Kirsten Rogers, MPA | Founder & CEO
Kirsten is an experienced marketing and communications strategist approaching two decades on the frontlines of nonprofits and startups, advancing growth and engagement and conquering KPIs. Her passion for content strategy and design, digital marketing, event communications, and marketing automation will elevate your brand.
She has worked for a broad range of local, national, and international organizations, including ones focused on civic engagement, education, international development, economic empowerment, and social and human services. A hiatus from the nonprofit sector landed Kirsten in the consulting world, where she guided startups to successful launches, crushed Kickstarter goals, and helped small businesses build loyal and engaged customer communities.
Kirsten earned her Masters in Public Administration from the University of Washington Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, specializing in nonprofit management and philanthropy. She served with the Peace Corps’ Small Business Development program in Morocco and currently serves as Vice-Chair on the Board of Directors for OneWorld Now. In her spare time, Kirsten appreciates travel, getting lost in bookstores, playing with her dogs, and hiking.
Testimonials
I have been fortunate to be able to work with Kirsten as a consultant for over 3 years now. During that time she successfully built and launched complex Google PPC campaigns, led a multi-year digital migration eliminating multiple disparate marketing systems and consolidating them into HubSpot while at the same time becoming a HubSpot expert, built an innovative national campaign to educate and energize first time voters during the 2020 election that reached millions of Gen-Z and Millennial voters, and transformed marketing at IGNITE National with her paid and organic social, email, and influencer marketing strategies.
Devin Holmes, Serial entrepreneur, Marketer, Growth Enthusiast, Philanthropist, Investor, Urban farmer.
Kirsten’s an excellent colleague and friend. I'm always in awe of her work ethic and ability to handle high-pressure demands from our team. She consistently goes over and beyond for our team oftentimes offering supports well beyond her communication realm. Kirsten is a great asset to our team, she is sharp, professional and excellent at what she does!
Cydnei Drake, MSW, SE Region Program Director, IGNITE
Kirsten is a brilliant, creative, kind, and gifted communications director who really understands how to efficiently get a message across to people. I had the privilege of working with her for two years. Not only did she oversee my digital work, but also became a mentor and a friend. Kirsten’s biggest strength is her ability to efficiently deal with high-pressure situations, building solid relationships, and creating top notch content that reaches an array of different people. Kirsten embodies what it means to be a team leader, a caring manager, co-worker and friend, and makes any workspace more vibrant.
Ayah Ziyadeh, National Advocacy Director, American Muslims for Palestine
It has been such a pleasure working with Kirsten at IGNITE. She always has great ideas for up and coming projects and puts in 120% every time. I can always count on Kirsten to provide great feedback and execution when it comes to anything from writing articles to social media to internal/external communications. Beyond her phenomenal work ethic, she is a kind and generous individual who I am happy to call my colleague and friend.
Aileen Zhong, Public Policy, Booster