.
Before Coreluv, I spent about 12 years at Rochester Institute of Technology in print, web, and multimedia design. Working with writers, marketers, and developers taught me how much good communication depends on people with different expertise understanding the same problem.
Serving on the board of Benjamin Ministries gave me another view of how nonprofit leaders weigh priorities and make decisions about where to put their resources.
How I Work
Understand the problem before deciding what to do.
I start by asking what you’re trying to accomplish, what people are hearing now, and where things are getting stuck. Sometimes a team already has the right stories and needs to decide where to share them or what to invite people to do next.
We choose a priority together and decide what your team needs to act on it. In strategy sessions with nonprofit leaders, that’s meant sorting through questions about growth, donor relationships, and partnerships.
Sometimes the work calls for a system the team can run. For a church communications project, I set up Church Center, prepared a rollout plan and launch materials, and trained the team to manage it.
Working Together
Build on what your team already does well.
I enjoy working alongside leaders who know their organization well and care about the people it serves. They’ve already built relationships and have a team that knows the work. I bring an outside perspective, and we make time to think through decisions that are hard to get to in the middle of a busy week.
Next Step
Let’s talk about what’s on your mind.
A free 20-minute call is a chance to tell me what you’re working through and see if I can help.