stakeholder engagement

Ascend Strategic Communications is a consultancy specializing in internal and change communications, employee engagement, executive messaging and stakeholder engagement, multicultural health PR, and DEI & AI risk mitigation strategies. Its expertise spans pharmaceutical, healthcare, civic, and public organizations. The team offers strategic planning, health equity communications, writing and editorial services, graphic design, and videography.

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Asia Clean Energy Partners (ACE Partners) is a clean energy advisory firm founded in 2018 that helps governments, investors, and industries navigate energy markets, unlock funding, and implement clean energy and decarbonization projects across Asia-Pacific. It provides market intelligence, stakeholder engagement, investment facilitation, and technical assistance, and has delivered 70+ projects in 18+ countries.

capacity buildingdecarbonization strategyinvestment facilitationmarket intelligencepolicy researchtechnical assistance

Athena Agreements, L.L.C. is a strategic negotiation and conflict resolution company founded by Deborah M. Osborne, a certified negotiation and conflict resolution expert with 20+ years of experience and over 500 cases. The company provides mediation, ADR, conflict and negotiation coaching, facilitation, training, and stakeholder engagement services to help clients reach win-win agreements and avoid litigation.

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Audacia Strategies delivers investor relations and corporate communications for companies taking bold steps to transform their business. Founded in 2015 by Kathryn "Katy" (Hew) Herr, the firm helps organizations define, align and communicate their corporate transformation story across key stakeholders, with a hands-on approach that brings measurable results.

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August Creative is a Black and women-owned, WBE-certified creative media and consulting agency founded by Mychal Handley and Danielle Ruse in 2018. Headquartered in downtown Olympia, WA with offices in Olympia and Seattle, it designs user-centered websites and communication strategies for large organizations, nonprofits, and government agencies across Washington state, prioritizing human-centered, impactful, and accessible design.

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Auribus Consulting is a team of generalist management consultants and optimization experts based in Boston, MA, focused on developing practical solutions to difficult problems. The name Auribus is Latin for 'both ears,' reflecting the firm's belief that listening intently to clients is the foundation of its work. Its mission is to enhance executive decision-making and catalyze progress toward clients' vision, serving private sector, public sector, and non-profit clients.

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Avantiqor is a certified woman-owned small business (WOSB) committed to providing scientific, engineering, and technical expertise to clients in government, industry, and academia. It offers science and engineering advising, project management, technical communication, and innovation advising, and is actively seeking contracting and subcontracting opportunities across the federal government.

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Axtencia is a consulting firm founded by Tasmeen Singh Weik, DrPH, a former senior leader at NIH, OASH, HRSA, and MITRE. It delivers practical solutions rather than long reports, helping leaders shape strategy, secure funding, evaluate programs, and drive digital transformation. Every engagement brings handpicked experts—policy leaders, researchers, engineers, data architects, evaluators, and communications specialists—matched to client needs.

Change Managementdigital health strategyeconomic analysisgrant and proposal developmentinteroperability roadmappingpolicy analysisresearch and evaluationresponsible AI governancestrategic planningtechnical writingtraining and curriculum development

Ballard Associates LLC is a consulting firm founded in January 2012 by Lori M. Ballard, M.S.A., based in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The firm provides diversity program management and compliance, business and airport concessions certification consulting, business development, and stakeholder engagement and event planning for government agencies, municipalities, and professional services firms.

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Founded in 2011 as a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Bättra, LLC delivers high quality management consulting services in strategic planning, program management, operations excellence, supply chain management, and learning and talent development for commercial and government clients. The firm helps organizations grow and build resilience through continuous improvement, lean and six sigma practices, and supply chain risk management.

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Bespoke Project Solutions is a woman owned Construction and Program Management company focused on projects with lasting impact on the communities and environment for which they are designed. The company has decades of experience with public and private projects, is registered with sam.gov, and is licensed for Federal contracts. It takes a boutique approach to big projects, using integrated project development to bring stakeholders together.

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Blackbox is Asia's leading market research and insights company, helping governments, businesses, and agencies navigate change through strategic research design, innovative data tools, and full in-house delivery. Founded in Singapore in 2001, it has completed more than 1500 studies for over 300 clients from 20 countries, employing more than 70 full-time staff with a fieldwork operations team of over 300 personnel.

