Agnew::Beck

What Agnew::Beck does

Agnew::Beck is a privately held, multi-disciplinary consulting firm founded in the early 2000s and headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. The firm employs approximately 35 staff across four offices in Anchorage, Soldotna, Boise, and Truckee, providing professional services rather than a technology product. Its service portfolio spans capacity building, strategic planning, grants and sustainable funding, policy analysis, research and best practices, facilitation and public engagement, communications and graphic design, financial modeling, market and economic research, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and coalition support.

The firm's primary customers are tribal entities and tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, local and state governments, and health and wellness organizations across Alaska, Idaho, California, and increasingly Nevada and the Pacific Northwest. Agnew::Beck holds approved Technical Assistance provider status with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority and the Mat-Su Health Foundation, and the firm cites 20+ years of partnership with hundreds of named clients including the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Municipality of Anchorage, Anchorage School District, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Norton Sound Health Corporation, Providence Health and Services Alaska, Rasmuson Foundation, The Nature Conservancy Idaho, and the City of Boise.

Agnew::Beck operates a relationship-based, sales-led go-to-market model with direct client engagement and project-based fees; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm is owned by four principals/co-owners (Shanna Zuspan, Tanya Iden, Shelly Wade, Ellen Campfield Nelson) and has no external investors, parent company, or disclosed funding rounds. There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capability, no patent activity, and no app or API product surface.

Name

Agnew::Beck

Legal name

Agnew::Beck

Website

https://agnewbeck.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agnew::Beck is a privately held, multi-disciplinary consulting firm with about 35 staff across four offices in Alaska, Idaho, and California, providing planning, policy, grants, research, and facilitation services to tribal entities, nonprofits, governments, and health organizations in the Western US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO)

Keywords

• Community development consulting
• Strategic planning services
• Policy analysis consulting
• Grant writing consulting
• Public engagement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Anchorage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements across multiple service areas including capacity building, strategic planning, grants and sustainable funding, policy analysis, research, facilitation, communications and graphic design, financial modeling, market and economic research, and data analysis. Revenue is project-based and likely varies by client type, project scope, and duration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Agnew::Beck is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm that delivers professional services in capacity building, strategic planning, grants and sustainable funding, policy analysis, research, facilitation and public engagement, communications and graphic design, financial modeling, market and economic research, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis. The firm sells project-based consulting engagements to tribal entities, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and health and wellness organizations across Alaska, Idaho, and California.

Product overview

Agnew::Beck is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of professional services rather than a software product platform. The company's service offerings include Capacity Building, Communications and Graphic Design, Facilitation and Public Engagement, Financial Modeling and Business Planning, Grants and Sustainable Funding, Market and Economic Research, Organizational and Strategic Planning, Policy Analysis, Prepare Plans, Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis, Research and Best Practices, and Supporting and Growing Coalitions. These services are tailored to support community development, organizational growth, and strategic planning for tribal entities, nonprofits, government agencies, and private sector clients across Alaska, Idaho, and California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Capacity Building Organizational development services including change management, communication skills training, diversity and inclusion programs, leadership development, process mapping and analysis, team building, and workflow optimization for clients including tribal entities, nonprofits, and government agencies.
• Communications and Graphic Design Branding, campaign planning and implementation, communications planning, copywriting, facilitation, focus groups, graphic design, marketing, public engagement, public relations support, social media management, visual notetaking, and web design services for organizations.
• Facilitation and Public Engagement Community outreach, facilitation training, focus group moderation, meeting facilitation, online engagement, stakeholder engagement, team building activities, and workshop design services for organizations engaging communities and stakeholders.
• Financial Modeling and Business Planning Business plan development, business valuation, capital budgeting, cost analysis, financial projections, financial risk assessment, financial strategy consulting, investor presentations, profitability analysis, and scenario analysis for organizations and projects.
• Grants and Sustainable Funding Donor relationship management, fundraising strategy development, grant capacity building, grant evaluation and feedback, grant management, grant proposal writing, grant research and identification, impact measurement and reporting, and sustainability planning for nonprofits, tribes, and public sector clients.
• Market and Economic Research Community needs assessments, community profiles, demographic analysis, economic analysis, focus groups, housing market analysis, market studies, and survey design and analysis for communities and organizations.
• Organizational and Strategic Planning Action planning, change management, communication strategy planning, goal setting and objectives, leadership development, performance metrics development, resource allocation strategies, SWOT analysis, strategic alignment, and vision and mission development for organizations.
• Policy Analysis Cost-benefit analysis, impact assessment, policy advocacy strategy, policy brief development, policy communication planning, policy evaluation, policy recommendations, policy research, and stakeholder engagement for government, nonprofit, and tribal clients.
• Prepare Plans Action planning, business plan development, CEDS plan development, communication planning, comprehensive planning, marketing plan development, master planning, operational planning, and strategic planning for communities and organizations.
• Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis Case studies, content analysis, data compilation and interpretation, data visualization, design and analysis, ethnographic research, framework analysis, geographic/land use analysis, hypothesis testing, interviews, regression analysis, statistical analysis, and thematic analysis.
• Research and Best Practices Benchmarking, best practice identification, case study analysis, data collection and analysis, evidence-based decision support, literature review, market research, research design, research report writing, and trend analysis for clients across sectors.
• Supporting and Growing Coalitions Advocacy and lobbying support, capacity building, communication strategy, evaluation and learning, leadership development, resource sharing, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and sustainability planning for coalitions and collaborative initiatives.

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Alaska Mental Health Trust AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgnew::Beck is an approved Technical Assistance provider for the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, supporting beneficiaries of the Trust through consulting services in mental health, behavioral health, and related community health initiatives.
• Mat-Su Health FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgnew::Beck is an approved Technical Assistance provider for the Mat-Su Health Foundation, providing support for projects benefiting people in the Mat-Su Valley region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Engineering and environmental consulting firm with community development, water infrastructure, and tribal practice areas that overlap with Agnew::Beck's planning and infrastructure engagements.
• ICF International: Large public-sector consulting firm with deep community development, tribal, and health practices serving federal, state, and tribal clients, representing a scaled-up competitive set across many of Agnew::Beck's service areas.
• Stantec: Global design and consulting firm with a community development practice serving municipalities and tribal clients across North America, offering overlapping planning and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with planning, community development, and tribal engagement practices competing for many of the same municipal and state agency RFPs as Agnew::Beck.
• Kimley-Horn: National planning and engineering consulting firm serving municipalities with planning, community development, and grant-adjacent services, representing a scaled competitor on Western US engagements.

Direct peers

• TIP Strategies: Economic and community development strategy firm providing planning, market analysis, and stakeholder engagement for cities, regions, and nonprofits, with a comparable consulting orientation to Agnew::Beck.
• McKinley Research Group: Anchorage-based research and consulting firm providing economic, community, and policy research for Alaska public, private, and tribal clients, directly comparable in scope and customer base.
• PlaceWorks: California-based planning, design, and community development consulting firm combining planning, communications, and engagement services for municipalities and special districts, similar in multi-disciplinary approach.
• McDowell Group: Juneau-based research and consulting firm serving Alaska public agencies, tribal entities, and private clients with economic, community, and policy analysis work closely overlapping Agnew::Beck's Alaska practice.
• Thomas P. Miller & Associates: Community, workforce, and economic development consultancy serving government, nonprofit, and tribal clients with a multi-state footprint and similar planning, research, and stakeholder engagement offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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