Amanda Ripstra, Cra, Gpc Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Manage a grant portfolio of 11 Native American tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities with multiple grant awards eachReview renewal applications for Indian Housing Block Grant formula fundingReview competitive grant applications for Indian Community Development Block Grant and Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive programsProcess grant award letters and agreementsProcess grant amendmentsCloseout completed grant awardsProvide technical assistance to tribal leaders and Tribally Designated Housing Entities including access to submission systems, access to financial systems, and clarifying grant award special conditions

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Tempe, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Tempe, Az

Prepare Federal grant proposals to the Department of Education, Labor, National Science Foundation on behalf of multiple colleges within Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), includes narrative and budget development, collection of supporting documentationProvide technical assistance on grants to the 10 colleges in MCCCD plus the 2 skill centers and corporate collegeWork with faculty and college program staff to develop grant proposalsSubmit grants via grants.gov and NSF FastLaneReview and edit grant applications developed by other grant team membersResearch and collect data to support grant proposals, including need statements and operation plansAnalyze grant solicitations and prepare grant writing guides and summaries that highlight important aspects of the solicitationServe on the division's newsletter committeeVolunteer to review scholarship applications

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Researched new funding opportunitiesWrote organizational grants & contracts process with flowchartWrote government (Federal, State, Local), corporate, and foundation grant proposals and government contracts for a multitude of programs, including domestic violence, youth development, poverty reduction, workforce development, homelessness, and housing including permanent supportive housing and LIHTC propertiesAwarded $1,046,250 and contributed to the grants team which secured $7.9 million during tenureWorked with finance and accounting departments to develop grant proposal budgetsAttended pre-proposal meetings and grant trainingsDonor database management with Causeview software, a fundraising & moves management app for SalesforceGenerated reports of organization's top donors and prospectsPerformed monthly direct mail analysisAssisted with monthly budget report and tracking of fundraising goalsEnsured timely stewardship of donorsLimited experience with Raiser's Edge

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Recruit and place AmeriCorps VISTA members at nonprofit organizations across the state of ArizonaDevelop relationships with the 12 AmeriCorps VISTA members in our program, and provide them with support and resourcesTrain AmeriCorps VISTA supervisorsFacilitate the VISTA member learning communityPromote national service and the AmeriCorps VISTA program through social mediaCollect data provided by members and report program progress to Corporation for National and Community ServiceParticipated in two St Luke’s Health Initiatives Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) teams on leadership developmentPlanned and managed annual VISTA member event, including hotel arrangements, selection of guest speakers, production of event materials

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Awarded $3500 in grants for Apache Junction's Centennial Event, APS AzTEC's Silver award winner for Best Centennial EventResearched grants and other funding opportunities for local nonprofit organizations including: Friends of Apache Junction, Apache Junction Reach Out Food Bank, local branch of Salvation Army, Friends of the Lost Dutchman State ParkWrote grant proposals and budgets in Microsoft Word & Excel on behalf of local nonprofit organizationsTaught grant workshops with Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to local nonprofit organizations and Mesa Community College studentsMaintained a blog on grant opportunities and other nonprofit resourcesDigitized a windshield survey of housing quality and created a map of downtown vacancies in Apache Junction using ArcGIS softwareCreated Friends of Apache Junction promotional brochure and 2010 annual report using Microsoft PublisherPlanned and promoted events like the Salt River Brass Big Band Concert, Local Arizona Centennial event, Friends of Apache Junction Board Retreat

Lawrence, Kansas Area

Effective people management: supervise the work of the 10 person merchandising teamEffective time management: create weekly schedules for the merchandising teamAttend management staff meetingsContinue the duties of pricing team associate

Lawrence, Kansas Area

Excellent customer service and ability to work with the publicQuick learner: able to transition easily from cashier to pricing team member and learn new procedures efficientlySelf-starter: singularly responsible for ordering merchandise in several departmentsMeets or exceeds goals: took the store from low performance on the out of stock process to highest performance in the districtLeadership: able to effectively train new associates on the pricing team

Lawrence, Kansas Area

Assist customers with selection of purchasesResponsible for register transactions including credit and cash transactionsReconciling cash funds at opening in the morning and at closing in the evening Promote and sell Sears credit cards to consumers which includes conducting a credit check

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Received merchandise from shipping personnelPrepared merchandise to move from stock room to sales floorResponsible for organization and management of store inventory Facilitated the movement of merchandise from stock room to sales floor and maintaining an adequate amount of merchandise on the sales floor in a timely manner

Graduate Certificate, Program Evaluation

CPP526 - Foundations of Data Science I: Introduction to Data Programming in R SWG623 - Program Evaluation CPP523 - Foundations of Program.

Master'S, Urban Planning

Activities and Societies: Kansas Association of Planning Students

Bachelor'S, Geography And Sociology

Activities and Societies: Marching Chiefs, Seminole Sound Pep Bandgraduated Cum Laude