Amethyst Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida, United States

The Institutional Giving Officer serves as a key member of the Development team, raising funds from foundations and government agencies in support of the Dr. Phillips Center’s programs, community outreach activities, media initiatives, and special projects. The position is responsible for developing and writing proposals to foundations, corporations, and.

Binghamton, New York, United States

I work with the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention to increase understanding, develop commitment, and build capacity for effective prevention of genocide and other mass atrocities, and to break down barriers and build bridges between academics and practitioners, across multiple disciplines, and among scholars, policy makers and civil.

Orlando, Florida, United States

- Conduct research on legislative issues and local government policies affecting the city.- Prepare concise and informative summaries, reports, and presentations on legislative proposals and policy initiatives.- Assist in drafting speeches, correspondence, and press releases on behalf of the City Commissioner.Monitor city council meetings, legislative.

- Resource Mobilization Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive resource mobilization strategy aligned with the Alliance's mission and goals.- Grant Writing and Proposal Development: Lead the writing, editing, and submission of high-quality grant proposals, concept notes, and fundraising appeals to secure funding from institutional donors.

Democratic Republic Of The Congo (DRC)

• Rally International is Christian organization that works bring transformation to conflict zones by lifting up the local church. It does this through planting churches, building schools, establishing social businesses.
• Established the organization in the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which included board orientation, co-writing bylaws, internal rules and formulating the mission and strategic plan for the.
• Developed social business and income-generation programs for at-risk youth and women
• Direct oversight of projects/programs: leadership training, reintegration program for former child soldiers and empowerment program for girls affected by war and family reunification
• Representation of organization with government, humanitarian and church partners in order to build operational capacity and quality programming
• Staff recruitment, training and mentorship (multilingually)

Northeast Democratic Republic Of Congo (DRC)

• Global Outreach Foundation is a missionary organization that works in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. They target least reach peoples through church-planting, pastoral training and mentorship, education.
• Established the organization’s chapter in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Developed a program for rehabilitation and reintegration of children in war
• Wrote a the 6-month curriculum for leadership training and development for churches and local NGOs
• Taught the leadership curriculum to more than 500 leaders and development practitioners
• Developed a youth-friendly version of the curriculum and trained counselors to teach the course

Orlando, Florida Area

• Attended editorial meetings and pitched story ideas
• Wrote, researched and transformed articles for a print and online version of the newspaper
• Gathered multimedia components such as photos and videos and conducted interviews for each story.
• Uploaded articles, videos and photos to the website.
• Perform research on different topics
• Analyze and interpret findings by breaking down data

Democratic Republic Of The Congo

• Calvary Christian Center is an international ministry sending out workers to some of the most remote and neglected locations in the world.
• Country leadership in developing initial partners for the establishment and configuration of overall country plan and vision for ministries and programs
• Mobilized administrative, human, financial and operational resources to reach country programmatic goals and objectives
• Strategic program planning, fundraising and development
• Public relations with engaging communication and representation with external publics
• Oversight of security, procurement, logistics and movement of personnel

Orlando, Florida Area

• Pitching story/article ideas to editors of print and online media
• Meeting with clients (in person/phone/online) to discuss their ghost writing needs
• Researching background for a piece you are writing
• Writing
• Revisiting your work and making improvements/edits before submitting
• Organizing your work schedule (especially if you are writing for multiple clients/editors at once)

Zambia

• Overland Missions is a non-profit organization that mobilizes local and foreign missionaries to the most neglected areas in Africa, Asia and South America. They specialize in leading team expeditions, digging wells.
• Fundraised personal support via private donors
• Remote coordination of short-term expeditions to Africa and Asia
• Co-lead short-term expeditions and to Zambia, Africa
• Presented the vision and mission to small groups and at mission forums
• Database management

• Present, promote and sell products/services using solid arguments to existing and prospective customers
• Perform cost-benefit and needs analysis of existing/potential customers to meet their needs
• Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
• Reach out to customer leads through cold calling
• Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction
• Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: - Clifford D. Clark Diversity Fellow - Graduate Student Employee Union member - Teaching and Research.

Master'S Degree, International Economic Development

Activities and Societies: Africa Cohort

Bachelor, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Society of Professional Journalists; Chi Alpha; International Student Association; African Student.

Associate Degree, General Studies