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Running a nonprofit organization is a challenging position for the best of leaders. The very nature and design of nonprofits makes the leadership chain and direct lines of reporting inherently murky.
It takes skill and finesse to direct the mission, strategy and day-to-day operations of an entity, while not serving as the final decision maker on many critical decisions.

There are few other relationships like that of a board and its executive leader. Kiersten Hill at Firespring will share her insights and tips to achieve success for staff and board members alike. She will discuss top communications strategies for managing the relationship, helping you understand:

- How to identify and fill in the blind spots.
- The make-up of a Board, where it all begins.
- 5 Smart Ways to Build Your Board of Directors.
- 10 Ten tips for driving from the passenger seat.
- Subtle Signs the Board is NOT engaged.
- How to get your board to make major expenditures?

About Kiersten:
Kiersten Hill is Firespring’s Director of Nonprofit of Nonprofit Solutions. She has almost two decades of experience in nonprofit management and fundraising before joining Firespring. She has raised over $20 Million for Nebraska nonprofit organizations and has worked to better train and equip nonprofit leaders and Boards of Directors. Kiersten made a move from nonprofit management and fundraising to Firespring with the goal to help assist, educate, and equip nonprofits at a larger scale.

She is a rising thought leader and frequently speaks to nonprofit groups and other organizations about marketing, fundraising, board development and organizational change. Kiersten’s presentation style is energetic, authentic, and easily relatable as she has walked years in the audience's shoes.