Amanda Kloer
here's a little about me ...
I'm a strategist.
I am a consultant for nonprofits and mission-driven companies with more than 15 years experience in social impact. My expertise is in strategic planning, goals, and okrs; grassroots organizing and campaign strategy; management and leadership; metrics, measurement, and evaluation; and new projects and startups.
I have successfully supported organizations from 1 - 300 staff members for long and short-term projects. I have a particular passion for new projects, teams, and organizations, having built and launched some of the earliest projects at Change.org, the Obama Foundation, and others.
Before that, I spent a decade leading advocacy campaigns on gender equity, domestic violence/sexual assault/human trafficking, economic justice and workers' rights, criminal justice reform, and civic engagement. I have been a featured speaker at SXSW, and my work has been featured in the Washington Post, BBC, TIME, CNN, and other national publications.
I'm a geek.
I first fell in love with science fiction and fantasy as a child, and my dedication to social justice was shaped by it. Hermione Granger's fight for house elves’ rights, Jeff Noon's visions of the possibilities of human cognition, and the X-Files’ dark government conspiracies have inspired me to imagine not just what this world is, but what it can be. My geekiness translates into all my work through a love of great stories, obsessive attention to detail, and intense absorption in projects.
In 2016 I co-founded FutureShift -- an organization at the intersection of speculative fiction and social change. We help organizations and people solve real problems by imagining better futures.
In addition to sci-fi and fantasy, I love geeking out about cooking, feminism, and 90's pop music.
I'm a mom.
I’m the proud mama of two awesome kiddos. Parenthood has taught me profound things about love and living in the moment. It's also taught me the importance of patience and time management. And how to make baby costumes.
