2025 Connections Conference Speakers
Gerard Braud (Jared Bro)
Braud Communications
Founder of SituationHub
Crisis Communications in the Digital World
For more than 30 years, crisis communications expert Gerard Braud (Jared Bro) has helped leaders on five continents with crisis communications plans, crisis media training and crisis response.
In 2020, he also became the Founder of a new crisis communications software platform, known as SituationHub.com, which can write a perfect news release in under 5 minutes.
Gerard’s (Jared’s) path into crisis communications started when he was an award winning television reporter. You may have seen him on CBS, NBC, CNN, HLN, or The Weather Channel.
Nathan Hill
Avid AI
Keeping Your Voice in the World of AI
And
Donor Retention: The Surprisingly Simple Strategy to
Improve Your Most Critical Metric
Nathan Hill has spent his career helping nonprofit fundraisers and marketers use data-driven strategies to grow giving and generosity. He has trained and certified thousands of fundraisers in proven optimization strategies including industry leading organizations like PBS, Save the Children, The Humane Society, and more.
Nathan has been a featured speaker at major industry events including the NIO Summit, AMA, AFP, CauseCamp, Social Media Week, and more. Now, as the Vice President of Training for Avid AI, he is helping nonprofits turn data into action to unlock greater impact.
