Creating

Stronger Communities

Providing Custom Consulting Services, Trainings and Tools that Transform Communities

Our model helped one small town leverage $5+Million, improve youth mental health by 13%, increase community volunteerism by 400% and create a sense of belonging.

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Serving cities, non-profits, community collaborations, counties and organizations in ways that positively impact the lives of people in communities.

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What's the Problem?

Rural Communities Are Stuck in a Vicious Cycle

The traditional approach to rural development treats symptoms, not causes.

We get to the root of the issue and help communities develop solutions that are transformational and sustainable.

Experts Needed

Small communities lack access to expert community developers, grant writers, fundraisers, public health experts & economic drivers. This leaves rural communities without the resources or capacity they truly need to transform community.

Mental Health Crisis

As mental health crisis is at an all time high especially for youth, communities continue to react to the problem instead of addressing the root causes. This is costly, and not effective.

Economic Stagnation & Funding Cuts

Rural communities watch millions of funds go to urban areas while they struggle to navigate complex grant applications, legislative appropriations, and watch large cities recruit business owners. Local communities lose their economic foundations.

Fragmented Approaches

Communities try to solve youth problems, economic problems and social problems separately - but they are all connected, which is why isolated approaches fail.

Not Enough Volunteers

Organizations are fighting for enough volunteers as they have, "the same 10 people" problem. The truth is that there are enough volunteers, there just isn't capacity in rural communities to pay someone to recruit, organize and retain them.

Polarizing Views

Let's face it- it's difficult for people to work together across opposing views to accomplish the things we all care about the most such as healthy children and families and financial stability. Our approach bridges the divide and brings people together by celebrating diversity.

Our Approach to Developing Stronger Communities

Our approach creates lasting change by addressing the root causes while engaging people most impacted to work with community leaders to develop solutions.

Youth Wellbeing & Leadership

Increasing youth leadership in designing local community while reducing "brain drain"

Economic Development

Completing assessments and comprehensive plans, cultivating relationships, providing tools, referrals, and access to support systems to ensure businesses can thrive

Community Engagement & Assessments

Exploring and Assessing communities to develop Family Resource Centers, parks and public outdoor amenities, or to develop Non-profit amenities that serve the public

Public Health

Guiding public health agencies through frameworks and designing systems that improve public health. Using processes that engage people most impacted by health disparities to create solutions

Training & Tools on Community Development

Providing trainings, tools and resources through Ignite-ify. Learn how to create stronger communities with 24/7 access to trainings at an affordable price.

OUR IMPACT IN 3 YEARS

$10+ Million

In resources leveraged in less than 3 years

20+

Counties served

4.9/5.0

Client satisfaction rating

96% of Clients

Agree they have improved knowledge, skills and ability to transform community

9 Counties

Launched or are in the "Explore & Assess" phase of developing a Family Resource Center

3 Public Health

Agencies

Improved their health impact strategies

8 Communities

Launched youth leadership initiatives where youth led development of community solutions

Real World Example of Focused Impact

Frazee, MN.

Population 1,300 people

Outcomes (During COVID)

$5+Million Leveraged.

13% Youth Mental Health Improvement. 4% Decrease in Substance Use.

9 New Businesses.

2 x the Community Events and 4x the Community Volunteers.

4x Youth Leadership in Community.

Young people are now leading community change and returning to the community to re-invest in its future!

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Testimonials

Words of Gratitude

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

"CCC is honestly doing the best work of any small-town community development organization in the region, possibly beyond. Your approach is on point because you understand the work, creating sustainable solutions, and are doing it with the end impact in mind."

Ian Carlstrom

Regional Director, SBDC

"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