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Stakeholder Engagement

We help you map your influence, build alliances, and move people to action, especially those who matter most to your mission.

What We Do

We help you identify, prioritize, and activate the people and groups with the greatest influence on your success. Whether you’re aligning internal teams, partnering with allies, or influencing decision-makers, we build strategies that turn stakeholders into advocates.

Northbound Strategy

Great communication isn’t one-way. It’s built on trust, relationships, and shared goals.

How We Work

We map the landscape of who matters, what motivates them, and how to reach them. Then we create engagement plans that include coalition-building, message alignment, outreach tactics, and strategic follow-ups that build long-term relationships.

We don’t just identify key players, we help activate them in ways that move your mission forward.

Why It Works

Change doesn’t happen in isolation. Real impact comes from coalitions, not solo efforts. Our proven approach builds consensus, reduces friction, and brings stakeholders together to support meaningful outcomes with your message at the center.

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Northbound helped us forge relationships with attorneys general, public safety leaders and elected officials that made a real difference for our organization.

David Studdert
Co-founder, LVT

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of stakeholders do you help engage?

Everyone from elected officials to internal teams, boards, coalition partners, and grassroots supporters.

Can you help us identify who our stakeholders actually are?

Yes. Stakeholder mapping is a key part of our discovery and planning process.

Do you coordinate outreach?

We can handle everything from message development to outreach materials to relationship-building strategy.

Is this just for large organizations?

Not at all. Small and mid-sized organizations benefit just as much, sometimes more, from structured stakeholder engagement.

How do we know it’s working?

We set clear objectives for engagement and track both participation and impact over time.

Let’s Create Something That Connects

Stakeholder engagement done right is a force multiplier. Let’s build something that lasts.

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