Sheldon Yoder Email & Phone Number

Nashville, TN, US

Greater Atlanta Area

I oversaw a portfolio of private foundation grants worth over $115 million, supported new business development, prepared narrative and financial reports for institutional donors, and problem-solved donor relationship issues arising from a transition to a new financial management system.

Greater Atlanta Area

I regularly organized 400 economic development practitioners for knowledge-sharing opportunities and researched, wrote, and edited case studies highlighting innovations in market-based approaches to poverty alleviation.

I write for diverse clients, edit manuscripts, theses, and other written works to be published, develop grant proposal for non-profits, put together technical documents and manuals, and compose copy for commercial websites.

Washington D.C. And Malawi

I worked with a team of graduate students to design, pilot, and assess the effectiveness of a new monitoring and evaluation system that integrated mobile technology for programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I conducted research for the think tank’s sustainable agricultural advocacy efforts and wrote opinion-editorials and articles for print and online.

Bolivia

I managed a highly visible program that installed 80 sealed wells for the Aymará people in a remote region of the Andes. I also oversaw the sanitation component of a USAID grant following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, providing sanitation services to 100,000 affected individuals, and I handled logistics for the distribution of 25 tons of relief supplies.

Costa Rica And Nicaragua

I handled communication initiatives and co-led several hundred youth and adult volunteers in rural service and construction projects.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

I researched and composed original stories for the news section of Oklahoma’s second largest daily newspaper and wrote and fact-checked pieces for the obituary desk.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

I managed a team of staff writers and wrote pieces, edited and fact-checked submissions for the news section of the bi-weekly newspaper.