United Front

What United Front does

United Front Initiative is a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based nonprofit founded in 2020 that delivers cultural capacity-building training to organizations, government, education, and nonprofit sectors in northeast Indiana. Operating as one of three service pillars of Fort Wayne United, the organization translates abstract diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts into applied practice through a portfolio of public keynotes, corporate workshops, expert-led Learning Paths (curricula such as 'Cracking the Culture Code' with Karrah Herring, J.D. and 'Facing the Fears of Open Dialogue' with Dr. Pascal Losambe), and private leadership development sessions.

The core revenue engine is a tiered annual membership program priced from $250 (1-10 employees) to $8,000 (500+ employees), with a 50% discount for government, educational, and nonprofit organizations subsidized by investor and donor contributions. An individual membership tier is offered at $150/year, and event-driven revenue is generated through public keynote ticket sales (e.g., via Eventbrite) and private corporate training engagements. Reported scale includes 190 member organizations and 8,185 employees/volunteers impacted. Distribution is regional and event-driven, complemented by website content, email, and social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram). The organization is governed by a board drawn from local anchor institutions (Parkview Health, Fort Wayne Police Department, Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Tech, Purdue Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Community Schools, MidWest American Federal Credit Union), and operates with approximately 10 staff. No proprietary technology platform, software product, API, or AI capability is disclosed; the offering is human-facilitated content and live programming.

Name

United Front

Legal name

United Front Initiative

Website

https://unitedfrontinitiative.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

United Front Initiative is a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based nonprofit founded in 2020 that provides cultural capacity-building keynotes, learning paths, and corporate training to organizations, government, education, and nonprofit clients through a tiered membership and event-driven model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Training Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

DEI, Equity & Inclusion Training (EDABAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) & Belonging Consulting (BPAHAGAJ), DEI, Equity & Inclusion Advisory (BPACAJAJ)

Keywords

• Diversity and inclusion training
• Cultural capacity building
• Leadership development programs
• Nonprofit training services
• Corporate DEI workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Wayne

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Tiered membership fees based on organization size, ranging from $250 for 1-10 employees to $8,000 for 500+ employees. Government, education, and nonprofit organizations receive 50% discount. Individual memberships available for $150.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

United Front Initiative provides cultural capacity building and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) education through self-directed Learning Paths, keynote speaking engagements, workshops, and a tiered Membership Program for organizations, institutions, and individual leaders in the Fort Wayne, Indiana region. Offerings are delivered via live events, corporate training, and online member content, with membership priced on a sliding scale by organization size and discounted for government, education, and nonprofit entities.

Product overview

United Front is a cultural capacity-building platform that offers a modular portfolio of services centered on Learning Paths — interactive experiences combining keynote presentations with practical, hands-on tools. The core offerings include public and private keynotes featuring nationally recognized speakers, a tiered membership program providing access to core content and expert consultation, and corporate training resources. Additional offerings include events, workshops, Leaders Lunch sessions, and the United Front Speaker Series. All services are designed to help organizations and communities foster inclusive cultures, build shared humanity, and create a common language for diversity and inclusion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Learning Paths
• Keynotes and Speaking Engagements
• Workshops and Corporate Training
• Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 190 organizations empowered through discounted memberships
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fort Wayne UnitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020United Front is one of three service pillars of Fort Wayne United, a broader initiative focused on community transformation. This organizational structure provides institutional backing and alignment with other community-focused initiatives under the Fort Wayne United umbrella.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Winters Group: A DEI consulting and training firm offering keynote speaking, learning programs, and organizational advisory — closely matching United Front's core delivery model of speaker-led learning paths and corporate DEI training.
• BCT Partners: A management consulting firm specializing in DEI, organizational development, and research-driven training, with strong public-sector and education clients — overlapping with United Front's education and government member segments.
• Cook Ross: A DEI consultancy delivering leadership development, cultural competency training, and inclusion advisory to mid-market and enterprise — comparable in offering and customer base to United Front's training and corporate development programs.
• National Diversity Council: A nonprofit that runs diversity-focused keynote events, workshops, and corporate training programs, paralleling United Front's event-driven GTM and membership-style community engagement.

Emerging players

• Living Cities: A collaborative of foundations and corporate funders working on racial equity in U.S. cities, addressing overlapping themes of inclusion, placemaking, and community capacity-building at larger scale.
• Perception Institute: A research and training organization advancing racial and cultural bias literacy, sharing United Front's 'open dialogue' and belonging themes but with a more research-led delivery model.
• Diversity & Inclusion Consulting (e.g., FDR Group): Smaller DEI training and consulting practices that deliver keynote-style leadership training to regional employers, similar in scope and mid-market focus to United Front's private corporate sessions.

Regional players

• United Way of Allen County: A regional nonprofit operating in the same Fort Wayne/Northeast Indiana civic ecosystem as United Front, with overlapping employer memberships, donor base, and community-development funding model.
• Community Foundations of Greater Fort Wayne: A regional grantmaking and civic organization in the same Northeast Indiana market, comparable in mission orientation, donor-funded model, and local institutional reach.

Others

• Fort Wayne United: United Front's parent/community umbrella organization, providing institutional backing, donor pipeline, and shared programmatic infrastructure — relevant as an enabling ecosystem partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FWUnitedFront
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/united-frontfw
• Instagraminstagram.com/fwunitedfront

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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