Amy Benson is a senior writer and strategist at Changing Our World, where she plays a lead role in proposal development as part of the firm’s Growth team. She oversees the creation of tailored, strategic proposals that reflect client needs and position the firm for successful partnerships. In addition to her work in business development, Amy advises nonprofit clients on donor communications—helping organizations clarify their positioning, refine messaging, and build stronger connections with supporters.
Amy has developed messaging and donor strategies for a wide range of mission-driven organizations, including Food Rescue US, GLSEN, Covenant House International, Seamen’s Society for Children and Families, the National Women’s Law Center, the Lustgarten Foundation, the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, One Earth, Chestnut Hill College, World Food Program USA, Theirworld, the Ireland Funds, and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, among others.
Earlier in her career, Amy served as communications director for the chair of the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus and as speechwriter and communications manager for the Risk and Insurance Management Society. She also led communications for a Brooklyn-based design firm and began her career at a boutique PR agency in New York.
Amy served in the Peace Corps for two years in Botswana’s Kalahari Desert, where she worked with the national government and private sector partners to design youth literacy and sustainable development initiatives as part of the country’s HIV/AIDS response.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a master’s degree in communications from Syracuse University. She lives in Austin with her partner and young daughter.
