Alliance For Community And Justice Innovation

What Alliance For Community And Justice Innovation does

Alliance for Community and Justice Innovation (ACJI) is a Denver-based non-profit founded in 2017 that delivers implementation science-based training, coaching, and consulting to criminal justice agencies and community-led reentry organizations. The firm's product portfolio centers on cohort-based academies — the Implementation Leadership Academy (flagship), Culture Academy, Adaptive Leadership Academy, Women Who Lead, and Foundations of Leadership: Supervisor Series — supplemented by self-paced online courses, the Learn@Work on-demand video suite, and bespoke consulting and speaking engagements. Underlying these offerings is a set of proprietary frameworks — the 5 Dynamics of Effective Implementation, the 10 Essential Principles of Implementation Leadership, the IDEATE model, and the Infinite Implementation Roadmap — that articulate ACJI's methodology and differentiate the curriculum from generic leadership development.

ACJI operates a multi-stream revenue model. Individual learners pay $95–$875 for self-paced courses and $775–$1,500 per seat for cohort academies; the Learn@Work suite is licensed to organizations on enterprise terms; and the practice delivers higher-value consulting and speaking engagements to justice agencies and community organizations. Customers include state Departments of Correction (Iowa, Minnesota, Georgia, Ohio Adult Parole Authority), federal probation offices (US Probation ND, Snyder County PA, Peoria County IL), the Interstate Commission for Juveniles, and community groups such as Hope House and The Bail Project, alongside a cohort of individual practitioners. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct outreach, website inquiries, and contact-form lead capture. The non-profit structure, 1–10 employee base, and absence of disclosed institutional funding indicate an organically funded, operating-cash-flow business rather than a venture-backed scale-up.

Name

Alliance For Community And Justice Innovation

Legal name

Alliance for Community and Justice Innovation

Website

https://acji.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alliance for Community and Justice Innovation (ACJI) provides implementation science-based training, coaching, and consulting to criminal justice agencies and community reentry organizations, using proprietary frameworks like the 5 Dynamics of Effective Implementation to drive sustainable organizational change.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Implementation Leadership Academy: An 8-week virtual program held twice yearly (winter/spring and fall). Participants pay per person ($775) to attend the public Academy, or organizations can request a private Academy for their team. The program includes coaching, live and pre-recorded instruction, individual exploration, and group collaboration. Registration is non-refundable but transferable to future classes.
2. Culture Academy: A 10-week interactive online course on organizational culture change led by Glenn Tapia. Priced at $1,500 per participant. Includes self-paced learning and live learning sessions.
3. Adaptive Leadership Academy: An 8-week virtual series for justice system leaders. Includes 1:1 coaching session, weekly journaling, applied tools and strategies. Offered 1-2 times per year.
4. Women Who Lead - Adaptive Leadership Academy: Women-only cohort of the Adaptive Leadership Academy offered 2-3 times per year. Same curriculum as standard Adaptive Leadership Academy but in a women-only learning environment.
5. Feedback Intensive: A 4-part practical training series on giving and receiving feedback. Priced at $500 per participant. Includes ongoing monthly Feedback Community of Practice after completion.
6. Strategic Planning Intensive: A 4-session (90-minute each) virtual program led by Dr. Nicholas Powell on strategic planning using implementation science.
7. Implementation Science 101 Online Course: A 90-minute self-paced online course priced at $95. Includes 30-day access to video training and accompanying materials, plus certificate of completion.
8. Motivational Interviewing Training Course: An 8-hour self-directed online training course. Priced at $225 per participant. Includes 2-month access to content and certificate of completion.
9. Principles of Community Care: A self-paced virtual course with 5 modules taking about 25 hours to complete. Priced at $575. Required for Advanced course. Ideal for employee onboarding and professional development.
10. Foundations of Leadership: Supervisor Series: A 24-hour self-directed online training for new supervisors. Priced at $875. Covers leadership identity, leading others, team building, project management, and difficult conversations.
11. Learn@Work Suite: A professional development video library with three pricing tiers: Ad Hoc ($150 per video for individual), Basic (contact for pricing, 12 videos from one track, unlimited org licenses), and Enterprise (mix and match tracks, custom messaging, facilitation, implementation support). Each video is 10-15 minutes with accompanying PDF.
12. One-on-One Leadership Coaching: Individual coaching sessions with ACJI leadership coaches for emerging and experienced human services and criminal legal system leaders. Research shows leadership coaching is effective in creating lasting change.
13. Dynamic Implementation Series: A private 5-week virtual program for Academy alumni and implementation teams. Participants intentionally implement their own program using ACJI's 5 Dynamics framework with customized roadmap.
14. Speaking and Consulting Services: Speaking and facilitation services for justice agencies and community organizations. Contact-based pricing.
15. Private Academy Hosting: Organizations can request private academies for their teams. ACJI staff travel to provide on-site facilitation. Pricing negotiated per engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Alliance For Community And Justice Innovation (ACJI) is a non-profit organization that provides implementation science training, coaching, and consulting for community leaders working in justice reform. It delivers academies (Implementation Leadership Academy, Culture Academy, and Adaptive Leadership Academy), self-paced online courses, and one-on-one coaching to justice agencies, community-led reentry organizations, and self-directed learners.

