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Akoya is a full-service, SBA-certified woman-owned small business (WOSB) strategic communications firm established in 2000 and based in Pittsburgh, PA. It pairs strategy with clear communications for complex missions in sectors such as health, energy, and technology, serving federal clients including the Department of Energy and the Military Health System.

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BandOne is a strategic and crisis communications firm based in Austin, TX, led by Gary Susswein. It helps values-driven organizations craft and sustain consistent messaging, define communications goals and processes, shape public opinion, and build crisis resilience to protect their reputation.

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Beam Consulting helps nonprofit organizations become stronger and more effective through strategic planning, fundraising, capital campaign planning, grant applications, marketing, communications, community engagement, and group training. With over two decades of experience helping local, regional, and global nonprofits, the team diagnoses challenges and implements customized plans to align and strengthen organizations. Founder Dani Beam has been a consultant for nonprofit leaders for the past decade.

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BerlinRosen is a strategic communications, digital and creative agency offering public relations, digital strategy and creative services. It grew from a two-person startup to a team of 400+ professionals in New York, D.C. and Los Angeles, working with top companies, organizations and leaders. BerlinRosen is an Orchestra company.

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Big Duck is a worker-owned cooperative that helps nonprofits, government agencies, and foundations with smart communications. Since 1994, it has helped hundreds of nonprofits improve their branding, campaigns, and fundraising efforts. The team includes strategists, writers, designers, and account managers.

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Blueprint Creative Group is a strategic communications and public affairs firm established in 2007 and headquartered in Miami, with outposts in New York and Atlanta. It is an SBA 8(a) certified federal contractor and a certified Women's Business Enterprise that provides strategic planning, communications, marketing, and public affairs services to government, corporate, and institutional clients.

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Calbone Communications LLC is a freelance communications business founded and owned by Laura Calbone, a freelance writer. It helps organizations build customer and employee loyalty through effective communication solutions aligned with business goals, specializing in educational and informative communications for employees and customers.

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Chris Cochran Communications has provided consulting services to clients and organizations across the nation since 2018, with a focus on public sector and social enterprise communications, media relations, and marketing. Chris Cochran previously served as Deputy Director for Marketing and Public Affairs for the California Office of Traffic Safety for more than a decade and is a recipient of three Emmy Awards.

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specialize in stakeholder and public process, collectively generating solutions to complex social and environmental challenges. The Civic Consulting Collaborative is a mission-driven firm We are grounded in a set of shared values we integrate into every level of our work. Our principal-level consultants offer expertise in a wide array of fields, yet our approach is always inclusive and focused on impact. Contact Us Our Values Authenticity Community Equity Growth Impact Integrity Inclusivity Our Services Engagement Strategy Learning & Evaluation Who We Serve Our clients include collaboratives and coalitions; local, state and federal governments; nonprofits; foundations; social enterprises; and corporate social responsibility departments.We work from the beginning design stage through report development and everything in between. Testimonials “Jacob, Marisol, and the whole Civic.

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Commune Communication We Make Measuring Sticks Creative that raises the taste level.Strategies that drive people to you. Clickto play × Advertising is aa game of inches But at Commune, we don’t do anything incrementally. We believe the biggest swings yield the most eye-popping results — and small teams get you closer to the good stuff, faster.We’re a full-service advertising and media agency that measures all the right things to help brands in the civic, retail, education, and technology spaces grow. Just like your grandmother did on her doorframe, except with a much bigger ruler. Featured Case Studies LONG BEACH TRANSITLET'STRANSITCivic/City Transportation01+Marketing the largest transit provider in Long Beach to new audiences, encouraging them to ride the bus. View Case Study VISIT ARROYO GRANDETHAT'SARROYO GRANDECivic/City Tourism02+Eliminating the tourism guesswork to drive visits.

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Concourse Federal Group is an SBA certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) delivering professional services within the federal sector. It is a full-service consulting and technical advisory firm providing project and program management, engineering, real estate advisory, space planning, healthcare and communications planning, and IOT&A services, including the CHPS360 healthcare project solutions system.

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Fort West is a brand and demand agency and creative consultancy based in Lake Oswego, Oregon. It helps companies identify the gap between self-perception and what the market needs, then builds a brand that closes it, creating timeless brands and timely demand through results-driven strategy and creative.

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GW Frost & Associates (GWFA) is a management consulting firm offering professional services to support sound management of government, business, and civic affairs. Its consulting services fall into three categories: Communications, Connections, and Community Development. GWFA serves public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations pursuing community benefit initiatives, with special expertise in outreach to minority-owned businesses, communities of color, immigrant and refugee communities, and limited English-speaking communities.

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Harmonic International is a research-driven strategic positioning company that uncovers ground truth inside and outside organizations through candid, non-attributable conversations with key stakeholders and leaders, then turns those insights into strategies. Its FutureFocus process reveals stakeholder understanding and decision drivers. Harmonic declared independence in 2002 and has worked with AT&T, Capital One, NASA, NOAA, DOD, DOT, EPA, and three White House Administrations.

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hunterblu media is a boutique, independent, media-agnostic agency founded by Jessica and David after nearly a decade of working together. It acts as a full-service media partner and media AOR, offering media strategy, communications planning, media buying and execution, with experience across national and local media types.

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