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Strategy that starts at the base.


We don’t believe in top-down planning. Valentine Strategies helps communities design, fund, and launch people-centered solutions that align with their values and build lasting wealth. Every strategy starts with those most impacted and grows with purpose.

Strategy that starts at the base.


We don’t believe in top-down planning. Valentine Strategies helps communities design, fund, and launch people-centered solutions that align with their values and build lasting wealth. Every strategy starts with those most impacted and grows with purpose.

// strategic planning for social impact //

// strategic planning for social impact //

Planning with Purpose.
Implementing with Impact.

Planning with Purpose.
Implementing with Impact.

At Valentine Strategies, strategic planning isn’t just a document, it’s a movement. Our process is rooted in the belief that prosperity begins at the community level and scales upward when all forms of capital are aligned.


We don’t just advise, we co-create. Every plan is actionable, measurable, and grounded in lived experience. We work alongside clients to design and implement strategies that are powered by our Eight Capitals Framework and shaped by a trickle-up economic approach.


When communities lead, transformation follows.

At Valentine Strategies, strategic planning isn’t just a document, it’s a movement. Our process is rooted in the belief that prosperity begins at the community level and scales upward when all forms of capital are aligned.


We don’t just advise, we co-create. Every plan is actionable, measurable, and grounded in lived experience. We work alongside clients to design and implement strategies that are powered by our Eight Capitals Framework and shaped by a trickle-up economic approach.


When communities lead, transformation follows.

// our Core Service areas //

Three Paths to Long Term Impact

Three Paths to Long Term Impact

Three Paths to
Long Term Impact

Community Engagement

We build trust, align voices, and activate leadership from within.

Result: Ground-up support and authentic input that shapes decisions and secures long-term buy-in.

What's Included

  • Stakeholder mapping and outreach

  • Public forums, listening sessions, and surveys

  • Narrative and storytelling strategy

  • Community coalition building

  • Participatory design and visioning workshops

Community Engagement

We build trust, align voices, and activate leadership from within.

Result: Ground-up support and authentic input that shapes decisions and secures long-term buy-in.

What's Included

  • Stakeholder mapping and outreach

  • Public forums, listening sessions, and surveys

  • Narrative and storytelling strategy

  • Community coalition building

  • Participatory design and visioning workshops

Government Affairs

We help communities and organizations navigate systems, advocate effectively, and shape policy from the inside out.

Result: Clear influence pathways that move ideas from concept to implementation with political support.

What's Included

  • Public-private partnership development

  • Policy strategy and issue briefs

  • Legislative tracking and coalition advocacy

  • Relationship development with local, state, and federal leaders

  • Grant and funding alignment strategy

Government Affairs

We help communities and organizations navigate systems, advocate effectively, and shape policy from the inside out.

Result: Clear influence pathways that move ideas from concept to implementation with political support.

What's Included

  • Public-private partnership development

  • Policy strategy and issue briefs

  • Legislative tracking and coalition advocacy

  • Relationship development with local, state, and federal leaders

  • Grant and funding alignment strategy

Business Development

We help mission-driven organizations and entrepreneurs scale their impact through smart strategy and targeted partnerships.

Result: Sustainable business models rooted in purpose and built to grow.

What's Included

  • Go-to-market strategy for social enterprises

  • Investment readiness and capital access planning

  • Ecosystem mapping and opportunity zone integration

  • Corporate sponsorship and stakeholder alignment

  • Relationship development with local, state, and federal leaders

  • Revenue model design and pitch deck development

Business Development

We help mission-driven organizations and entrepreneurs scale their impact through smart strategy and targeted partnerships.

Result: Sustainable business models rooted in purpose and built to grow.

What's Included

  • Go-to-market strategy for social enterprises

  • Investment readiness and capital access planning

  • Ecosystem mapping and opportunity zone integration

  • Corporate sponsorship and stakeholder alignment

  • Relationship development with local, state, and federal leaders

  • Revenue model design and pitch deck development

// why it works //

We’re Unlocking Value, Aligning Capital, and Building from the Ground Up

We’re Unlocking Value, Aligning Capital, and Building from the Ground Up

We believe strategy should feel like ownership, not outsourcing.


What makes Valentine Strategies different is that we don’t deliver off-the-shelf solutions. We embed our clients into a process guided by our core philosophy.

We believe strategy should feel like ownership, not outsourcing.


What makes Valentine Strategies different is that we don’t deliver off-the-shelf solutions. We embed our clients into a process guided by our core philosophy.

We believe strategy should feel like ownership, not outsourcing.


What makes Valentine Strategies different is that we don’t deliver off-the-shelf solutions. We embed our clients into a process guided by our core philosophy.

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Every Community Has Value

We start with what communities already have and help them build from within.

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All Forms of Capital Must Align

Our approach connects people, land, and resources into one unified strategy.

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Trickle-Up Prosperity Lasts Longer

When progress starts at the base, communities grow stronger and stay stronger.

person in red sweater holding babys hand
fiver person running on the field near trees
3 brown hand with white background
Every Community Has Value

We start with what communities already have and help them build from within.

grayscale photo of high rise building
brown and white paper bag
gray concrete building under cloudy sky during daytime
All Forms of Capital Must Align

Our approach connects people, land, and resources into one unified strategy.

a computer screen with a chart on it
a person stacking coins on top of a table
man in black formal suit jacket and pants carrying black bag while walking on pedestrian lane during daytime
Trickle-Up Prosperity Lasts Longer

When progress starts at the base, communities grow stronger and stay stronger.

person in red sweater holding babys hand
fiver person running on the field near trees
3 brown hand with white background
Every Community Has Value

We start with what communities already have and help them build from within.

grayscale photo of high rise building
brown and white paper bag
gray concrete building under cloudy sky during daytime
All Forms of Capital Must Align

Our approach connects people, land, and resources into one unified strategy.

a computer screen with a chart on it
a person stacking coins on top of a table
man in black formal suit jacket and pants carrying black bag while walking on pedestrian lane during daytime
Trickle-Up Prosperity Lasts Longer

When progress starts at the base, communities grow stronger and stay stronger.

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// it starts with you //

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Ready to plan something that works from the ground up?


Let’s co-create a future that your community owns and your stakeholders believe in.

We envision a world where:


Prosperity grows from the community up, not the elite down


Economic systems respond to real needs, not just market trends


Everyone has a stake and a path to create value and keep it local