Insights into Funding for Impact – Collective Impact

Amanda is a Manager in the Capital Mobilisation team at AVPN. She bridges knowledge and capital gaps across diverse stakeholders, including funders, capacity builders, and implementers on the ground. Most recently, she launched the Youth Opportunities Platform, in which funders and solutionists driving youth development can more efficiently find partners, resources, and collaboration opportunities to scale their impact. 

Previously, Amanda was the Content Marketing Manager at AVPN. She supported the CEO across multiple fronts, including speaking engagements, media relations, and thought leadership. She also led the creation of diverse video, podcast, and blog series to advocate for funders' key social issues. The AVPN blog increased its readership by more than 50% within a year under her content curation efforts. 

Amanda is an English Literature graduate at the National University of Singapore and University Scholars' Programme. She is also the author of local children's book: The Runaway Who Became President, published in 2016. Amanda is a member of the management committee at her community preschool, which provides affordable early childhood education for low-income families. In her free time, she provides pro-bono digital marketing and events curation support to foster community building in her hometown in Singapore.