Amy Benson is a senior writer and storytelling strategist at Changing Our World, focused largely on writing new business proposals and fundraising cases for support. She helps clients distill their language with clarity and conviction, developing narratives that resonate deeply with donors and stakeholders alike.​  

Amy has collaborated with a diverse range of clients, leading the development of multiyear strategic plans for human service organizations, working with advocacy organizations to design theories of change for measuring impact and aligning stakeholders, and supporting nonprofits and NGOs in advancing donor communications. Amy’s clients have included 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, Chaminade High School, Cardinal Hayes High School, World Food Program USA, Theirworld, the Ireland Funds, and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, among others.  

Before joining Changing Our World, Amy led constituent communications for the chair of the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus and served as communications manager and speech writer to the Risk and Insurance Management Society. She has worked as head of communications for Brooklyn-based furniture design firm, Casa Kids, and began her career at a boutique public relations firm in New York City.​ 

For two years, Amy did field work in the Kalahari Desert, where she partnered with the Botswana government, as well as Southern Africa’s private sector, to develop programming and sustainable development projects focused on literacy and youth development, as part of the national response to Botswana’s HIV/AIDS epidemic.  ​ 

An accomplished travel writer, Amy has reported from developing and middle-income nations throughout the world. 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.