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Partnership Development
Building purposeful connections across businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations.
Northwest Indiana
Programs.
Partnerships.
Community Impact.
Connecting people, programs and partnerships to move communities forward.
I’m Niki Hitt, a Northwest Indiana marketing, program development and community partnerships professional with 15+ years of experience across business development and sales, nonprofit development, fundraising, marketing, events, programs, partnerships, and community engagement. My work focuses on relationship building, strategic communication, workforce and community initiatives, and turning ideas into actionable programs.
Capabilities
Where strategy meets community.
Focused support for organizations and initiatives that need stronger connection, clearer communication, and thoughtful momentum.
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Program Development
Turning promising ideas into thoughtful programs with clear structure and a path forward.
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Strategic Communications & Marketing
Creating focused messages and outreach that help people understand, engage, and act.
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Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Bringing diverse voices to the table and creating space for productive collaboration.
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Workforce & Community Initiatives
Connecting employers, education, training, and community partners around shared needs.
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Nonprofit Development
Strengthening partnerships, programs, and community support for mission-driven work.
Experience & impact
15+ years
Professional experience
Up to ~1,000
Event attendees managed
~400 attendees
First-time community event supported
Goals exceeded
Prior American Heart Association fundraising
~30% annual growth
Contribution in a prior business role
Selected career highlights from prior and current professional experience.
Point of view
Building Stronger Connections
Some of the most meaningful work happens when organizations stop working in isolation and start working together. My role is often to help make those connections—identifying opportunities, bringing the right people to the table and helping move a project from conversation to action.
Selected work
Collaboration in practice.
Selected work and ongoing initiatives across sectors and communities.
Community leadership
Invested in the region.
Leadership and relationship building across the business, workforce, nonprofit, and community landscape.
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Highland Main Street
Board Member, supporting community-centered leadership and relationship development.
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Highland/Griffith Chamber of Commerce
Development Committee and Nonprofit Committee, with a focus on community and business relationship development.
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Northwest Indiana Coalition of Animal Welfare Professionals (NWICAP)
Interim Coalition Director, leading coalition development, stakeholder outreach, community research, survey and community feedback, and cross-sector planning.
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READY NWI
Stakeholder participation focused on regional workforce priorities and stronger education and employer connections.
Hitt Public Strategies
Strategic partnerships.
Community engagement.
Program development.
An evolving consulting brand supporting businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations with partnership development, stakeholder engagement, strategic communications, and program development.
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Good work starts with a connection.
If you’re working on a program, partnership, community initiative or project that could benefit from stronger outreach, collaboration or strategic support, I’d love to connect.