A proven approach to marketing challenges
Turnstone Strategies LLC is a Chicago-based marketing/communications firm with specialties in strategic planning, content development and social media. We provide services including campaign management, message architecture, positioning and development.
Turnstone Strategies LLC is a Chicago-based marketing/communications firm with specialties in strategic planning, content development and social media. We provide services including campaign management, message architecture, positioning and development.
Turnstone brings decades of experience in journalism, marketing and nonprofit communications, with additional specialties in digital management and fundraising. Our capabilities are enhanced by specific skills in account management, art direction, copywriting, data analytics, video production and web design. Our goal is to be a "one-stop shop" for all of your marketing needs.
The team
Bob Dolgan
Prior to starting Turnstone Strategies, Bob served as Communications Director for Advance Illinois and Vice President of Communications for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, where he was responsible for all aspects of the organization’s marketing including its first-ever brand refresh and several partnerships with media companies. Bob’s focus on digital and social led to a $2 million increase in online giving and tripling the number of constituents in GCFD’s database. Bob grew up in the Cleveland area and has a Bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing Management from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He is a Board member of the Chicago Ornithological Society and Co-President of Friends of Stone Academy, a 501c3 organization that supports a Chicago public school.
Gerry Maguire
Gerry brings more than 20 years of experience in the food industry with strengths in sales, fundraising, relationship management, Board cultivation and strategic planning. Gerry served as Vice President of Supply Chain with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, where he oversaw all internal operations as well as partnerships with CPG companies, distributors and major retailers. Gerry’s work with prominent corporations and foundations generated $2.2 million in revenue in four years and millions of pounds of in-kind food donations. Gerry is originally from Winchester, England, and studied Human Resource Management at the London Institute. He is a longtime nonprofit volunteer, assisting organizations such as Housing Forward and BUILD Chicago.
Turnstone has created "Monty and Rose," a documentary about Chicago's endangered piping plovers, and Illinois' first Piping Plover Day, which took place November 18, 2019.
Turnstone's clients have included:
The team
Bob Dolgan
Prior to starting Turnstone Strategies, Bob served as Communications Director for Advance Illinois and Vice President of Communications for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, where he was responsible for all aspects of the organization’s marketing including its first-ever brand refresh and several partnerships with media companies. Bob’s focus on digital and social led to a $2 million increase in online giving and tripling the number of constituents in GCFD’s database. Bob grew up in the Cleveland area and has a Bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing Management from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He is a Board member of the Chicago Ornithological Society and Co-President of Friends of Stone Academy, a 501c3 organization that supports a Chicago public school.
Gerry Maguire
Gerry brings more than 20 years of experience in the food industry with strengths in sales, fundraising, relationship management, Board cultivation and strategic planning. Gerry served as Vice President of Supply Chain with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, where he oversaw all internal operations as well as partnerships with CPG companies, distributors and major retailers. Gerry’s work with prominent corporations and foundations generated $2.2 million in revenue in four years and millions of pounds of in-kind food donations. Gerry is originally from Winchester, England, and studied Human Resource Management at the London Institute. He is a longtime nonprofit volunteer, assisting organizations such as Housing Forward and BUILD Chicago.
Turnstone has created "Monty and Rose," a documentary about Chicago's endangered piping plovers, and Illinois' first Piping Plover Day, which took place November 18, 2019.
Turnstone's clients have included:
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