Amanda Phillips

About Amanda Phillips

Passionate about strengthening and connecting communities through arts & culture engagement. Focused on how artists are a positive force for social good, uplifting neighborhoods and creating more equitable, dynamic, and accessible cities. Believe in how spaces filled with creatives, small businesses, restaurants and local non-profits together can uplift and transform. I love to forge unexpected stakeholder & community partnerships, lead dynamic teams and to execute successful, mission-driven, strategic activations based in arts, culture, social justice and history. Experienced in all aspects of project development, marketing & communications, operations and budget stabilization, strategic planning, team development, relationship building, sponsorship recruitment, grant proposal and persuasive writing, prospect cultivation, revenue generation and stakeholder stewardship. Strong personal interest in collecting contemporary art and craft, the power of creative place-making and main street revitalization and supporting creative endeavors of all kinds. I’m also an amateur silversmith, a Shakespeare lover (I am British, after all) and truly mad about really great architecture, design and studio ceramics. Program Creation, Management & Execution Partnership CreationCommunications and Brand Development Strategic Partnership/Sponsorship DevelopmentInnovative Special Event ProductionGrant/Proposal Research and WritingWriting for ImpactRevenue Generation Social Media/Media Promotion and OutreachPersonal Experience on Boards and Committees in the Arts and Culture Sector

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Creative Placemaking & Public Art

   Noma Business Improvement District

   Oct 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• L'Academie de Cuisine

  2- Year Certificate in Theory and Technique, Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General

  1985 — 1987

• University of Pennsylvania

  With National Arts Strategies: Executive Program in Arts & Culture Non-Profit Strategy

  2017 — 2018

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  MPH, Environmental Health

  1984 — 1987

• Union College

  BA, Political Science

  1977 — 1981

• Boston University School of Public Health

  MPH, Environmental Health

  1984 — 1987

Skills

• Event Management
• Google Adwords
• Newsletters
• Donor Development
• Large-Scale Event Planning
• Social Media Marketing
• Special Events Production
• Collateral Writing
• Non-Profit Board Development
• Donor Solicitation
• Fundraising Campaign Management
• Culinary Skills
• Social Media
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Food
• Neighborhood Partnerships
• Fundraisers
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Program Evaluation
• Farmers Markets
• Marketing
• Annual Giving
• Large Scale Events
• Volunteer Management
• Nonprofits
• Non-Profits
• Sponsorship
• Organizational Advancement
• Sponsorship Programs
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Communications
• Brand Development Strategy
• Community Organizing
• Personnel Supervision
• Program Development
• Ppc Bid Management
• Grants
• Paid Search Strategy
• Sponsorship Relations