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ConservationStrategy develops strategies for winning on conservation issues in ways that also build stronger organizations. We assemble teams of senior-level professionals from various sectors to design strategies to change federal and state environmental policies through coordinated use of public outreach, grassroots organizing, and coalition building. We help organizations integrate their goals for policy results with measurable goals for strengthening the organizations or coalitions involved. ConservationStrategy also offers a rigorous look at future environmental issues through the lens of two programs: Conservation in Black and White and Environmentalism: The Second Century. ConservationStrategy works with foundations, trade associations, businesses, not-for-profit groups, colleges and universities. For example, we worked with The Wege Foundation and four other foundations to develop a plan for Great Lakes restoration and to launch the "Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes" Coalition to press for its adoption. We helped the Aspen Institute to plan a summit on the U.S. leadership role in meeting the global water and sanitation crisis and are now working with Water Advocates to triple the financial commitment to solving this problem by all sectors in the United States. We designed a "grasstops" strategy for the Wilderness Society to educate constituents of key Member of Congress about protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. We advised the International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies on strategic opportunities associated with new state comprehensive wildlife plans. And, we designed a customized "Conservation in Black and White" program for the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment.