Samuel A. Moody

Sam Moody brings fifteen years of social impact experience in strategic planning, organizational learning, government policy, and philanthropy to his work as a social impact consultant. He has worked with global foundations and financial institutions, state and local governments, and nonprofits, social enterprises, and media organizations across North and Central America as a coach, evaluator, program manager, fundraiser, and strategic advisor. His work focuses on the social, physical, financial, and information infrastructures that shape our communities.

As the manager of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s Community Land for Community Benefits campaign, Sam connects communities with the resources and support to understand what land they own, which community needs it is best suited to address, and how to most effectively leverage the value of that land to benefit the community. Sam brings a deep love of and expertise in teamwork and translation to his work. He helps teams grow, make audacious plans, assemble the resources necessary for success, and engage their stakeholders in continuous learning.

Sam is from the part of New England where they call you a “Swamp Yankee” but fell for the deserts and mountains of Colorado. He holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s in international development and social change from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. His love of photography, gardens, and bikes feeds into his work, providing opportunities to practice awareness of how others see, grow, and move through the world.