Amanda Abrams Email & Phone Number

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Conceive and pitch story ideas to editors around the country; locate sources, conduct interviews, do research, write articles, and follow up with edits.Topics include communities, poverty, and religion, particularly as it relates to social justice activities. Stories include a 2,500-word article about young urban church planters that ran in the Daily Beast; a long form piece in the Washington Post Magazine about two ‘scrappers’ eking out a living selling recyclable metal; and a story about what I’ve learned through talking to neighbors in my gentrifying community that ran on the Atlantic’s CityLab site. Other publications include the New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Yes! Magazine, Christianity Today, Parents.com, and Washington City Paper. Clips available on request.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Write and edit a wide range of copy, including digital marketing and advocacy materials, grant proposals, web content, fundraising documents, newsletter articles, speeches, and annual reports.Clients include: --The Atlantic Council: Edit and write articles on foreign policy and its implications for the bi-weekly Ukraine Alert newsletter.--United States Institute of Peace: Write and edit peacebuilding-related articles for website.--The Campagna Center: Write and edit grants, web copy, fundraising materials, and annual reports about the organization’s efforts to serve low-income families.--National Community Reinvestment Coalition: Drafted articles, reports, proposals, and speeches on wealth-building in low-income communities.--M+R Strategic Services: Provided content for digital advocacy and fundraising campaigns for nonprofit organizations like Human Rights First, The Wilderness Society, and Save Our Environment.

Msfs, International Development

Activities and Societies: Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence Concentration: International Development

B.A., Biology