https://videopress.com/v/FPFvN0bG?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true When I learned Boilermaker women were leading a restoration push on the last surviving WWII Kaiser Shipyard vessel, the SS Red Oak Victory, I grabbed at the chance to tell their story. The ship was built by the original Rosie the Riveters. The Boilermaker women are "modern day Rosies." Their story needed to be … Continue reading Rosies & The Red Oak Victory Revival
Author: Amy Martin
Communications Pro - Writer, Editor, Communications & PR Counselor - Photographer - Strategist - Jill-of-All-Trades
Kids Need Kiwanis
Sometimes you get it right. Really right. That's what happened when I had the courage to say "yes" to taking Kiwanis' brand message into unchartered territory
We Want to Work
Thirty-five workers at a talc mill in Three Forks, Montana, were locked out of their jobs by a massive global company. It was David v Goliath in a small town, and the blue collar workers would be going without income or employer health coverage while they stood their ground against the company. They wanted to … Continue reading We Want to Work
Cambodia
Over the glittering Tonle Sap River. Beyond the hustling noise, dazzle and construction rebirth of capital city Phnom Penh...
Let Us Never Forget
On September 11, 2021, I received an early afternoon call from the Boilermakers’ International President—my boss. He wanted me to write a letter recognizing the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and mentioning the Boilermakers who contributed to relief efforts. He wanted it to be poignantly appropriate to the occasion, and he wanted it to go out … Continue reading Let Us Never Forget
Dream. Prepare. Succeed.
The best way to tell a nonprofit's story is directly through the people actually impacted by the nonprofit.* One of my favorite jobs in my career was working as the Director of Marketing & Communications for The Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership (INHP). INHP is an incredible nonprofit that helps low- and moderate-income families learn how … Continue reading Dream. Prepare. Succeed.
The Formula
When I returned to Kiwanis International in 2013 as Chief Comms Officer, a small volunteer committee was working with the Membership Department on a new member drive/club building initiative. Right out the shoot, I was told there was a problem: The committee wasn't happy with the creative direction of the initiative's look/feel and the sub-brand … Continue reading The Formula