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Black Swan Consulting, Inc. is a certified woman-owned national management consulting firm helping public agencies, health and human services organizations, corporations, nonprofits, and foundations navigate complex challenges and deliver measurable, lasting impact. Through its PAARR™ Framework—Planning, Assessment, Analytics, Research, and Reporting—it turns complex data into decision-ready insights.

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Founded in 2019, Blended Impact is a Southern California-based benefit corporation and civic innovation lab. It partners with municipalities to advance economic development and capital access in local communities via research, program design and delivery, and stakeholder engagement, specializing in strategies for technology-based growth, innovation districts, Opportunity Zones, and housing affordability.

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BLN24 is a Technology × Experience firm that solves complex problems for government agencies and Fortune 500 and enterprise organizations by designing experiences and engineering the technology behind them. Founded in 2017, it began serving commercial and nonprofit organizations before expanding into federal mission work supporting agencies such as the Department of Defense and FEMA. It is based in McLean, VA.

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Blue Mountain Environmental Consulting is an environmental consulting firm based in Fort Collins, Colorado, established in 2001. It provides environmental consulting services for landowners, non-profit organizations, and government agencies in the Intermountain West, with a commitment to conservation planning, environmental compliance, and sustainable management of natural resources.

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Blu Skye is a sustainability, management and strategy consulting firm founded by Jib Ellison. It guides clients across retail, food, energy, CPG, hospitality, entertainment, finance and waste industries, working with corporations, industry associations, nonprofits, foundations, family offices and governments. The firm describes itself as a pioneer in corporate sustainability that now builds a regenerative future.

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BrandExtract is a Houston, TX-based strategic communications and digital modernization firm founded in 2005. It is Clutch's #1 Houston brand consultancy (2021-2022), a two-time Inc. 5000 honoree, and recipient of 100+ industry awards. With an in-house team of strategists, designers, and technologists, it delivers brand strategy, digital modernization, and integrated communications for federal, state, and local agencies and commercial clients.

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Developing Leaders Who Deliver Lasting Results We partner with public-serving institutions to strengthen leadership, align systems, and build culture that honors public trust. Watch Now. Education Systems We support education systems in building cultures where students, families, and educators can thrive. Learn More Government Agencies We partner with local and state governments to strengthen leadership, align systems, and deliver on public commitments. Learn More Non-Profit Organizations We help nonprofits build the internal clarity and capacity needed to deliver on their missions. Learn More Research shows that public-sector change efforts fail around 80% of the time without strong leadership and coordinated strategy. Leading in the public sector isn’t easy. Things change fast, expectations are high, and the challenges are real. We help leaders cut through the complexity, bringing.

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BrightBridge Global is a program management and data analytics firm that assembles and manages specialized subject-matter expert teams to deliver complex consulting engagements for government agencies, development institutions, and private sector stakeholders. It brings a data and business analytics foundation to international development and infrastructure scoping, translating market, regulatory, and economic data into structured assessments and actionable recommendations. It is a registered small business in SAM.gov with operational and consulting expe

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Brighton Communications offers communications consulting and services with deep experience in the health and science sector. Led by Berna Diehl, a senior health and science communications specialist with more than two decades of experience, the firm translates complex ideas into accessible, relevant messages and provides hands-on, senior-level attention for federal, non-profit, and industry clients.

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Broadsight Technology Corporation provides a communications management platform that connects media enquiries, issues, stakeholder engagement, approved messaging and reporting in one secure workspace. Its AI, grounded in an organization's records, includes an assistant called Chippy and an AutoTracker feature that turns forwarded emails into records. The platform was first shaped at the University of British Columbia and is built for public-sector and enterprise communications teams.

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Bulle Consulting is a specialist consultancy helping community-based organizations (CBOs) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) scale with purpose. It offers data-driven strategy, stakeholder engagement, and operational clarity, and works with clients and partners to transform strategic ideas into action through its Return on Relationship (RoR) framework.

capacity buildingData-driven strategyInternational trade initiativesOperational clarityReturn on Relationship framework implementationSmall business support

Burtis Consulting Group (BCG) is a woman-owned small business (WBE, DBE, and SBE) managing projects across the New York and New Jersey area. BCG provides government relations, public outreach, stakeholder engagement, strategic consulting, and operational and logistical planning, with over 40 years of experience.

Change Managementcommunity relationsevent managementgovernment relationsmunicipal complianceoperational and logistical planningpermit expeditingpublic outreachstrategic consultingtraffic managementtrainingtransportation mitigation plans