community engagement

Adaapta is a consulting firm serving at the intersection of economic development, planning and environmental issues, specializing in brownfields redevelopment. Founded in 2016 by Mary Hashem, its leadership team brings over 35 years of experience delivering real estate analysis, market feasibility, risk management, and project financing to help local governments, community stakeholders, and developers revitalize brownfields and underutilized properties. In 2024 it merged with Houston-based Community Lattice.

Brownfields RedevelopmentEnvironmental Remediationmarket feasibilityowner representationplanning and development servicesproject financingreal estate analysisrisk management

Adaptation International is a woman-owned small business based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2010, focused exclusively on helping communities, agencies, businesses, and organizations prepare for the impacts of climate change. It specializes in bridging the gap between climate science and community action and developing tools and strategies to mainstream climate change preparedness. Staff expertise includes climate change science, adaptation strategy development and prioritization, public health, public policy, strategic planning, community engagement, and

climate adaptation strategy developmentClimate resilience planningcommunicationsdata analysishazard mitigation planningmonitoring and evaluationstrategic-planning

Ada Unlimited is an OMWBE-certified consulting firm specializing in Management, IT Support, and Staff Augmentation for clients across both public and private sectors. The firm combines seasoned business consultants and IT experts to deliver interdisciplinary, client-centered solutions tailored to each organization's goals.

AI/ML model developmentchange managementcloud infrastructure servicesCybersecurity Servicesdata and analyticsDevOps consultinggrant writingIT supportManagement consultingproject managementsoftware developmentStaff augmentationstrategic-planning

AdvancedAI.ai provides a comprehensive platform for transparent and efficient municipal permitting through community engagement, document processing automation, and workflow automation.

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Advent GX (AGX) is a strategy development and community/economic development consulting firm founded in 2004. It advises state and local governments, NGOs, universities, entrepreneurs, and developers, using research, facilitation, econometric modeling, and community engagement to build impact strategies. It also runs the Innovation Underground, a business and technology incubator started in 2011 that has served more than 100 companies.

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After Bruce, LLC is a communications, creative, and marketing agency that shifts the primacy of dominant narratives. Based in Portland, OR with offices in Los Angeles, CA, it galvanizes the collaborative power of storytellers, artists, community-minded organizations, and justice-oriented change makers to elevate voices, move audiences, and impact pressing issues. Its work is informed by an interdisciplinary approach including community-based participatory research, conflict analysis and peacebuilding frameworks, and ethical storytelling.

brandingcopywritingdata storytellingdesignethical storytellinglocalizationmovement buildingphotographypress & publicitypublic relationsradio productionsocial & digitaltranscreationtranslationvideo productionweb strategy & design

Afton is a consulting firm focused on education and child care, helping state and local leaders use funding, policy, and systems design to improve education and care in their communities. The firm reports having supported systems in 40 states across over 200 initiatives, with work spanning early care and education, public charter schools, and K-12 education.

financial planning and managementfunding strategyimplementation supportPolicyprocess facilitationresearchsystems design

Alta Planning + Design is a consulting firm founded in 1996 that specializes in active transportation and community planning, design, engineering, and transportation demand management. The firm pioneered the field of active transportation and works to mitigate climate change and advance safety and social justice through cultivating sustainable communities. It is backed by the Trilon Group.

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AMMA Transit Planning provides community-level public transit planning across modes, with an emphasis on rural and demand response services. Founded in 1987, the firm offers transit planning, demand response and microtransit planning for ADA and general public riders, community engagement, multimodal planning, financial and capital planning, technical assistance and training, specialized transportation coordination, and non-emergency medical transportation strategies.

ADA compliancedemand response planningFinancial forecastinggrant applicationsmicrotransit planningmultimodal planningperformance measurementpublic participationstatistical analysistrainingtransit planning

Amplifier Experience Design is a Minnesota-registered LLC with a social benefit mission, founded and led by Steve Boyd-Smith. It provides interpretive planning, exhibit design, and community storytelling services, co-creating indoor, outdoor, and online experiences for museums, cultural centers, historic sites, parks, and communities. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, it has worked on projects in 16 states, Nepal, and Canada.

creative fabricationexhibit designexperience designfacilitationhistorical researchinterpretive planningproject managementpublic art

Amplify Impact is a San Francisco-based firm that provides personalized coaching and agile marketing to amplify the impact of mission-driven firms and social impact projects. Its vision is to empower mission-driven people and companies to achieve greatness, serving neighborhoods, CSR officers, smart cities, non-profits, VCs, government programs, and foundations.

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The African Scientific Research Institute (ASRI) aims to advance, coordinate, and execute research on African American cultural and public policy matters in historical and contemporary rural settings. The site also references the Descendants Coalition Foundation, which focuses on preserving the cultural legacy of Descendants of Rural Communities through cultural tourism, public engagement, and reclaiming ancestral sanctuaries and sacred sites.

