Andy Goodman

Andy Goodman
Residence Los Angeles, CA
Occupation communications consultant
Spouse(s) Carolyn Ramsay

Andy Goodman is an American writer, producer, orator, and consultant. He has worked in the entertainment industry and in public interest communications.

Career

Entertainment

Growing up, Goodman aspired to write for television.[1] In 1991, he moved to Los Angeles and wrote for ABC’s Dinosaurs for three seasons. Three of Goodman’s Dinosaurs episodes won awards from the Environmental Media Association (EMA). He also Co-produced the show from 1993-1994. Subsequently, he began working for CBS and hatched the fledgling series The Nanny.[2]
When Goodman was ready to leave TV, he spent five years as EMA’s president.[3]
Goodman also founded and directed The American Comedy Network.[4]

Communications

Goodman works with nonprofit organizations, foundations, and educational institutions to improve their print, broadcast media, and Internet communications. He serves clients such as the Environmental Defense, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Sierra Club.[5]
After leaving the EMA, he created a goodman , a consulting firm specializing in the effective communication of environmental and nonprofit causes. Goodman holds workshops based on his communication principles and published works, such as “Storytelling as Best Practice” and “The Four Connecting Points.” He has spoken at major conferences and for audiences such as Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs.[5]

Andy directs The Goodman Center,[6] cofounded with Lipman Hearne in 2008. He is also a part of the faculty of the Communications Leadership Institute,[7] is a Senior Fellow for Civic Ventures,[8] and serves on the boards of VolunteerMatch[9] and Great Nonprofits.[10]

Published works

Andy Goodman authored Storytelling as Best Practice, Why Bad Ads Happen to Good Causes, and Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes. He also publishes a monthly journal which discusses practices in the communications field.

Work in Advocacy

In 2007, Al Gore selected Goodman to train the 1,000 volunteers that would join him in the fight against global warming.
Andy also serves as a Senior Fellow for Encore.org and is on the advisory boards of VolunteerMatch and Great Nonprofits.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thegoodmancenter.com/whoisandygoodman.php
  2. ↑ http://homepage.mac.com/ijball/Nanny/crew.html
  3. ↑ http://blip.tv/file/71660
  4. ↑ http://www.causecommunications.org/about-us-goodman.php
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.agoodmanonline.com/about/index.html
  6. ↑ http://philanthropy.com/temp/email.php?id=6rjdcoq9b1monnu683b2qyeacy4r9uco
  7. ↑ http://www.communicationsleadership.org/about/training_team
  8. ↑ http://www.civicventures.org/staff.cfm
  9. ↑ http://www.volunteermatch.org/about/people/
  10. ↑ http://greatnonprofits.org/team