Strategy that connects Washington to the communities it serves.
KB Strategies is a woman-owned government relations, policy, and grants firm advising mission-driven organizations from Capitol Hill to the communities of Appalachia. We connect policy, funding, advocacy, and communications into a strategy you can use.
Most organizational challenges do not fit neatly into one category.
A nonprofit may need a grant, but first it needs a stronger case for investment. A school system may need policy guidance, but also a way to explain the impact to families, boards, legislators, and funders. A cultural institution may need capital funding, but also the public framing, partnerships, and strategy that make the project possible. A national association may need federal analysis, but also member communications people will read and use.
KB Strategies works across those seams. We bring together government relations, public policy, grants and funding strategy, advocacy, and organizational communications so clients are not left trying to connect five separate workstreams on their own.
Core positioning
Who we serve
We work with national associations, nonprofits, school districts, community colleges, youth-serving organizations, cultural institutions, and coalitions at the federal, state, and local levels. Our clients range from organizations shaping national policy in Washington to community institutions across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, with portfolios supporting more than $100 million annually in public and philanthropic funding.
Our Services
Explore our range of services designed to help you move forward with confidence, wherever you're headed next.
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Advocacy works when people understand the issue, know what to say, and have a clear way to act. We develop campaigns, policy briefings, coalition strategies, advocacy days, board and member training, stakeholder convenings, and communications that help organizations move people as well as policy.
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Major projects require more than a funding application. We help mission-driven organizations frame capital needs, align public and philanthropic funding, build partnerships, prepare decision-makers, and connect the project to a broader community and organizational strategy.
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Funding strategy that begins before an application opens. We identify the right public and philanthropic opportunities, strengthen the case for investment, build competitive narratives and budgets, and support compliance after an award is made. The goal is not simply to win one grant. It is to build a funding strategy that can last.
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Federal and state policy strategy grounded in what changes mean for your organization, with deep expertise in education, disability, and workforce policy. We engage Congress, agencies, and public officials; track legislation, regulation, and appropriations; build coalitions; and turn policy developments into clear decisions, messages, and next steps.
Why KB Strategies
Led by Dr. Kait Brennan, KB Strategies combines national policy expertise with practical experience inside classrooms, nonprofits, associations, and community institutions. Clients work directly with a senior strategist who understands how policy is made, how funding decisions are shaped, and what implementation looks like once the announcement is over.