We build winning campaigns.

We helped pass Illinois’ marriage equality act and led the Steering Committee to finally ratify the ERA. Won the first successful legislative fight in the country to fully legalize adult-use cannabis. Developed and executed strategies that have expanded access to mental health services in several states, including Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Montana, and New Jersey. We launched a campaign to elevate civics education and have worked to combat climate change. And we continue to act as trusted strategic advisors for major funders, policymakers, and movement leaders looking to create impact at scale.

  • We build winning campaigns on some of today’s most intractable issues. From legalizing same-sex marriage, ratifying the ERA, and helping pass the first adult-use cannabis legislation in the country, we know what it takes to build power to accomplish big things.

  • How do you define success? That question should govern how your organization begins its strategic planning efforts. Clearly defining the goals will govern what tactics you deploy and what resources are needed. We will help you develop those long-term plans to create impact at scale.

  • If you’re seeking impact at the state or federal government level, we will work with you to develop the strategies and assist you in building the right team to achieve your goals.

  • From developing political giving strategies to assisting with private foundation program development, we have nearly two decades of experience working with multiple family offices seeking to achieve their political or philanthropic goals.

  • Developing and executing effective communication strategies requires developing messages that resonate and are delivered by credible messengers to the appropriate audiences. We help clients develop and execute the right communications strategies to achieve their goals.

  • Identifying, securing, and mobilizing the right voices and partners is key to most campaigns and rollouts. We work with clients to build out and manage broad coalitions whose voices are most impactful with targeted audiences.

What We Do

Some of Our Wins

  • Achieving the Freedom to Marry

    We built the campaign and served as the lead strategist to secure the freedom to marry for all Illinoisans.

  • Legalizing Cannabis and Righting Previous Wrongs

    We managed the first successful effort to legalize adult-use cannabis legislatively in the United States. As a result, hundreds of thousands of criminal records were expunged.

  • Increasing Access to Mental Health Care

    We have overseen legislative campaigns in more than a dozen states to increase access to mental health coverage and services.

  • Striving for a Cleaner Future

    On behalf of a major funder, we worked with environmental and clean energy advocates to secure landmark legislation that increased renewables and energy efficiency investments. We developed a strategic plan for another client to increase political power across the Midwest.

  • Defending Women's Rights

    We led the campaign's steering committee that finally pushed Illinois lawmakers to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. We’ve also advised a number of organizations and donors on how to safeguard and expand access to reproductive care.

  • Promoting Civility

    On behalf of a major funder, we developed the strategy behind 50x2026, a campaign to return civics education to classrooms and promote ways for young people to develop the skills to work together in an increasingly polarized country.

  • Innovative Philanthropic Practices

    We developed and executed the strategy to leverage philanthropic investments to secure public support for New York’s $53 million FDR Four Freedoms Park. We also developed and launched a foundation’s Central American archaeology program and have helped several funders develop their issues-focused philanthropic strategies.

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