Joel Barker

Joel Barker is Principal at Backpack Tactics LLC, a Minnesota-based technology firm. He is passionate about using technology to help businesses and nonprofits achieve their mission and grow their constituency. Backpacks symbolize the flexible and mobile nature of their technology solutions. At Backpack Tactics, they believe as your constituents become more mobile, your nonprofit needs to adapt to mobile and lightweight technology. Joel has over 10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. His experience includes major gifts, grant writing and online giving, as well as nonprofit technology solutions and cost-reducing technology improvements. Over the past five years his technology enhancement strategies have helped organizations to collectively reduce operation costs by over $150,000 annually. Joel also provides fundraising consulting as an Independent Philanthropic Advisor for Ignitus, Inc. and individually for organizations throughout Minnesota.