Panhandle Disaster Relief Fund

Donate now to support the families and communities affected by the Panhandle and South Plains wildfires in February 2024. The Panhandle Disaster Relief Fund is administered locally by Amarillo Area Foundation.

Rebecca Rodriguez

Moving Beyond the Nonprofit Start Up Phase: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Rebecca Rodriguez is the Principal Consultant at For the Philanthropist and author of The Nonprofit Workbook: Tips & Best Practices for Start-ups Serving the Greater Common Good. Working with donors as well as nonprofits, her areas of expertise are program development, grant administration, and sustainability; especially as it relates to start-up organizations. She has worked for global organizations including JA Worldwide, Goodwill, and Biblica, and has extensive experience working with start-up organizations. She has served as a volunteer and sat on various advisory committees. Rebecca has a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado. She makes her home in the Texas Hill Country. When she is not writing or working with clients, she teaches yoga and ESL to newly arrived-immigrants.