community engagement

Greenway Partners is a firm based in Arcata, California, in the Creamery District, that works with local communities to solve specific challenges. Its capabilities include planning, capital structure, community engagement, architecture, engineering and construction management. The firm describes itself as seeing clients as partners in bringing projects into reality, with deep collaboration through all project phases.

architectural and design servicesarchitecturebid procurementcapital structureconstruction managementengineeringPlanningproject developmentproject finance

Hanna:Keelan Associates is a Lincoln, Nebraska-based community planning and research consulting firm, founded in 1978 by Becky Hanna and Tim Keelan. The firm provides community, county and regional planning services and affordable housing programs to communities, counties and non-profit organizations, and has completed 170+ Comprehensive Plans.

community and regional planningcomprehensive planningdowntown revitalization planningeconomic development strategic planninghousing studiesqualitative and quantitative researchzoning and subdivision regulations

HKGi provides landscape architecture, planning, and urban design services to public and private sector clients throughout the Upper Midwest. Since 1982 the firm has taken a community-focused approach, placing client and community needs at the heart of its process and delivering services across the community planning and development process, from visioning and feasibility studies to construction documentation, ordinance writing, and grant applications.

Bicycle-pedestrian planningConstruction Documentationfeasibility studiesgrant writingLandscape ArchitectureNeeds assessment studiesOrdinance writingPlanningurban design

Horizon Advisory Group is a strategic consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA, serving clients across the United States. Since 2019, it has provided organizational strategy services for purpose-driven organizations supporting historically excluded communities, using a human-centered design approach to help leaders define their path forward through strategic planning, organizational development, and facilitated stakeholder collaboration. Horizon is a certified MBE, WBE, and WOSB.

assessmentsfacilitationhuman-centered designLeadership coachingorganizational developmentstrategic-planningtraining and workshops

HousingToHome (HTH) is a national relocation company serving residents and commercial businesses, focused on owners, partners, and residents of affordable and mixed-use housing. It provides comprehensive relocation services for redevelopment projects, including residential and non-residential relocation, community engagement, and consulting. HTH is a nationally recognized Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and Women Small Owned Business (WSOB).

compliance and regulatory guidancefunding application guidancenon-residential relocationon-site team managementproject coordinationrelocation planning and strategyresidential relocationteam training

i3 Strategy Partners helps pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare product deliverers understand and connect with hard-to-reach and underserved patient communities, including rural populations, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA2S+ groups. Using an insight-driven, geographically-based micro-targeting approach, the company conducts research, analyses, and ecosystem mapping to help clients engage doctors, payers, and patients and improve health equity.

clinical trial recruitingecosystem mappinginclusive marketingmicro-targetingpatient journey mappingresearch and analysis

ICON Architectural Group is a national architecture firm made up of architects, designers, creators, and doers committed to designing environments that elevate community and inspire human connections. With offices in Minnesota and North Dakota, the firm serves sectors including athletics, K-12 education, commercial, higher education, housing and hospitality, mixed use, municipal, and planning.

architecturecapital campaignsConstruction ServicesInterior Designmaster planningproject developmentstructural engineeringSustainable Designtechnology integration

Inova Energy Group is a Chicago-based, woman-led strategic advising firm focused on building a sustainable and equitable energy future. It provides creative solutions to complex energy challenges for utilities, public agencies, and industry partners, with work centered on energy efficiency programs, decarbonization, renewable energy, sustainability, climate planning, and community resilience.

change managementFocus groupsimpact reportingMarket Researchpilot deploymentpolicy advisingportfolio optimizationprocess evaluationsprogram designstakeholder collaborationstrategic-planningsupplier diversity strategytraining and educationvendor procurementworkforce development

Established in 2002 by Ivan C. Walks, MD, following his nationally recognized tenure as the District of Columbia’s Chief Health Officer and Department of Health Director. Dr. Walks played a central leadership role in response to the Anthrax Crisis, leveraging his earlier development of a regional healthcare communication system. His vision for rapid response and shared information for public safety positioned him as a trusted figure in local, national, and global public health.Today, IWA continues that mission by connecting expertise across disciplines to improve public health outcomes and strengthen healthcare systems. Our mission IWA’s mission is to improve healthcare outcomes for communities by bridging innovation, communication, and collaboration across sectors. We work with public and private partners to design sustainable systems grounded in evidence-based practice, measurable.

Data visualization and reportingdigital health strategy developmentepidemiological analysishealth system assessments and gap analysespolicy analysis and developmentpreparedness planning and readiness assessmentsprogram design and evaluationstrategic-planningworkforce planning and capacity-building

JAF is an MBE and SBE certified, community impact focused consulting firm working at the intersection of strategy, design, and development in the built environment. Based in Long Beach, CA (Los Angeles County), JAF provides services nationally with partners across the United States, empowering organizations with an efficient process of authentic and tangible community impact returns.

community led designimpact strategyresearchstrategic partnershipsworkforce / business inclusion development

Jean-Pierre Policy Group is a policy consulting firm based in Quincy, Massachusetts, led by Ervens Jean-Pierre, a senior policy analyst with experience at city, state, federal, and international levels of government. The firm helps agencies, municipalities, and organizations understand what policy means for them and how to act on it, serving municipalities, state and federal government agencies, and public sector leaders across Massachusetts and beyond.

