Consulting Services

Accelerating Community-Led Projects & Neighborhood Transformation

Turn your community’s boldest visions into reality. 

The status quo tells us that transformative projects take a generation. That meaningful community engagement will slow things down even further. That if you want broad support, you have to accept slow delivery.

We don’t believe that.


Why City Thread?

City Thread’s consulting services are available to any city, agency, non-profit, or community group that believes in a project and needs help navigating the landscape to make change happen.

We have two decades of experience designing and facilitating collaborative processes for complex public sector projects. Throughout all of our projects, no matter if it’s to help an organization accelerate project delivery, build internal and external support for public sector programs, build a coalition to work toward community outcomes, facilitate focus groups and audience research, or develop project implementation plans, we help teams create the conditions to work together effectively.

We’re here because red tape, bureaucracy, politics, and interpersonal dynamics can create seemingly unending barriers to getting things done.

Whether you’re just getting started or at a standstill, City Thread helps communities move forward by facilitating hard conversations, working through conflict, and building the alignment needed to advance plans, projects, and partnerships faster.

We tailor our services to address specific projects, campaigns, and challenges to accelerate project implementation, no matter where you are in the process.

Our Services

City Thread’s consulting services are designed to break through the bureaucratic red tape and help teams create the conditions to work together effectively.


Our most requested services are:

  • Project strategy and implementation support using the Playbook

  • Coalition building and stakeholder engagement

  • Community and audience research

  • Strategic communications and messaging

  • Strategic planning 

  • Meeting and focus group facilitation

  • Fundraising and funding strategy

  • Change management

  • Collaborative process design

Success Across Sectors


Stone County, Missouri

City Thread worked with local leaders to launch the Our Stone County Coalition. This coalition is tackling the challenges that matter most.

  • Supporting Access to Affordable Housing: Expanding housing options so families, workers, and older residents can continue to live and thrive in the community. 

  • Improving Water Quality and Conservation: Protecting water quality and ensuring sustainable water systems for future generations.

  • Creating Community Gathering Spaces: Building welcoming places where residents can connect, host events, and enjoy time together.

TESTIMONIALS

Our partners mean the world to us. So do their words of praise.

  • I have had the opportunity and honor of working with City Thread the past several years.I have been impressed by their ability to take the complexity of creating safer, more inviting all ages and abilities environments and communicate in ways that are easy to understand, entertaining, and memorable.

    JOHN D. SIMMERMAN, MS / ACTIVE TOWNS

  • City Thread helped us work together to rapidly advance our mobility network. They understand how to work with government agencies, advocates and activists, and leverage creative media campaigns to create change.

    JIM WICK, MOVE ATX

  • Kyle and Sara provided the support and guidance we needed to make our city safer for people of all ages and abilities to get around. Not only were they there to listen and advise as we faced various challenges, but they also truly understood the issues our team faced while navigating both internal organizational change and external change to our city’s built environment.

    MARTINA HAGGERTY / CITY OF PROVIDENCE (FORMER)

Let’s Build a Path Forward, Together.


Ready to break down barriers to change and move ideas into action? Let’s talk about what we can do for you. Let's look at your current goals and figure out the fastest way to hit them.

Book a free, 30-minute consultation meeting with an expert today. We’ll discuss your project, your timeline, and how we can design a tailored package that fits your exact budget.