Vic Gutman

Following his passion for community betterment, Vic founded VGA in 1978. Since that time, he has provided communications, organizational development, event management, and fundraising services for hundreds of nonprofit organizations in Nebraska, Iowa and Michigan. Vic’s in-depth knowledge of Omaha’s philanthropic community has helped raise millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations including the Omaha Theater Company, in COMMON, Immigrant Legal Center, Latino Center of the Midlands, MENTOR Nebraska, The Tri-Faith Initiative of Omaha, Girls Inc. ,and the American Muslim Institute.

In addition to providing fundraising and organizational development services, Vic has worked on more than 100 events including the 300th anniversary celebration for the City of Detroit, Nebraska’s Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration, and Omaha’s 150th birthday celebration. He helped found the Art Fair in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a college student, and led the effort to establish the Omaha Summer Arts Festival in 1975. He also spearheaded the revival of the farmers market in the Old Market in 1994 and helped shape the Millennium Lights Festival in 1999. Millennium Lights became the annual Holiday Lights Festival and is still managed by VGA.

Vic also worked as an assistant public defender in Douglas County, Nebraska from 1980-1986.