Stephanie Hiner-Weir

Stephanie is a self-identified management nerd who is dedicated to building just, inclusive, value-centered, and well-managed organizations. Stephanie has 20 years of experience working across Twin Cities nonprofits in fundraising, management consulting, grant writing, strategic planning, and DEI initiatives. With a deep well of expertise across a variety of issue areas, including housing and homelessness, community and economic development, and environmental advocacy, Stephanie brings the principles of asset-based community organizing in her day-to-day work at Amplify.  

Stephanie loves to build a process that is inclusive, motivating, easily managed, and adaptable all while meeting the unique needs of each person involved. 
Far too often, she sees teams embark on a planning process with eagerness and excitement only to get to the end feeling tired, disillusioned, and just plain over it. It doesn’t have to be this way!  

As one of Amplify’s project managers, Stephanie’s approach pairs outcome-oriented work with improved processes. Active listening, inclusive decision-making, examining issues through the lens of power and race, and centering those most harmed by systemic injustice in the development of solutions are just some of the tenets that guide her approach. Stephanie earned her Master of Nonprofit Management from Hamline University’s School of Business. 

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In college, I spent nine months living and studying in Nairobi, Kenya. During that time, I had the opportunity to volunteer alongside Daniel Ogola, a respected community leader who lived and organized in Kibera, one of Africa's largest urban slums. Working with Dan was a formative experience that shaped my understanding of community organizing and social change. 

I returned to the United States with a fundamentally different perspective on what meaningful change work can look like. Rather than focusing on deficits or needs, I saw the power of an asset-based approach—one that recognizes the strengths, knowledge, and leadership already present within communities. That experience laid the foundation for my enduring commitment to building collective power and advancing systemic change.