"Alex Matthews" Individual Contribution Page

"Spring 2010" Contributions

Midterm
1.) Coordinated with team to finalize Viamericas proposal. Resulted in a commitment from CEO of $8-10k for a plant.

2.) Continuing efforts to engage private sector
A.)Whole Foods
B.)DAI Consulting
C.)Wegmans

3.) Development of an AguaClara Video.

Final
1.) Whole Foods Project - Ongoing, CEO John Mackay, and Emeritus Prof. T. Colin Campbell
2.) Coordinated letters/media packets to following newspapers/magazines so that an article can be written up about us in a national paper or widely circulated magazine.

NYTIMES
Washington Post
SF Chronicle
Latimes
National Geographic

3.) Video production
Develop, edit, produce content for a 2 min video. Ongoing. Will finish towards early summer.
4.) Developed idea generation for media/funding not all of which panned out but includes
Contacting oil companies in region to give support (green marketing strategy)
Wegmans - Supermarket food chain idea
DAI Consulting - International Management Consulting Firm that focuses on governments of developing countries.
5.) Providing leadership/support to Outreach team in delegating responsibilities and strategy

"Fall 2009" Contributions

During the Fall 2009 semester, I worked on advancing the fund raising efforts for aguaclara through 4 primary functions.

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