technical assistance

Equity By Design (EBD) is a community development consulting firm that works with community development entities across the nation to plan, resource, and implement equitable community development strategies. The team has over 30 years of multi-sector experience working with nonprofits, small businesses, and the philanthropic community. Its grant writers have raised more than $40,000,000 with an 80% success rate.

community needs assessmentcontracts administrationdata analysisgrant managementgrant writingimpact measurement and reportingmarket engagementpolicy analysisprogram development and administrationpublic meeting facilitationreal estate development and financestakeholder engagementstrategic-planning

EQUITY WORKS / M Vogel Equity Consulting, LLC is based in the Boston area and offers technical assistance and training to help construction and other industry stakeholders, public/private owners, workers and allies promote industry practices and public policies that foster diverse, equitable and inclusive career pathways and welcoming work environments. Its principal, Mary Vogel, is an attorney, advocate, and non-profit leader dedicated to improving labor standards and practices in construction and other industries.

diversity, equity and inclusion consultingtraining

EquiVant Strategies (EVS) is a boutique consulting practice serving public, private, and nonprofit sector clients. Founded and led by Gabriel Matthews, it helps leaders and organizations close the gap between intention and impact through clarity in priorities, ownership, and measures of progress. Engagements are time-bound and tied to tangible outputs such as implementation roadmaps, aligned structures, performance dashboards, and documented decision rules.

coachingcontinuous improvement designdesign thinkinggovernance and decision-rights clarityimplementation roadmapsleadership developmentlearning designmonitoring and learning frameworksOrganizational assessmentsperformance dashboardsstrategic-planningWorkforce Planning

ERI Grants (Educational Research Institute, ERI) is a grant-writing and evaluation firm with a team of 30 professionals that has been in business for over 25 years, operating in 28 states. It helps schools, nonprofits, municipalities, and health organizations secure funding through expert grant writing, consulting, and proposal evaluation.

budget planningcompliance monitoringgrant managementgrant writingmonitoring and evaluationproposal evaluationstrategic-planningTraining workshops

Estolano Advisors is an award-winning urban planning and public policy firm founded in 2011 as Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors. It is a Latina-owned firm headquartered in Los Angeles with expertise in the Bay Area, across California and the Pacific Northwest, and nationally. Its team specializes in managing multi-stakeholder processes to address complex public policy, urban planning, and social equity issues.

advocacycoalition building and managementconvening and facilitationgrant-making strategymulti-stakeholder process managementpublic policystrategic communicationsurban planning

Estrat Solutions is a consulting firm that works with mission-driven organizations at the nexus of health, humanity, and climate action. It provides rigorous evaluation, strategic program management, high-stakes facilitation, and cross-sector collaboration, helping clients translate vision into executable strategy while centering equity and community expertise.

cross-sector collaborationevaluationfacilitationgrantmakingknowledge managementorganizational capacity buildingprogram designstrategic-planning

ETEC Services, LLC provides remote help desk software and customer support for Kamstrup solutions. Customers can open service tickets for questions or issues related to Kamstrup's software, infrastructure, or devices, and the support team responds to provide assistance. The company is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

customer supportremote help desk

Excellence 4 Life Consulting is a workforce development consulting firm based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It provides consulting services and teams to implement re-entry and student/young adult services, helping jobseekers with career exposure, career readiness, and upskilling, and helping employers, schools, and community-based organizations provide equitable skill development and career training programs.

curriculum developmentemployment & retentionoversight and monitoring tools and templatesprocess & guideline developmentprogram development & managementprogram monitoring & oversightscope of work planning & developmenttraining and coaching

Faithworks Enterprise, LLC was founded in 2006 and became an LLC in 2015 to address issues facing economically and socially disadvantaged communities in urban and rural territories. Based in Lansing, Illinois, it provides certified housing counseling, master property inspection services, financial expertise, and job training and economic development programs, including a Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership supporting BIPOC cotton and wool farmers.

financial managementHousing counselingjob trainingproperty inspectionreal estate consultingroof inspectionworkshops and webinars

Farms by Amber designs and delivers agriculture learning, producer development, and technical assistance programs that strengthen agricultural businesses, expand market readiness, and help organizations build stronger producer networks. It partners with corporations, agricultural organizations, government agencies, foundations, institutions, and community organizations, and began as an agricultural business grounded in production, food and community.

certification and compliance preparationcohort facilitationcurriculum designfinancial management trainingglobal exchangeHACCP plan developmentimpact measurementleadership developmentmarket readinessprocurement readinessproducer developmentprogram design and managementtrain-the-trainer

Farnam Associates, LLC is a New Haven-based consulting firm that works primarily with non-profit organizations, public agencies, and community initiatives designed to have significant social impact. With over 33 years of consulting experience across numerous New Haven and Connecticut community initiatives, the firm helps organizations progress towards goals and advance projects.

community data systemsgrant writingprogram developmentproject managementproposal preparationresearchstrategic-planning

The Financial Leadership Club of America is an organization focused on empowering individuals and businesses to achieve financial success. It provides training and support to accelerate small business growth, financial literacy training to high school and college students through a proprietary curriculum, workshops and conferences, and works with economic development corporations and chambers of commerce on workforce and small business development.

access to capitalconferencesfinancial literacy trainingmentorshipnetworkingsmall business consultingSpeakingstrategy developmentworkshops

Financial Markets International, Inc. (FMI) is an international law and economics consulting firm that helps emerging market countries achieve economic growth and development through market mechanisms, international best practices, and legal and regulatory reform. Active since 1992, FMI has implemented over $100 million in technical assistance programs for international donors and governments, with over 100 donor-funded prime contracts in more than 40 countries.