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Andrea Montoya LLC is a Portland-based creative strategy firm helping mission-driven organizations, small businesses, and entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life through authentic storytelling and design. Founded by Andréa Guedes, a bilingual communications strategist with over a decade of experience across the nonprofit and private sectors, the firm offers strategy, storytelling, design, and communications support.

brandingcommunications strategycopywritingevent marketing and productionfocus groups and audience surveyingghostwritinginformation architecture and system designmedia trainingphotographypublic relationssocial media contentspeechwritingstorytellingvideographyweb design

Angel City Advisors is a social enterprise founded and led by Daniel Tellalian that facilitates the flow of capital and expertise to expand opportunity, elevate community-generated ideas, and achieve equity. It provides advisory services to family offices, fund managers, foundations, municipalities and other market participants, and focuses on deploying catalytic capital and bridging those seeking capital with those seeking to deploy it.

due diligenceecosystem developmententerprise consulting and mentorshipfinancial structuringfund design and structuringfund managementproject managementreal estate advising

APD Urban Planning and Management, LLC, established in 1990, is a minority-owned urban planning consulting firm located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The firm works with communities and organizations to plan, design, and build urban revitalization projects through analysis, strategy, pre-development, and implementation phases, with a mission of sustainable and equitable neighborhood redevelopment in partnership with the community.

architectureGIS mappingNeighborhood and urban planningPolicy design and administrationproject managementReal Estate Developmenturban design

ASG (Archipelago Strategies Group) is a full-service marketing agency focused on purpose-driven marketing. It serves sectors including healthcare, financial services, energy, and climate resilience, delivering culturally resonant marketing across paid and earned media, creative services, research, community engagement, and public relations.

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Architects West is a multi-discipline design firm established in 1973 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with a track record of successful design projects in the Pacific Northwest region and beyond. Its team includes architects, landscape architects, and interior designers. The firm became an employee-owned ESOP in 2008 and celebrated 50 years in business in 2023. It has offices in Coeur d'Alene, Spokane, and Kennewick.

3D scanningarchitecturebudget managementcost estimatesfeasibility studiesgraphic designInterior Designland planningLandscape Architecturemaster planningprogrammingproject managementSpace Planningstormwater managementvirtual reality/design visualization

ART FEEN is a Texas-based design and public arts collective specializing in architecture, public art, branding, graphic design, and visualization. Working at the intersection of art, design, and community development, it creates impactful spaces and experiences that celebrate storytelling, culture, and creative expression while serving brands, organizations, and communities across Texas. Founded in 2013 by Brittany R. Guillory, it has evolved into a multidisciplinary practice working across architecture, public art, placemaking, and community development

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Art x Love is a creative agency in downtown Akron, Ohio that produces interdisciplinary art projects engaging diverse communities, supporting emerging artists, and achieving enduring impact. It works with cities, parks, businesses, brands, non-profits, and private clients by commission, by project, and by annual retainer. It also runs Forever Changes, a commercial art gallery, and an online store selling original artwork, apparel, and merchandise.

art planninggeospatial mapping (GIS)graphic designprivate commissionspublic art

Asakura Robinson is a planning, urban design, and landscape architecture firm that strengthens environments and empowers communities through innovation, engagement, stewardship, and an integrated design and planning process. The firm integrates social, cultural, physical, ecological, and environmental context into a holistic approach to planning and design, using active listening, authentic engagement, and data-driven analysis.

data-driven analysisLandscape ArchitecturePlanningurban design

The Miles Agency is a Virginia Beach-based, 100% minority- and woman-owned marketing and public relations firm founded in 1989. It specializes in strategic communication, public and community relations, advertising, promotions, community engagement, meeting facilitation, and stakeholder communications for public agencies, infrastructure teams, nonprofits, corporations, and municipalities across Hampton Roads, Virginia, and the Mid-Atlantic.

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Atlanta Demolition LLC is a demolition and environmental services provider in the Southeast, serving private and public sector clients. Its management team has successfully decontaminated and demolished in excess of 50 million square feet of structures, with more than 75 years of combined demolition experience. The company emphasizes green demolition, community engagement, and recycling, having performed projects where more than 95% of demolished structures were recycled and diverted from landfills.

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AtlasBridge LLC is a black-owned, service-focused organization providing non-medical independent living support to seniors and veterans. Founded to address the need for safe, supportive living environments, it offers structured guidance, daily assistance, and community connection, and is expanding partnerships and service programs across Texas.

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Aura Planning Inc. is a woman-owned environmental justice firm based in Sacramento, California. It designs community-led programs, builds capacity to run them, and secures competitive grant funding for nonprofits, community organizations, public agencies, universities, and utilities. The firm also provides owner-side advisory and grant compliance support for grant-funded construction.

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