We partner with mission-driven organizations to design programs, influence policy, and strengthen partnerships.
Weaver:
One who brings together silos and knowledge bases; skillful in generating common threads and meaningful connection together.
Amy’s ancestry (her whakapapa). Her maternal grandmother and great aunties were Weavers. They were incredible humans and she learned a lot from them.
Weaver Collaborations is based in Aotearoa New Zealand and works with partners around the globe.
Services
We partner with decision makers across sectors to design high impact initiatives, localize policies and investments, and develop integrated solutions. We bring extensive experience designing, leading, and evaluating complex, community-centered climate and nature programs. Our collaborations each look different but often include:
Program design and organizational strategy
Policy research, influence, and advocacy
Partnership mapping and coalition building
Facilitation and stakeholder engagement
Fund design and grant making strategies
Technical guidance on development of resilience building strategies, policies, and practices
ABOUT AMY
Amy Armstrong is Founder and Principal at Weaver Collaborations. She brings 20+ years’ experience designing and leading global initiatives to deliver social and environmental impact—working within and across government, philanthropy, research organizations and NGOs.
She has deep expertise in resilience-building strategies and has worked with some of the world’s largest cities and smallest island nations. This includes helping to stand up and lead two philanthropic climate resilience partnerships—100 Resilient Cities at the Rockefeller Foundation and Resilient Reefs at the Great Barrier Reef Foundation—working at national and subnational levels to co-design equitable climate projects and policies.
She helped grow and lead two applied research centers at New York University, which helped cities make evidence-based decisions on land use, housing and the urban environment. She worked in New York City government to accelerate community and economic development policies and programs. And she has advised a range of non-profits and philanthropies on strategic planning, program development, and policy research and analysis.
An agile facilitator and strategist with experience across sectors and cultures, she brings a rigorous and inclusive approach to helping organizations clarify their vision, design their programs and partnerships, and evaluate and communicate their impact.
As a weaver, she holds many affiliations, including as an Associate with Think Place New Zealand, a Senior Consultant with EcoAdvisors, and as an Edmund Hillary Fellow. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from Reed College and an MSc in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics.
She is mom to a goofy and curious son who is also figuring out how to do well for the world, and spouse to a talented writer and fisherman.