[Bind Netherlands] Kirsten is co-founder and Director of a community building agency in The Netherlands, Bind (www.bind.nl). With a strong track record as a community manager and social business strategist since 2008, Kirsten has advised numerous organizations (profit, non-profit, governmental) on the development of on- and offline communities for their employees, customers, stakeholders or association members. She has extensive experience with large corporates and societies like SNSBank, DSM, CZ, Consumentenbond, FloraHolland and public sector/semi-governmental institutions like the Chamber of Commerce, UWV, RVO (AgentschapNL), Ministery of Internal Affairs and various municipalities.
Kirsten also does inspirational sessions and workshops, evaluation of existing communities and works as a facilitator/moderator for events and workshops. She teaches community management courses monthly, does business coaching of teams and speaks regularly at events on the subject of community building and management. She is the co-author of the book ‘Organising Communities‘ (amazon)
