Amy Dean is a fellow at the Century Foundation and the principal of ABD Ventures, a firm that seeks to increase the organizational effectiveness of social change organizations. She co-authored with David Reynolds A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement. Dean has worked for more than 20 years at the cross-section between labour and community-based organizations. You can follow Amy on Twitter at @amybdean or she can be reached via her organization's website.