Jasmine Amons Email & Phone Number

Oakland, Ca, Us

Oakland, California, United States

➤ Assist Fellows as they research, develop, and sponsor a piece of statewide legislation from inception to completion.➤ Connect Fellows to subject matter experts to assist the team as they develop their policy proposals.➤ Report the Fellows’ progress to the Foundation, enabling them to demonstrate the program’s impact to donors, board members, and the public.➤ Track innovative advocacy approaches, political updates, and best practices.➤ Support Fellows’ vocational goals and connect Fellows to career opportunities.

Oakland, California, United States

➤ Initially recruited as a Program Associate before quickly advancing through promotions including Program & Policy Associate, Senior Program & Policy Associate, Senior Program & Policy Coordinator, and Senior Program & Policy Manager.➤ Managed statewide legislation and budget advocacy efforts to transform California’s approach to youth justice. ➤ Built and maintained relationships with legislators and their staff.➤ Maintained community outreach lists and drafted and disseminated legislative updates.➤ Planned and executed lobby days, educational briefings, and informational sessions for youth, community members, legislators, and their staff.➤ Provided administrative and technical support to team members, colleagues, and coalition partners in the areas of strategic communications, policy advocacy, and policy implementation.➤ Developed and led presentations on movement building strategies, youth leadership, and serving girls and LGBTQ2S+ youth in the justice system.➤ Supported the team’s research and data analysis needs and served as the liaison between the organization and external research and data partners. ➤ Represented the organization in local, statewide, and national coalitions, including the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, the California Alliance for Youth and Community Justice, and Girls @ the Margin.➤ Hired and supervised policy clerks.➤ Monitored and reported on grant deliverables.

San Francisco, California, United States

➤ Participated in the NLC Institute offering leadership development and connection for young progressives. ➤ Effectively supported communications and fundraising activities to advance future NLC programming.➤ Provided training on youth justice reforms in California as part of the “SPARK Talk” Presentation series.➤ Worked with other changemakers across issues in coalition building, public policy, and equity and inclusion.

Oakland, California, United States

➤ Co-sponsored and obtained passage of Assembly Bill 2413 (Chiu) that provided extended protections from nuisance ordinance-related evictions to victims of crime and individuals in an emergency.➤ Drafted agendas, facilitated meetings, disseminated notes, developed advocacy materials, and served as the Communications Liaison between SPI team members, coalition partners, the Women’s Foundation California staff, and David Chiu’s office.

Oakland, Ca

➤ Managed grantmaking programs and provided support to applicants as they completed grant applications and reports.➤ Supported Fiscal Sponsorship Program, Northern CA Environmental Grassroots Fund, and 2 Donor Advised Funds.➤ Made grant recommendations to Board, maintained grant databases, and designed applications on a cloud-based system.➤ Conducted fundraising activities, developed annual plans, and organized crowdfunding and End of Year campaigns.➤ Organized and coordinated the foundation's annual film festival which brought in $22,770 in net income for 2015.➤ Worked with Development, Grants, Finance, and vendors to lead Grassroots Grantee Convening for 90+ participants.➤ Maintained website and updated Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts with events, deadlines, and success stories.➤ Managed communications to over 5K donors, grantees, and supporters via appeal letters and monthly e-newsletters.