Policy & Advocacy Strategy
Move good ideas through complicated systems.
Legislative strategy, policy research, campaign development, political landscape analysis, testimony, implementation, and rapid response.
ExploreAlbuquerque, New Mexico · Working Nationally
Strategy for people working to change systems.
Melrose Consulting works with nonprofits, foundations, coalitions, and advocacy organizations to build smart strategies, strengthen partnerships, and move big ideas forward.
Our Approach
Big change takes more than a good idea.
Passing policy. Building a coalition. Launching something new. Bringing community voices into the decisions that affect them. Finding the resources to make the work possible.
Most of this work doesn't fit neatly into one box. Neither do we.
Melrose brings together policy, strategy, people, partnerships, communications, and resources to help organizations figure out what it will actually take to get from an idea to impact.
The Work
From strategy to action.
Sometimes you know exactly what you want to change, but the path to getting there isn't clear.
We help organizations understand the landscape, identify where there's an opportunity to move, bring the right people together, and build a strategy that works in the real world.
Coalition Building & Stakeholder Strategy
Build the relationships and power needed to move.
Coalition development, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, power mapping, partnership strategy, and coalition management.
ExploreOrganizational & Funding Strategy
Build the strategy and infrastructure to sustain the work.
Strategic planning, program development, theories of change, funder strategy, grant development, and organizational capacity.
ExploreAdvocacy & Leadership Development
Help people understand their power and use it.
Advocacy training, storytelling, testimony preparation, spokesperson development, curriculum design, and leadership development.
Explore"The lived experience of moving a bill from idea to statute."
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Ready to build something that lasts?
Tell us what you're working on, where you're getting stuck, and what you're trying to change. We'll start there.