We are excited to welcome Melissa Hill Dees from Hands-On Connect who will be presenting Networking Strategies.

"In 2019, my job description was literally: 'Make new friends.' I learned so much and I want to share what I learned around the questions of why we should network, how we should network, and the outcomes of networking done well. Regardless of whether you are an introvert or an extrovert, there are tips to achieve your goals via genuine networking." - Melissa

Melissa is currently completing an MBA in Digital Entrepreneurship and is 4X Salesforce certified: Admin, Platform App Builder, Sales Cloud Consultant, and Nonprofit Cloud Consultant. With 15 years of experience as a nonprofit executive and over 10 years leveraging Salesforce, her goal is to automate what can be automated so that nonprofits have more time to do what can’t be automated. She is a Founding Partner at HandsOn Connect, NGO Community Group Leader, Dreamforce speaker, Lightning Champion, SFDO Sprinter, serves on the Board of Amplify, co-founder of Nonprofit Dreamin and #foodforce, and advocates #domoregood, #WiT, #EqualityForAll. Her favorite hobby is traveling! especially with her husband and daughter.