Strategic Engagement – The Edgewater Group assists clients in developing and executing a comprehensive approach to sustained outreach to key decision makers and important policy making organizations. Our work is designed to build awareness of an organization’s presence and importance to the economy and the positive impact they have on the communities in which they operate. Additionally, we create opportunities for our clients to partner with leaders or organizations on issues that are important and mutually beneficial. Ultimately, we offer a well-designed and executed program of engagement to greatly diminish the need for a more expansive effort later.

Corporate Consulting – Corporations and other organizations know that governments strongly affect their businesses but many are unsure of the proper level of engagement or resource allocation to effectively manage this dynamic. We have experience in building corporate government affairs operations at the federal, state and local level and help our clients design and implement structures to address their goals. Whether building an in-house program, identifying and retaining external resources, corporate budgeting, implementing grassroots systems or establishing political action committees, we help our clients establish the right program of political involvement for them.

Direct Advocacy – Every organization faces legislative and regulatory issues that have significant impact. We help our clients manage their issue portfolio through direct contact with policy makers and political leaders. Our approach is two-fold: a strong presence in the appropriate jurisdiction and a formidable demonstration of authentic grassroots strength to demonstrate relevance. We believe that political involvement can be configured to reflect an organizations culture and include the tools required to achieve our client’s goals and objectives.

Strategic Planning – All businesses and organizations are expected to plan for the future. We help our clients identify political and policy trends as part of their planning process. We identify emerging issues, political trends, activist groups, NGOs and other external factors, assess their potential impact and show our clients how to incorporate this information into their long-term thinking. Companies that manage successfully through change, minimize threats and maximize opportunities ultimately create a competitive edge and return more value to their stakeholders.