MakeWith is a collaborative consultancy specializing in equity-centered research, design, and strategy for a more just and democratic future.
Better Processes, Better Outcomes
MakeWith is your partner for effective and equity-oriented program design, project development, and strategic planning. Our unique approach to these processes, combined with our expertise across a wide range of disciplines and movements, will help you create more transformative and sustainable outcomes for the people you serve (and your organization).
Who We Support
Our clients are funders, non-profits, public agencies, institutions, cooperatives, and other mission-driven businesses working within and across three key social and economic systems and committed to advancing economic and social justice.
Economic Development
Organizations working on local development and planning, small business and entrepreneur support, advancing access to funding, capital, housing, land, or another key element of economic justice?
News & Information
Organizations supporting more equitable production, distribution, or preservation of news and information and/or strengthening local news and information ecosystems?
Education
Organizations creating more collaboration, mutual benefit, and/or equity in educational processes, departments, institutions, or systems?
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Diverse Disciplines, Shared Values
MakeWith assembles bespoke, multidisciplinary teams under a set of shared values to equip each collaboration with the right blend of skills, knowledge, and experience.
Our team draws on rich knowledge and experience from program and service design, economic and community development, education, urban policy, research, facilitation, visual communication, and beyond.
What Our Partners Are Saying
"MakeWith is a dream to work with. They took a germ of an idea and designed a thoughtful process, conducted in-depth research, and generated A+ insights deliverables and actionable reports. I instilled trust in them to speak with my clients and be an ambassador for my company and brand, and that trust was very well placed. Aria at MakeWith possesses a rare combination: equally strong on vision, execution, and people skills. I'd jump at the chance to work with them again!"
- Jennifer Brandel, Interim CEO and Founder of Hearken