Community Development

Coalition Building

The issues that are the most important to organizations that serve communities, community members, and families often have smart, good-hearted people with differences in ideas, needs, interests, and approaches. Community Connects Consulting has brought together broad groups of people across differences to find common ground, build principled relationships, manage coalitions, and make positive change in our communities/states/regions.
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Timeline of electricity, industry, and transportation milestones in May 2025.

Data and Research

Provide research and decision-making support to formal and informal community leaders about complex community issues ranging from health, education, art/culture, environment, infrastructure, and economic issues.

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Facilitation

Organize and facilitate community engagement in public policy and systems change through a variety of tactics including but not limited to surveys, guided interviews, focus groups, and town hall gatherings, conferences, and conventions.

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Follow-through

Provide support around communicating technical information with transparency and clarity in community planning initiatives.

People-centered

Support cross-sector learning and collaboration within communities about restorative/transformative practices, trauma responsive practices, and diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and anti-oppression.