community needs assessment

Aridai is a Black and Woman-owned management consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. Established in 2017 as a small business in an opportunity zone, enterprise zone, and HUBZone in Ward 7 of the District of Columbia, it provides socially conscious and equitable management consulting services to government and private sectors, leveraging expert staff, technology, modern financial operations, and equity & inclusion.

equity & inclusion organizational developmentevent coordinationgrant administrationManagement consultingoperational IT supportquality assurance and compliance monitoringstrategic-planningsurvey research and analysisworkforce development

Ayllu Collab is a creative consultancy founded by Mariana Araujo Herrera, an interdisciplinary strategist. It partners with leaders working at the intersection of arts, culture, and equity to create social change through community building, storytelling, and strategic research.

Advocacy campaign designCommunications strategy planning and implementationCommunity-led programmatic planning and strategydigital strategyGroup and network facilitationlandscape analysismonitoring and evaluationNarrative changequalitative data analysisStakeholder interviewsStory bank curationSummary reports and briefs

CBG Communications provides consulting expertise to large, medium, and small-market public-sector clients in broadband, cable television, and telecommunications. The company works for local governments on projects including network development, digital inclusion, cable franchise needs assessments, PEG access media, and public right-of-way management, and inspects cable and telephone lines for compliance with standards and codes.

cable and telephone line inspectionconsultingfranchise negotiation supportright of way managementstrategic-planning

Connecting Evidence provides data and strategy services for community organizations, including practical program evaluations, community needs assessments, strategic planning, and data systems and dashboards. The company helps clients collect and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to make better decisions and improve community outcomes.

coalition buildingdata systems and dashboardsprogram evaluationquantitative and qualitative data collectionStrategic Doingstrategic-planning

Crescendo Consulting Group is a consulting firm based in Portland, Maine, that provides an integrated set of consulting and management services to help organizations improve performance and achieve sustainable positive outcomes. For nearly 20 years it has conducted community needs assessments for hospitals and health systems, community action agencies, municipalities, Head Start programs, and social service organizations across the United States.

community engagementdata analysisHealth Equity Impact AssessmentsHUD Consolidated Plan draftingPopulation Health and Market ResearchRoot cause and social vulnerability analysisstrategic-planning

E&M InfoGen is a consulting firm providing services to strengthen public health and healthcare systems in the U.S. and globally. It offers evidence-based quality improvement, patient safety, health analytics, community needs assessment, and monitoring and evaluation, helping organizations turn complex data into actionable insights.

dashboard buildinghealth analyticsmonitoring and evaluationpatient safetyprogram evaluationquality improvement

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.

contracts administrationdata analysisgrant managementgrant writingimpact measurement and reportingmarket engagementpolicy analysisprogram development and administrationpublic meeting facilitationreal estate development and financestakeholder engagementstrategic-planningtechnical assistance

Heartland Solutions is a consulting firm that supports Head Start and community-serving organizations. It provides grant writing, community needs assessments, program evaluation, strategic planning, training, and recompetition prevention support. The team includes demographers and computer science professionals with expertise in data analysis and geographic information systems, and it has created a proprietary app for neighborhood-level data analysis.

data collection and analysisgeographic information systemsgrant writingprogram evaluationstrategic-planningsurvey designtechnical assistancetraining

Karen Dash Consulting LLC is a full-service consulting firm founded in 1993 providing strategic planning, program evaluation, and management consulting services to national clients in the government, educational, non-profit, and corporate sectors. Led by owner Karen Dash, KDC has worked with over 17,000 stakeholders through 85+ focus groups and public meetings, helping organizations assess stakeholder needs, allocate funds within regulatory standards, and develop initiatives and systems.

Economic Analysisenvironmental scansfocus group facilitationforecastingHUD Consolidated PlanningManagement consultingprofessional developmentprogram evaluationstrategic-planning