Product overview

ACJI offers a platform of professional development and organizational consulting services for the criminal justice and community reentry fields. The portfolio consists primarily of multi-week virtual academies (Implementation Leadership Academy, Culture Academy, Adaptive Leadership Academy) as the core offerings, supported by intensive programs (Feedback Intensive, Strategic Planning Intensive) and self-paced online courses (Implementation Science 101, Motivational Interviewing, Principles of Community Care, Foundations of Leadership). The Learn@Work Suite provides a library of short video microtechniques across three tracks. Services are delivered to justice agencies, community-led reentry organizations, and individual professionals, with programs available in public cohorts and private/custom formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Implementation Leadership Academy: ACJI's flagship 8-week virtual program designed for justice agency leaders and innovators ready to make change, teaching Implementation Science leadership principles.
• Culture Academy
• Adaptive Leadership Academy
• Feedback Intensive
• Strategic Planning Intensive
• Implementation Science 101
• Motivational Interviewing Training Course
• Principles of Community Care
• Foundations of Leadership: Supervisor Series
• Learn@Work Suite
• 5 Dynamics of Effective Implementation
• 10 Essential Principles of Implementation Leadership

Products and services

• Implementation Leadership Academy
• Culture Academy
• Adaptive Leadership Academy
• Self-Paced Online Courses
• Executive and Team Coaching
• Consulting and Technical Assistance

Quantifiable outcome

• Iowa Department of Corrections achieved one of its lowest recidivism points in a decade after working with ACJI on culture change implementation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GuidehousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuidehouse partnered with ACJI and the Iowa Department of Corrections to support IDOC's structural transformation and help design a roadmap for change. Guidehouse focused on the structural side while ACJI provided the human-centric work through coaching and facilitated conversations for leadership development.
• Latino Coalition for Community LeadershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACJI partners with the Latino Coalition for Community Leadership to bring training, support, and technical assistance to more than 40 community and faith-based organizations. Joint publication on preparing for impactful reentry program implementation. Focus on building organizational capacity for grass roots organizations working on crime prevention, victim services, reentry, and behavioral health access.
• Georgia Department of Community SupervisionminorOthersDr. Nicholas Powell, ACJI Affiliate, serves as Director of Strategic Planning & Analysis for the Georgia Department of Community Supervision. This represents a professional affiliation where ACJI expertise is embedded in a justice agency.
• National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)coreOthersACJI's founding partners discovered the literature produced by NIRN (now known as AIRN) in 2011 while working on a statewide justice initiative. The research on implementation science from NIRN provided the foundation for ACJI's approach and methodology.
• Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)minorOthersSeveral ACJI team members including Johanna Leal and Karen Alonge are members of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. Original MI concepts were developed by MINT members, and ACJI has developed its own take on MI training for justice system professionals.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Council of State Governments Justice Center: National nonprofit providing policy analysis, technical assistance, and training to state and local justice systems. Comparable as a broad justice-sector training and implementation support provider, but operating at much larger scale.
• American Probation and Parole Association: Established professional association providing training, conferences, and publications to probation and parole professionals. Comparable buyer base and training delivery, though broader and association-led rather than specialized consulting.
• Bureau of Justice Assistance: Federal agency within DOJ that provides training, technical assistance, and grant funding to state and local justice agencies. Touches the same buyer base as ACJI through training and capacity-building programs.
• Vera Institute of Justice: Major national nonprofit working on justice reform through research, technical assistance, and direct service. Overlapping in justice-system consulting and training, though with a much broader reform agenda.

Direct peers

• National Institute of Corrections: Federal agency offering training, technical assistance, and resource dissemination to corrections professionals nationwide. Directly comparable as a training provider for the same corrections leaders ACJI serves.
• Justice System Partners: Consulting firm specializing in evidence-based practice implementation and organizational change in justice agencies. Directly comparable in applying implementation science and EBP frameworks to corrections and community supervision.
• Center for Effective Public Policy: Consulting and training organization focused on criminal justice policy and practice improvement. Comparable in providing consulting, training, and facilitation to justice agencies on evidence-based implementation.
• Crime and Justice Institute: Provides training, technical assistance, and consulting to justice agencies with a focus on evidence-based practices and implementation. Closely comparable to ACJI in serving state DOCs and community corrections with structured implementation support.

Others

• Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT): International organization of trainers in Motivational Interviewing, of which multiple ACJI team members are members. Related as a training network serving overlapping human-services and corrections professionals, though focused on a specific intervention method.
• National Implementation Research Network (NIRN / AIRN): Academic research network at UNC that produces the implementation science research ACJI has adapted for justice. ACJI's founding partners built their methodology directly on NIRN's literature, making it the foundational peer rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acjinnovation
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCuC7DnOHoYKH2OTB3radhUA
• Facebookfacebook.com/acjinnovation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acjinnovation

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Investors

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