Conlon Public Strategies

Name

Conlon Public Strategies

Legal name

Conlon Public Strategies

Website

https://conlonps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Conlon Public Strategies is a Chicago-based strategic advisory firm founded in 1998 that provides government affairs, public relations, organizational development, and fundraising consulting primarily to Illinois nonprofits in healthcare, social services, education, and the arts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Affairs Consulting

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA)

Keywords

• Public affairs consulting
• Government relations services
• Nonprofit strategic advising
• Advocacy campaign support
• Grant writing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting Services: Conlon Public Strategies generates revenue through professional consulting engagements with nonprofit organizations and businesses. Services include strategic planning, government and community relations, advocacy campaigns, organizational assessment, grant writing, and partnership development. Revenue is derived from client engagements, likely project-based or retainer arrangements typical of strategic advisory firms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Conlon Public Strategies is a Chicago-based government affairs and strategic advisory firm that provides public relations, government and community relations, advocacy campaigns, organizational development, fundraising, and grant writing services primarily to nonprofit organizations and the businesses that support them. The firm is organized around five practice areas — Advancing Your Agenda, Raising Your Profile, Building Capacity and Sustainability, Securing Resources, and Developing Partnerships — delivered as tailored consulting engagements and ongoing advisory retainers.

Product overview

Conlon Public Strategies is a strategic advising firm offering a unified suite of consulting services to nonprofits and businesses. The firm provides five core service areas: Advancing Your Agenda (government relations and advocacy), Raising Your Profile (communications and positioning), Building Capacity and Sustainability (organizational development), Securing Resources (fundraising and grants), and Developing Partnerships (collaboration and merger support). These services are delivered through a collaborative, participative approach as professional advisory offerings rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advancing Your Agenda Advocacy campaign management and government engagement services that help clients influence public policy and legislative outcomes, delivered primarily to nonprofit and mission-driven organizations.
• Raising Your Profile Public relations and communications services that build visibility, brand awareness, and media presence for nonprofit and business clients.
• Building Capacity and Sustainability Organizational development, strategic planning, and capacity-building services that strengthen nonprofit operations and long-term sustainability.
• Securing Resources Fundraising strategy and grant writing services that help nonprofits identify, pursue, and secure philanthropic and public funding.
• Developing Partnerships Partnership development and stakeholder engagement services that connect nonprofit clients with government, corporate, civic, and community partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped TASC identify areas of growth and diversified funding sources through strategic planning engagement.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wintrust BankcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerConlon Public Strategies partners with Wintrust Bank to co-host events for nonprofit organizations. The partnership includes a three-part breakfast series 'Leading in the Face of Unprecedented Change' bringing together nonprofit CEOs and board chairs to discuss leadership through change.
• Lincoln Presidential FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKevin Conlon serves as a longtime member of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation's board of directors. Conlon Public Strategies sponsors the annual Lincoln Leadership Prize dinner. The foundation honors exceptional individuals for service in the Lincoln tradition.
• KittlemanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKevin Conlon was added to Kittleman's list of Alliance Partners. Kittleman is best known for executive search services for nonprofits and offers organizational consulting services through Alliance Partners in governance, board recruitment, executive coaching, and interim CEO services.
• Feeding AmericaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKevin Conlon presented at Feeding America's annual conference on how food banks can use effective advocacy to achieve funding and policy goals, leveraging Feeding America's government affairs infrastructure.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Signal Group: Public affairs and government relations firm with a health-policy focus. Comparable in providing public affairs, advocacy, and policy advisory services, particularly to healthcare and nonprofit clients.
• Mercury: Major public affairs and strategic communications firm with national reach. Comparable in offering public affairs, advocacy, and government relations services, with significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• BGR Group: Bipartisan government affairs and public relations firm based in Washington, D.C. Comparable in providing government relations, advocacy, and strategic communications to a broad client base.
• Husch Blackwell Strategies: Larger public affairs and government relations firm with a multi-state footprint. Comparable in providing government relations, advocacy, and policy advisory services, but as part of a broader legal-adjacent platform.

Direct peers

• Venn Strategies: Public affairs and strategic communications firm serving nonprofits, foundations, and coalitions. Comparable in size and scope, providing advocacy, communications, and policy advisory services to mission-driven organizations.
• The Bridgespan Group: Leading nonprofit and philanthropy strategy consulting firm. Comparable in providing strategic planning, organizational development, and capacity-building advisory to nonprofits and foundations.
• TCC Group: Nonprofit consulting firm providing strategy, evaluation, and capacity-building services. Comparable as a multidisciplinary advisor to mission-driven organizations across the U.S.
• La Piana Consulting: National nonprofit strategy consulting firm offering strategic planning, mergers, and capacity-building services. Directly comparable as a nonprofit-focused advisory firm serving mission-driven organizations.
• Kittleman: Executive search and organizational consulting firm focused on the nonprofit sector. Kittleman is an active Alliance Partner of Conlon, serving overlapping nonprofit clients with adjacent services (governance, board recruitment, interim CEO).
• The Forbes Tate Partners: Public affairs and strategic communications firm with strong public-sector and nonprofit work. Comparable in offering strategic planning, advocacy, and government relations services to mission-driven and public-sector clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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