Resources - Freedman Consulting, LLC

September 1, 2024

Our Monthly US Tech Policy Roundup Series

Since March 2022, the Freedman Consulting technology policy team has published a monthly US tech policy roundup, produced in close collaboration with Tech Policy Press. Our monthly roundups outline key…

August 16, 2024

Philanthropy’s 500/1500 Challenge Readout

From February to May 2024, Freedman Consulting’s What Works Plus (WW+) funder collaborative, in partnership with Invest in Our Future (IOF), led Philanthropy’s 500/1500 Challenge. The two-part Challenge was designed…

May 30, 2024

Catalyzing Implementation of Clean Energy Programs: Philanthropic Support for Communities

Freedman Consulting’s What Works Plus (WW+) funder collaborative project compiled a report highlighting ways the philanthropic sector has supported implementation of federal clean energy investments: Catalyzing Implementation of Clean Energy…

February 9, 2024

Scenario Mapping & Philanthropic Levers for Impact: Planning for 2025

In 2024, with major elections occurring in the US – the outcomes of which are impossible to predict – public interest stakeholders from across fields and sectors will face critical…

November 28, 2023

Spyware Accountability Mechanisms Framework

Commercial spyware tools, such as Pegasus, pose a significant challenge to free societies worldwide, as they threaten human rights defenders, advocates of free speech, and marginalized communities globally. On behalf of the Ford Foundation and Open…

September 18, 2023

Using AI to Improve Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities

Working with Henry Claypool of Claypool Consulting, the Freedman Consulting team developed a report that outlines barriers and opportunities in using AI tools to improve employment outcomes for people with…

May 16, 2023

Understanding California’s Support Ecosystem to Maximize Equal Access to Public Funding

In early 2023, our team led a mapping effort to track the emerging ecosystem of funders and intermediaries (i.e. organizations, projects, funds, initiatives, collaboratives) supporting communities to access and implement public funding…

March 29, 2023

Landscape Analysis of Landmark Federal Funding and Opportunities for Impact

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation engaged Freedman Consulting to conduct a landscape analysis of Landmark Federal Funding and Opportunities for Impact. Prepared for economy funders interested in climate, labor, and equity…

September 22, 2021

A New Model for Cross-Sector Collaboration: What to Learn from Public-Philanthropic Partnerships in California

To find innovative solutions that meaningfully address the diverse needs of California’s communities, and to meet this unique moment in our nation’s history, California has developed a dedicated, statewide public-private…

February 26, 2021

Depolarization Research and Interventions

Our nation is polarized: distrust in government is high and the zone of potential agreement between Americans is at an all-time low. We, as a country, are tribally divided into…

October 29, 2020

Collaborative Cities: A Guide for Designing, Implementing, and Sustaining Strategic Partnerships

This Collaborative Cities guide, written in partnership with Bloomberg Associates, outlines some of the key components needed for city leaders to administer and sustain strategic partnerships. This guide provides general…

March 18, 2020

Building the Future 2020

This 2019 report is an update to the 2018 report drawing from interviews with 30 practitioners and leaders to highlight key features of the maturing PIT ecosystem. The Public Interest Technology University…