Supporting Friends of the Earth’s first co-CEOS
In February 2020, Miriam Turner and Hugh Knowles stepped in as interim co-CEOs at leading environmental campaigning organisation, Friends of the Earth. They were confirmed in this post permanently in 2021 and stepped down in 2024. In this period, I acted as a sounding board and advisor to Hugh and Miriam on communications and campaign strategy, recruitment, and internal and crisis communications.
I used my knowledge of the not-for-profit sector and the issues on which Friends of the Earth campaigns to support Hugh and Miriam to implement a new strategy and respond to changes and challenges in the external world. During their tenure, the organisation won some landmark victories, including in the Supreme Court against UK government plans for new fossil fuel infrastructure.
“Amy is a wise and experienced guide to the world of non-profit communications and campaigns. She is smart and strategic and an excellent sounding board. While we were at Friends of the Earth, she helped us navigate some complex situations, advised us on internal and external communications, and supported us with recruitment. She also ran media trainings for us, mentored in-house communications staff, and drafted press materials for key campaigns - she is an excellent draftsperson.”
