Redefining profit
We work with the organizations that decide how a region grows: the agencies that plan it, the companies that build in it, the funders and nonprofits that hold it accountable, and the institutions that study it.
Find your seat
- 01Municipalities & GovernmentCities, counties, states, transit and water agencies, resilience authorities.
- 02CorporationsConsumer goods, seafood, energy, manufacturing, hospitality, logistics.
- 03NGOs & NonprofitsConservation groups, watershed councils, advocacy and mission-driven organizations.
- 04Foundations & PhilanthropyFoundations, donor collaboratives, and impact investors.
- 05Universities & ResearchUniversities, colleges, and research institutions.
- 06Ports & MaritimePort authorities, terminal operators, shipping and logistics companies.
One way of working
Evaluate. Align. Inspire. Engage.
Whatever kind of organization you are, the engagement runs the same arc, and can start at any point on it.
- 01
Evaluate
Uncover what matters and where to start: research, assessment, and the stakeholder map.
- 02
Align
Plan with clarity: priorities, financing, and a strategy the board and the field both own.
- 03
Inspire
Tell the story that moves people to act, built on measured results.
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Engage
Turn strategy into systems, actions, and results, and keep the coalition through delivery.
When a program needs a tool to keep it moving, we build that too, through Council Fire Labs, our technology and innovation practice. Explore CF Labs
Don’t see your organization?
Most of our work starts with a conversation, not a category.
Federal agencies, research partnerships, coalitions, and companies that don’t fit a box have all found us the same way. Tell us what you’re trying to do.