Amber López Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Developed a cohesive and high-functioning team of grants management professionals with whom I am building the four pillars of our work: grant operations and compliance, system and data management and analysis, knowledge management, and teamwork and collaboration. Serve in working groups focused on organizational development and culture. Developed a cross-departmental workgroup to break down silos, identify and implement grant operation improvements and build stronger relationships across the foundation.Oversaw the implementation of two iterations of our grants management system, including a redesign of our data architecture, grants process, and user experience to achieve a highly automated and integrated tech stack that creates a comprehensive CRM and grants database, with integrations with DocuSign, NetSuite, Box, Guidestar, and others.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Woodland Hills

• Manage interdepartmental projects involving the rollout of new operational and grantmaking systems, including the online acceptance of grant applications and an electronic expense reporting system.• Developed and is the administrator for the Foundation's SharePoint intranet and integrated applications to increase efficiency, collaboration, knowledge sharing, data analysis and information management.• Train staff in the use of those new systems and develop tutorials and manuals.• Write new and update existing policies and procedures.• Prepare speeches, talking points, presentations, reports and other visuals.• Manage facilities-related projects and procurement.• Researching new operational software applications, including those for grants management, project management, business intelligence, etc., and implement them in our work.

• Analyze grantmaking strategies across the Foundation’s health issues and cross-cutting themes.• Research health-related issues and policies, including an overview of health in Los Angeles County, social determinants of health, and the effect of the state budget on health-related programming. • Manage and coordinate internal communications, including reports on program department activities, department financial analyses, program director productivity, and emerging issues. • Prepare grant closeout reports, memos, and an award-winning nomination package for the president/CEO for the Terrance Keenan award.• Develop various grantmaking strategy tools, including a database of all active grants by strategy.• Provide administrative and logistical support to the vice president of programs.

• Administered and managed a $350,000 small grants program to Central Valley nonprofit organizations. • Created and managed a communications and technology program, including website and listserv development, for the Central Valley Partnership for Citizenship, a collaborative of non-profit organizations. • Authored concept papers, business plans, research reports, and edited publications. • Provided analysis of proposed legislation to nonprofit organizations and city councils in the Central Valley.

• Developed a curriculum for, and instructed, a 10-week entrepreneurial training course to the residents of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation; • Facilitated technical trainings in the areas of personal finance, bookkeeping, and entrepreneurship and developed a community needs assessment survey; • Fostered collaborative relationships with local artisans/producers and other small business owners and provided them with business resources and market identification; • Created and distributed marketing and outreach materials; • Provided technical assistance to small business owners.

• Authored concept papers, business plans and research reports and edited publications. • Provided analysis of proposed legislation to nonprofit organizations and city councils in the Central Valley. • Authored grant proposals, articles, research publications and reports, including a guidebook for community-based research and an evaluation of immigrant-led voter mobilization campaigns. • Managed grant programs to increase the Census 2000 count that totaled $600,000, earning acknowledgment from the CA State Assembly.

Ba, Development And Cultural Change

Activities and Societies: Study abroad in South Africa and Ireland; Vice President of Associated Student Body

Certificate, Project Management