FaegreBD Consulting has a long history of developing and managing strategic coalitions that bring aligned voices across multiple sectors together to drive effective policy change. Our professionals begin by identifying the shared goals of the collective group. We then harness the collective voices of many interested parties to advance key legislative and regulatory initiatives.
We specialize in bringing companies, trade associations, academic research organizations, patient advocacy groups and other interest groups together — sometimes formally, sometimes informally — to design and manage public policy strategies and campaigns. In many cases, our professionals have also brought the public sector to the coalition table in the form of public-private partnerships.
Diverse Alliances
Yes, FaegreBD Consulting understands and respects the sensitivities involved in such diverse alliances. Our coalition management team consistently and effectively leverages long-established relationships across the public and private sectors to provide focus and power to specific policy goals. We know how to work with all members of a coalition to keep all parties focused on the goals at hand, while avoiding any actions that could give one coalition member any unfair advantage.
Furthermore, our team works just as hard to identify any opposition or roadblocks that may derail a coalition. In such cases, we make it our mission to address potential barriers early in the coalition process. Our team is skilled at developing strategies, messages and tactics that unify often disparate entities and advance a common goal while leaving all parties free to pursue individual goals — in public policy and other arenas — that do not conflict with the coalition's targeted goals and activities.
Milestones Met With Coalition Tracking
To achieve strong results, FaegreBD Consulting uses our Advocacy Coalition Management System (ACMS) to monitor coalitions. ACMS is a sector-leading capability that categorizes, tracks and communicates simultaneous activities and initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, vendors and time zones. Coupled with several key technology applications, our project management system drives the project to ensure key milestones are met and goals achieved.
Representative Experience
Results of our coalition management team's work for clients include:
- Biomedical innovation involving medical devices
- An innovative research model for clinical organizations
- Improved funding in pediatric medical research
- Prevention of hospitals losing more than $250 million in Medicare payments
- Raising patent advocacy to a national policy stage
- Strategic positioning for the elevation of a higher education cancer center