Kate Barr
SUCCESSION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRACK
President & CEO, Propel
Kate Barr will lead the track session on Succession Planning. Kate Barr is President and CEO of Propel Nonprofits, whose mission is to fuel the impact and effectiveness of nonprofits with guidance, expertise, and capital. She provides strategic leadership in partnership with the board of directors and oversees strategic and business planning and external relations. She led the merger of Nonprofits Assistance Fund and MAP for Nonprofits in 2017 to create a premier resource for nonprofits in the region. She is a national leader, speaker, and writer on nonprofit strategy and finance and is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School. Before joining the organization in 2000, Kate was a bank executive and an arts administrator. She has served on numerous boards of directors, currently as board chair at the Jerome Foundation. Kate has a Master’s degree from Hamline University and is on the adjunct faculty of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.