blended financecapital market developmentjudicial and parliamentary traininglegal and regulatory reformlegislative draftingtraining and education

of page Advancing human service policy and practice through research, planning and technical assistance.Explore Home What We Do For three decades FSA has assisted public, private and non-profit organizations to achieve policy and practice improvements aimed at enhancing the lives of their customers. We offer our clients a wealth of experience in the fields of aging, child welfare, corrections and pretrial legal systems, disabilities, domestic violence, mental health, prevention education, STEM education, victims of crime, and workforce development.What We Do Our Services Research and Evaluation FSA develops and analyzes quantitative and qualitative data for: Process and outcome evaluation Performance measurement and improvement We help stakeholders organizations: Identify, gather and analyze needed information Use findings to improve, develop and implement policies and practices.

quantitative and qualitative data analysisResearch and evaluationResults Based Accountabilitystrategic-planningtraining

Focused Schools, LLC is an educational consulting company that provides professional development, IMPACT coaching, resources, and technical assistance to districts and schools across the United States. Founded and led by educators since 2000, the team has carried out thousands of projects impacting hundreds of thousands of students in urban, rural, public, private, and charter districts and schools.

coachingdata analysisprofessional developmentschool improvement facilitationstrategic-planning

Foothills Drilling Equipment, Inc. is a supplier of drilling equipment, tooling, geostabilization products, parts and service for the construction drilling industry. Based in Columbus, North Carolina, the company offers new equipment sales, preventative maintenance, service and repair for all equipment lines and DTH hammers, and customer training through seminars and hands-on learning experiences.

custom metal fabricationpreventative maintenanceservice and repairtraining seminars

Forbes Field Associates is a workforce development consulting firm with over 30 years of experience in workforce development and federal policy. It helps organizations strengthen workforce programs, shape policy, improve governance, and align programs with labor market needs, working with clients across the U.S. and abroad.

board governancefacilitation and moderatingkeynote speakinglegislative analysispolicy consultationstrategic-planning

Format Consulting provides economic, strategy, and evaluation consulting services to nonprofit, philanthropic, and other organizations. Its mission is to create knowledge in service of reducing economic and social inequality. Founder and CEO Dr. Jaime Thomas is an economist with over 10 years of experience assessing the effectiveness of early childhood, education, and labor and employment programs, and providing consulting services to philanthropic foundations and other organizations.

data analysis and reportingevaluation designExperimental and nonexperimental impact evaluationsFormative and summative evaluationsImplementation evaluationsMeasurement, learning, and evaluation plansqualitative analysisquantitative analysisRapid cycle evaluationssystematic literature reviews

ForwardWorks, LLC is an SBA Certified Woman-Owned Small Business and a fully remote company founded in 2016. It provides disability consulting services blending program and performance management with inclusion practices, offering program management, disability inclusion and accessibility, training and technical assistance, branding and consumer relations, and mentoring and engagement services. It also runs the ForwardWorks Skills Lab, cohort-based plain-language certification courses.

Accessibility auditsbrand developmentdisability inclusion benchmarking and strategic planningfocus groups and survey researchmentoring program designperformance metrics design and dashboardsprogram managementproject managementTraining design and delivery

Fourth World Design Group LLCFourth World Design Group LLC is a 100% Native-owned Community Planning consulting firm dedicated to assisting Tribal Nations with their diverse community and economic development planning initiatives. As a Native-owned firm, we understand Tribal Nations have unique community needs based on their sovereignty, land status and cultural values. FWDG assists Tribes by using effective planning processes, principles and strategies to envision a Tribal community that best reflects a Tribe’s unique people, culture, language and traditional way of life. FWDG is focused on producing honest, quality work and meeting the client’s expectations, while working within the required scope of work, time and budget. Professional services include community planning, land use planning, master planning, economic planning, community engagement and project management. We continue to.

community engagementcommunity planningComprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)Design Charretteseconomic development planningEconomic Feasibility Studieseducational workshopsland use planningmaster planningproject managementstrategic-planning

Franglais Management helps government agencies, nonprofits, businesses, and community-serving organizations turn strategy, policy, and ideas into solutions. Founded in 2019 by Jessica Dolcy, the firm combines institutional fluency, cultural insight, and practical execution to help organizations understand complex challenges, design stronger programs, and move from strategy to implementation.

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Freed'em Consulting is a relatively new consultant firm dedicated to helping communities develop and implement comprehensive systems, policies, and programs to address homelessness and housing instability. Drawing on 25 years of experience, it provides strategic planning, technical assistance, and organizational development to government agencies and service providers.

community asset mappingCost Analysisexecutive leadership developmentorganizational developmentpolicy analysis and developmentprogram design and implementationresearch and analysisstakeholder engagementstrategic-planningsystem implementationtrainings and workshops

Full Circle Environmental is a Seattle-based private environmental consulting firm founded in 1993 by David Stitzhal. The firm provides creative and effective approaches to resource conservation for business and government clients, focusing on waste prevention, recycling, composting, and behavior change.

behavior change programscommunity-based social marketingpolicy developmentrecycling outreachstakeholder engagementsustainable purchasingwaste characterization studies

GLD Company LLC is a manufacturer's representative and distributor of electric heaters, steam and hot water boilers, and temperature control solutions. Founded in 1988 by Gregory Daverio and now operated by Michael Daverio, the Delmont, Pennsylvania company represents lines including Durex Industries electric heaters and control panels, Sussman electric boilers, and DS Fibertech ceramic fiber heaters and furnaces. It serves industrial process heating, plastics manufacturing, semiconductor, microbrewery and food service, and medical and pharmaceutical customers, offering custom thermal design and technical assistance.

custom thermal solutionsdistributionmanufacturer's representationproduct design