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Developing Solutions For The Future
Community & Regional Development
We support communities in shaping and advancing their own futures through collaborative and equity-centered approaches:
- Community-Led Strategic Planning: Facilitate inclusive processes that engage local voices to set bold visions and strategic goals.
- Ecosystem & Asset Mapping: Identify community assets, networks, and opportunities to leverage existing strengths.
- Regional Resilience & Economic Equity Strategies: Develop forward-thinking frameworks to promote inclusive economic growth and climate resilience.
- Social Impact Policy Design: Craft policies that prioritize community well-being, equity, and long-term impact.
- Equity-Centered Needs Assessments: Ground strategies in real-time data and community-validated insights.
Capacity Building & Leadership
We empower mission-driven organizations to lead and sustain change:
- Technical Assistance for Community-Led Organizations: Build skills and strategies for grassroots leadership.
- Leadership Coaching for Equity & Innovation: Strengthen leadership capacity for driving equitable change.
- Organizational Design & Change Management: Support alignment, culture, and performance through strategic redesign.
- Strategic Readiness Assessments: Gauge preparedness for transformation and scale.
- Public System Navigation (WIOA, HUD, DOJ, etc.): Help organizations effectively engage complex policy environments.
Program Design & Systems Innovation
We help design transformative programs and system-level changes to accelerate community outcomes:
- Community-Based Program Architecture: Design programs rooted in local context and co-created with stakeholders.
- Inclusive Service Design Across Sectors: Build equity-driven solutions that meet people where they are across education, workforce, housing, and more.
- Innovation Pilots for Local Impact: Launch targeted experiments to test and scale promising practices.
- Systems Change Roadmaps: Provide a structured path from current challenges to future-state systems.
- Multi-Stakeholder Program Alignment: Ensure coherence across programs, partners, and priorities.
Data & Evaluation Strategy
We turn data into direction, measuring what matters most:
- Community Impact Evaluation & ROI: Assess program effectiveness and return on investment for communities.
- Equity Metrics Development: Create measurement tools that reflect community values and equity goals.
- Learning & Adaptation Frameworks: Support continuous improvement with adaptive learning systems.
- Outcomes-Based Planning: Set measurable goals and track progress toward shared impact.
- Data Visualization for Decision-Making: Translate complex data into actionable insights.
Funding Strategy & Resource Alignment
We help partners unlock and align resources for long-term success:
- Grant Writing & Proposal Development: Create compelling proposals for public and philanthropic investment.
- Sustainable Budgeting & Fiscal Strategy: Plan and manage resources with long-term impact in mind.
- Resource Mapping & Investment Planning: Identify funding gaps and strategic opportunities.
- Funding Partnerships with Equity Outcomes: Build financing strategies that center justice and inclusion.
- Public-Private Funding Integration: Leverage cross-sector resources to maximize impact.
Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement
We forge and strengthen collaborative networks that sustain impact:
- Coalition Design & Facilitation: Build diverse, purpose-driven coalitions for systems change.
- Grassroots & Institutional Engagement: Bridge the gap between community members and institutions.
- Public-Private-Philanthropic Collaboration: Align goals, resources, and accountability across sectors.
- Visioning Retreats & Strategic Convenings: Host high-impact gatherings to drive clarity, buy-in, and commitment.
- Participatory Planning with Community Voice: Embed lived experience in decision-making processes.
Specialized Workforce Integration Services
We integrate workforce innovation into community development strategies:
- Talent Strategy Integrated with Local Economic Vision: Align talent pipelines with regional economic goals.
- Upskilling & Work-Based Learning Model Development: Build models that connect training to real career pathways.
- WIOA Planning, Compliance & Capacity Building: Support organizations in navigating and maximizing WIOA systems.
- Sector Partnerships & Employer Engagement: Co-design industry-specific strategies with business leaders.
- Reentry & Youth Employment Program Design: Address barriers and open doors for priority populations.
- Workforce Data Strategy & Performance Reporting: Use workforce analytics to drive results and transparency.
18 years+
Experience
Who We are
We Execute Our ideas From The Start to Finish
Third & Ten Consulting is a mission-driven consultancy that partners with organizations, coalitions, and communities to navigate critical turning points. We specialize in advancing community development, systems innovation, and inclusive economic strategies that drive lasting, measurable change.
Inspired by the decisive “third and ten” moment in football, we equip our clients with the insight, agility, and strategic tools needed to move forward when it matters most.
Why Third & Ten?
- Cross-Sector Expertise
- Equity as a Strategy, Not a Slogan
- Solutions That Scale Sustainably
- Rooted in Community, Backed by Data
- Proven Navigators of Complex Policy & Public Systems
Amber Covington
Founder, Ceo
