About Amy

Amy Haynes is a dynamic strategist and facilitator who helps nonprofits navigate challenges, strengthen partnerships, and turn ideas into action. She specializes in bringing people together to collaborate, solve problems, and build stronger, more effective organizations and partnerships. With deep experience in community development, coalition-building, and social work, Amy guides leaders through strategic planning, leadership development, and group decision-making. She brings a creative approach and a strong belief in the power of connection and belonging to every organization she works with.

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Experience

23 years as a practicing social worker, a perspective and lens that shapes my focus and approach in all projects and role

12 years nonprofit management experience, including:

Coalition-building and using collective impact as a framework to design cross-sector collaboration for regional and national initiatives
Addressing social drivers of community health through expanded access to fresh produce and holistic, wrap-around services for low-income adults and their families
Designing respectful, dignified, effective food programming for rural people and places

5 years consulting with health and hunger nonprofits aiming to strengthen nutrition security for low-income populations

Extensive nonprofit Board of Directors governance and staff development expertise as a past Board member, Executive Director, and consultant