About Farrowden
Generosity deserves follow through.
For fifteen years at Compassion International, I sat across from families and listened to what they hoped their giving would accomplish. I loved learning what mattered to them, recognizing a possibility they hadn't considered and helping them find a way to act on it.
I loved the work that came next just as much. A giving decision can raise questions no one sees in the first conversation. Someone needs to find the answers, involve the right people and stay close to the work.
That's why I built Farrowden.
Find the way forward.
A donor and his daughter wanted to support projects in Sri Lanka, where their family had longstanding church relationships. Their intention was clear, but the original monthly giving approach didn't fit the charity's process.
Understanding the charity's project requirements changed the approach I recommended. We replaced the workaround with a combined $16,000 project gift, then arranged quarterly project gifts. I coordinated the giving and reporting so the family's wishes and the charity's processes worked together.
That is what I bring to Farrowden: knowing which questions to ask, and staying with the work after the path becomes clear.
Close to the work.
The work crossed securities transfers, gift designations, estate documentation and multiyear commitments. I worked with families and the charity's finance and giving teams to find paths that worked for both.
I'm Amanda Beyer, CAP®. I have eighteen years of donor experience and hold the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® credential from The American College of Financial Services. I personally lead Farrowden's founding engagements.
A little more about me.
I live in Mason, Ohio, with my husband Danny and our two children. I love giving people something to look forward to. Dorothy Lane sandwiches on the table, a birthday planned around someone's favorite things, the little details that make them say, "You remembered."