the Center for Community Solutions

Name

the Center for Community Solutions

Legal name

The Center for Community Solutions

Website

https://communitysolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research and Advocacy

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

Keywords

• Policy research services
• Health and human services
• Data analysis consulting
• Medicaid policy research
• Community needs assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

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. Consulting Services: Agencies and organizations contract Community Solutions for research and data analysis services. Clients include government entities, nonprofits, foundations, and healthcare organizations across Ohio.
2. Grants and Fundraising: The organization accepts donations and likely receives grant funding to support its research and advocacy mission, including funding for the AIDS Funding Collaborative initiative.
3. AIDS Funding Collaborative: Public-private partnership providing coordination, leadership, advocacy, and funding in Cuyahoga County for HIV/AIDS response. Engages federal, state, and local agencies as funding partners.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Center for Community Solutions is an independent, nonpartisan research center that provides policy research, data analysis, and consulting services focused on health, social, and economic conditions in Ohio. It produces fact sheets, research publications, and statehouse testimony, and operates programs including the AIDS Funding Collaborative and the Cuyahoga Human Services Chamber.

Product overview

The Center for Community Solutions is an independent, nonpartisan research organization rather than a technology product company. It offers a portfolio of research, policy analysis, and consulting services focused on improving health, social, and economic conditions in Ohio. The core offerings include policy research and data analysis services, complemented by data products such as fact sheets and research publications. The organization also operates specialized programs including the AIDS Funding Collaborative (HIV/AIDS funding and advocacy in Cuyahoga County) and the Cuyahoga Human Services Chamber (a membership organization for human service nonprofits). Additional services include consulting engagements for needs assessments and data analysis, plus the '5 Things' weekly newsletter. There is no unified software platform or SaaS product; the organization functions as a research and advocacy center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Nonprofits in Cuyahoga County account for 12 percent of the workforce
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Franklin County Human Services ChambercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with peer organizations in Franklin County as part of statewide partnership to support human services nonprofits. The Cuyahoga Human Services Chamber works with other county chambers to strengthen the sector across Ohio.
• Hamilton County Human Services ChambercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with peer organizations in Hamilton County as part of statewide partnership to support human services nonprofits. The Cuyahoga Human Services Chamber works with other county chambers to strengthen the sector across Ohio.
• ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga CountycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFunding partner in the AIDS Funding Collaborative. The ADAMHS Board provides collaborative trainings offering continuing education credits through their organization.
• Cleveland Department of Public HealthcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFunding partner and community planning participant. Supports HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns including local PrEP awareness initiative OhioPrEP.org.
• Cuyahoga CountycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernment funding partner in AIDS Funding Collaborative. Participates in community planning groups and advisory committees.
• Equitas HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in local HIV awareness campaign to improve knowledge of HIV pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and drive traffic to OhioPrEP.org.
• Little Jacket MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in local HIV awareness campaign to improve knowledge of HIV pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and drive traffic to OhioPrEP.org.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Policy Matters Ohio: A Cleveland-based Ohio think tank doing research and advocacy on economic policy, including poverty, taxes, and human services - same regional policy research and advocacy model, with overlapping topic areas in poverty and safety net analysis.
• Mathematica Policy Research: A large policy research and consulting firm that conducts data analysis, surveys, and program evaluation for government and foundations - directly comparable services of needs assessments, fact sheets, focus group facilitation, and demographic research.
• Health Policy Institute of Ohio: An Ohio-based independent, nonpartisan health policy research organization that produces analysis on Medicaid, behavioral health, maternal and child health, and other public health topics - directly comparable to Community Solutions' health policy and data analysis focus.

Others

• Grantmakers In Health: A nonprofit association of health foundations providing education, networking, and advocacy for health philanthropy - relevant ecosystem participant connecting Community Solutions to its funding partners (Cleveland Foundation, etc.) in shared mission.
• National Human Services Assembly: A national membership association for the human services sector that convenes, advocates, and provides capacity-building for member organizations - structurally analogous to the Cuyahoga Human Services Chamber at a national level.

Broad incumbents

• Urban Institute: A national economic and social policy research organization producing data analysis and evidence-based recommendations on health, housing, and human services - comparable research methodology and topics across a broader national footprint.
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: A national policy research and advocacy organization focused on poverty, safety net programs, and federal/state budget impacts - parallel advocacy and research model with strong overlap in Medicaid, SNAP, and poverty analysis.
• Rand Corporation: A large global nonprofit research institution that conducts policy analysis and data-driven research on health, social, and economic issues - operates an analogous think tank model at much greater scale and breadth of geography.

Regional players

• Foundation for a Healthy St. Louis / local health foundations: Regional health-focused foundations that publish research and fund community health advocacy analogous to what Community Solutions does in Cuyahoga County - relevant structural peer for the foundation-supported think tank model.

Emerging players

• The Center for Community Progress: A national nonprofit focused on vacant property, land banking, and community revitalization - similar nonprofit mission model supporting community and economic development through policy and consulting work, though more specialized to land use.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-center-for-community-solutions

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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