Give Back and Connect, founded by Jenn Kikel-Lynn, is the a nonprofit networking community of more than nine thousand members on LinkedIn, marking its eleventh year in 2026, connecting nonprofits and the professionals who support them.
Give Back and Connect • Founded 2020

Relationships first. Business second. Community always.

9,000
members and growing

Give Back and Connect was created by Jenn Kikel-Lynn as a resource to nonprofits and the professionals who support them, and has grown into the one of the largest nonprofit networking communities on LinkedIn, more than nine thousand members strong. In 2026 the community marks its eleventh year of giving back.

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How it works

Three things this community does

I

Gathers in person

Regular in person gatherings where professionals and nonprofit leaders actually meet, face to face, the way real relationships start.

II

Resources nonprofits

Connections, visibility, and practical support for nonprofit organizations, because doing good is easier with a network behind you.

III

Connects givers

More than nine thousand members who believe the same thing: that business and generosity belong in the same room.

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The community is already here. It is just missing you.

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