External Partners

MAD contracts with management consulting firms through a master contract to provide services that both complement and supplement those provided by our consultants. The firms are listed below, with links to their websites (if available). For more information about the master contract process for vendors, click here.

If you are interested in working with one of the firms on our master contract, the first step is to contact Beth Bibus at 651-259-3820 or Beth.Bibus@state.mn.us.

Our Partners

  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Project management and process improvement
 
Advanced Strategies, Inc.
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
 
Align Consulting
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
 
Alliant Consulting, Inc.
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
         This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*
 
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
 
Angela Vogt
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
         This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

  • Writing and communication
         This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

Bellwether Consulting
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
         This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement

Bronner Group, LLC
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
 
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*
 
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
  
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
         This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

DeYoung Consulting Services
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

Etzbach Consulting
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Project management and process improvement
 
Fredrickson Learning
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Writing and communication
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

Health Management Associates, Inc.
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
  
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

Impact Group
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*
 
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
 
Katie Burns 10,000 Lakes Consulting
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
         This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*
 
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation

LaForce Teamwork Inc.
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
 
 Lanson Consulting
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation

Lanterna Consulting, Inc.
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
 
Laurel Health Advisors, LLC
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
 
Lila Kelly Associates, LLC & Diversity Integration
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
         This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
          This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

The Macro Group
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Project management and process improvement
 
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Project management and process improvement
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

Margaret Kelly 
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
         This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

McDonald Blue 
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
 
More Insight, LLC
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
 
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Writing and communication
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

Myers and Stauffer
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
 
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

Neka Creative, Inc.
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Writing and communication
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*
 
  • Writing and communication
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*
 
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement

  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
 
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning

Portage Partners Consulting
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

Professional Data Analysts, GBC
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation 
 
Public Consulting Group LLC
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation 
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
  
Public Sector Consultants
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation 
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
 
ReEngine Consulting, LLC
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
 
Rise Research
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design

  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation 
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
 
SDK
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation 
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

Sigma Associates, Incorporated
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Project management and process improvement
 
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation 
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
 
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
 
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation 
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
 
Strategy & Effectiveness (S&E)
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation 
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Project management and process improvement
 
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
 
Vital Research, LLC
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Project management and process improvement
 
The Watson Group
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Writing and communication
         This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*

Wilder Research
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation 
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultation and facilitation
  • Planning
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement
  • Meeting design consultation and facilitation 
  • Specialized organizational development and consultation
  • Planning
  • Project management and process improvement
        This organization is a certified TG/ED/VO business.*
 
  • Specialized program/public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Qualitative and quantitative research and/or survey design
  • Writing and communication
  • Project management and process improvement