Equity and DEIA consultingGrant writing and managementLegislative analysis and bill trackingPolicy research and analysisprogram evaluationstrategic-planning

Strategy Impactful Change Through: Planning Impactful Change Through: Evaluation Impactful Change Through: Driving Impact with Data and Collaboration We work in close partnership with nonprofits, foundations, public sector organizations, and socially conscious businesses, leveraging the power of data and insights to drive community impact. For more than two decades we’ve helped organizations evaluate and augment programming, align offerings with mission, and impact more stakeholders. Annual Impact: 2024 Years in Business Organizations Served Projects Completed Empowering Your Mission: Strategy, Insight, and Impact What We Do We help organizations and businesses fulfill their missions to measurably improve lives and conditions, guided by equity and authentic engagement. How We Do It JFM uses a research-based and participatory approach to facilitate the development, implementation, and.

data collection and analysisFocus groupsinterviewsmeeting facilitationprogram evaluationstrategic-planningsurvey researchtraining

JIMA (jee-mah) Studio is a landscape architectural design and urban planning studio that collaborates with community groups, organizations and builders committed to culturally relevant placemaking and strategic implementation. It centralizes participatory design methods to provide full site design and planning services, from idea to implementation. The name stems from the Kwanzaa principle Ujima, meaning collective work and responsibility.

Landscape Architectureparticipatory designresearchsite designurban planning

JLA Public Involvement, Inc. is a public involvement firm based in Portland, Oregon, with an additional office in Vancouver, Washington. Since 1988 it has helped public agencies and communities plan and implement change together, working at local, regional and state-wide levels. It describes itself as the most comprehensive public involvement firm in Oregon and holds certifications as a Federally recognized Small Business (FSBE) and Disadvantaged, Women-Owned Business (DBE/WBE) in Oregon and Washington.

public engagement planningpublic involvement

JLQ Marketing helps nonprofits, advocacy organizations, and community-driven brands grow their visibility through social media strategy, storytelling, and PR amplification. Founded by Jeniece Stewart, a nonprofit leader and marketing strategist, the company provides strategic marketing and storytelling for advocacy and mission-driven brands.

campaign storytellingcontent strategygraphicsPR and media amplificationreportingsocial media managementsocial media strategy

Joyee Washington Consulting, LLC is led by Dr. Joyee Washington, CEO and Principal Consultant, and helps mission-driven organizations build community-powered infrastructure. The firm provides executive-level guidance in strategy and leadership, community engagement and partnerships, operations and infrastructure, and funding and impact, serving nonprofit leaders, public health organizations, and research-driven institutions.

executive advisingorganizational developmentparticipatory evaluationprocess improvementResearch and evaluationstrategic-planningsystems implementation

JPW Communications is a woman-owned, certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) that provides strategic communication, marketing, and outreach campaigns. Created by former in-house government communicators, the firm serves organizations and public agencies to foster trust in communities. The company is celebrating 10 years in business.

brandingmarketingoutreach campaignsstrategic communication

Advancement Services for Native Nonprofits provides strategic planning, board governance, facilitation, and implementation support for Native Hawaiian-serving and Hawaiʻi mission-driven organizations. The firm offers culturally grounded, story-driven strategic processes, including visioning, strategic planning, evaluation design, grantwriting, nonprofit incorporation and tax-exemption, board development, and training. It has secured over $30 million in grant awards and delivered grant training for over 100 organizations throughout the Pacific.

board developmentboard governanceevaluation designfacilitationgrantwritingnonprofit incorporationorganizational designprocess facilitationstrategic-planningtax-exemption applicationtraining and skills buildingvisioning

KFH Group, Inc. is a public transportation consulting firm founded in 1995 in Bethesda, Maryland, with 30 years of experience and 28 staff members. It assists local, state, and federal organizations to improve public transportation services, having worked on 1,202 projects across 42 states.

cartographydata analysis and visualizationdata reporting/monitoringGISgraphic designhuman service transportation coordinationneeds assessmentoperational/performance evaluationparatransit planningprogram management and policy developmentTitle VI equity analysistransit planningurban design and architecture

Kinetic Communities Consulting (KC3) describes itself as clean energy experts that believe promoting climate resilience means meeting disinvested communities where they are to create a just, community-driven, clean energy future. KC3 works to bring disinvested communities to the forefront of the clean energy transition and helps clients achieve a successful clean energy transition. It publishes reports, articles, and written work with the community.

clean energy consultingpublishing reports and articles

Kitchen Table Consulting, LLC provides facilitation and leadership coaching to empower individuals and teams in collaborative impacts locally, regionally and globally. They design and facilitate systems and leadership development, with content expertise in food systems transformation and climate resiliency, and focus on radical systems change, community empowerment, and sustainable community and organizational impacts.

capacity and needs assessmentscollaborative planningfacilitationgrassroots organizingLeadership coachingStakeholder interviewsstrategic visioning and planning

KTUA is a San Diego-based planning and landscape architecture firm founded in 1970 by Frank Kawasaki and Michael Theilacker as Kawasaki Theilacker & Associates. The firm provides planning and landscape architectural services promoting sustainable use of resources, with practices including land use and transportation planning, community planning, federal planning, resource management and visualization.

3D Modelingcommunity planningfederal planningGISgrant writingLandscape Architectureland use planningmaster planningpark and open space planningResource Managementtransportation planningVisualizationwater management

Kuuk Water is an Alaska Native-owned company providing sustainably sourced Alaska glacial water in 100% recyclable aluminum bottles that can be reused up to 10 times. Guided by indigenous values of respect for the land and responsibility to one another, Kuuk reinvests profits to fund its nonprofit arm, Kuugaq, a 501(c)(3) supporting water accessibility and youth wellness initiatives in Alaska and around the world.

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