Tom Hayden — interview summary

Tom Hayden / Digital communications portfolio

Our power is people.

Make it easier to activate members. Give useful information a clear home, connect it to the people who need it, and make the next step fit their lives.

The work behind the idea

USA and NSO member experiences; NJEA information systems and reusable resources; community-service websites; published union writing and email reporting. Specific project responsibilities, collaborators and verified outcomes are being completed in the case studies.

The next chapter

Find: plain-language, source-linked discovery. Know: appropriate local, field and county views. Reach: member-controlled relevance across channels. Act: a clear route to a resource, event or person.

The first 180 days

Listen and inventory. Watch real tasks. Agree the evidence. Build a small pilot. Learn with locals. Choose the next chapter. Work with Communications, IS, Membership and subject-matter owners throughout.

The foundation to preserve

Strong content, local identity, staff expertise, established relationships and WordPress publishing. New technology should enhance that foundation through thoughtful, measurable decisions.

tomhayden.me — work, writing, interactive examples and sources

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