Benjamin Forstag
Building bridges between Portland businesses and the broader community.
- Role
- Vice President Strategic Partnerships at Portland Metro Chamber
- Location
- Portland, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Benjamin Forstag
I help organizations realize their vision and achieve full impact with sound business and marketing operations. Through responsible management, pragmatic problem solving, and metrics-driven marketing, the organizations that I\'ve led have been smart, ethical, and profitable.I fully own the business strategy and can align internal systems, projects, and communications and marketing around the organization’s broader goals. But I’m also a boots-on-the-ground problem solver who knows how to make things work and get stuff done. My background includes diverse experience in organizational management, business development, communications and marketing, fundraising, information technology, program management, event coordination, podcasting, publishing, and recruiting systems.Between the hours of 5pm and 9am I am an aspiring woodworker and a mostly-successful gardener. My wife and I have three young children, a bilingual cat and a half-rabid Golden Retriever. And, even after 40 futile years, I am still an avid fan of the Cleveland Guardians.
Experience
Vice President Strategic Partnerships
Sep 2022 — Present · Portland, OR, US
Education
School of Public Affairs, American University
BA, Political Science, Art History
1998 — 2001
School of Public Affairs, American University
MA, Political Science - Comparative Politics
2006 — 2008
Skills
- Marketing
- Nonprofits
- Healthcare
- Business Development
- Press Releases
- Public Speaking
- Marketing Communications
- Entrepreneurship
- Social Media Marketing
- Community Outreach
- Program Management
- Spanish
- Printed Matter
- Mobile Health
- Email Marketing
- Strategic Partnerships
- Strategic Communications
- Leadership
- Fundraising
- Department Budgeting
- Marketing Strategy
- Program Development
- Management
- Strategic Planning
- Event Management
- Meeting Planning
- Trade Shows
- Telemedicine
- Public Relations
- Media Relations
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Painting
- Social Media
- Newsletters
- Content Marketing
- Project Management
- Event Planning
- Website Development
- Writing
- Non-Profits
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