Creating
Stronger Communities
Transforming Rural: Where People and Economies Thrive
Creating Community Consulting (CCC), has been named a
semifinalist in the 2025 MN Cup Impact Ventures Division—placing us among the top 10 social impact startups in Minnesota.
What We Do
Community Health Assessments & Implementation Plans: Improving Health Outcomes
Rural Economic Development: Creating Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Youth & Community Transformation: Family Resource Centers, Parks & Recreation & More
Nonprofit Development: Improving Effectiveness & Leveraging Funding for Change
RURAL IMPACT
4
Locations in Minnesota
$10+ Million
In Resources Leveraged in Less than 3 years
20+
Counties Served
4.9/5.0
Client Satisfaction Rating
96%
of clients strongly agree they have improved knowledge, skills and ability to transform community
2 Counties
Established New Youth or Family Resource Centers in Minnesota
8 Counties
In the Explore & Assess Phase for Family Resource Centers in Minnesota
8 Communities
Launched youth leadership initiatives where youth led development of community solutions
Why We Are Different
Our team has 50+ years of experience as community change makers. We are incredibly diverse with different lived experiences, beliefs, and education. We leverage leading edge technology and align with your community to deliver high quality and locally driven results.
How We Do It
We provide an online learning platform for anyone through IGNITE-IFY and hands on customized support for intense projects with our direct consulting services. By walking alongside partners and listening first we tailor services to meet your needs, wherever you are at.
Services
Community and Organizational Capacity Building
Community and Organizational Assessments
And So Much More!
Public Health Impact Consulting
Motivational Speaking
National Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support Training
Fundraising and Grant Writing Training
Non-profit Development
Strategic Planning
Community Development Training & Software
Our Rural Development Process
Collaborative, Data-Driven, and Impact-Focused
Our process of working is focused on identifying data (known or unknown), and engaging people most impacted to drive change. We created a custom framework based on best practice and our experience on what works called DREAM to help you achieve results!
01 Digging In
Identifying the problem that needs solving. What do we know about it, who is most impacted by it, what is causing it, and why is it important right now? How will we measure success? Why will other people care?
02 Resources
Mapping the resources that we have in our community that are available to address the underlying issues. Who are the people that care? What organizations or groups, funding, buildings, tools or resources are available to help? Who has skills that can contribute to the cause and what's in it for them?
03 Engagement
Creating a Culture of Belonging:
Engaging the people most impacted by the issue to co-create solutions with community stakeholders. Leveraging placemaking activities, community volunteers and building capacity of organizations and groups to launch impactful solutions.
04 Action
Prioritizing solutions together based on impact, feasibility, and value alignment. Designing SMARTIE goals that drive change and collectively reach the goal desired. Developing the marketing campaign to tell your story.
05 Maintaining
Creating a culture of measuring and monitoring for success through systems and operations that work. Implementing sustainable funding streams. Leveraging technology for sustainability. Focusing on a culture of self care and belonging in community.
Testimonials
Word of Gratitudes
Real Impact, real change. Hear from those who have worked with Creating Community Consulting and
experienced our data-driven, inclusive, and results-focused approach to community development.
"Working with Megan was wonderful over the last 6 months or so to help lead our statewide hunger coalition through it's first RBA process. This was very new for our coalition, and Megan did a wonderful job of building trust, making the material approachable, and helped create a strong foundation for this coalition moving forward." - Nancy Carrivau, Great Plains Food Bank
Nancy Carrivau
Great Plains Food Bank
"Thank you Emily for your facilitation. You are fabulous and brilliant. You lead with ferocity that is kind and respectful. That is a rare talent and you do it so magnificently.” - Michael Birchard, Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Mitchell Hamline
School of Law
"Karen is a coalition builder, a skilled facilitator, and most importantly, an empathetic listener who strives to understand diverse points of view. Her ability to bring organizations and coalitions together to make actionable change is unparalleled. " - Thomas Hill, Vice President of Community Impact at United Way of Cass Clay
Thomas Hill
Vice President of Community
Impact at United Way of Cass Clay
Who We Work With
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Contact Information
Phone: 218.334.6800
Email: [email protected]
Address: PO Box 432, 305 W Main Ave, Frazee,MN,56544
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