Storm Cunningham Consults

Most our work is done via our expert teams, and within our Real Revitalization Program. But, sometimes all you need is some expert input on a specific plan, project, partnership, or program. You might not be ready to create a renewal engine, or you might already have one. In such cases, Storm's perspective might be all you need to resolve your challenge.

Storm is the advisor you want when integrated revitalization policies and restorative development strategies are what you need. Learn how to efficiently design and fully fund the renewal of your built, natural, cultural, & economic assets together, with full stakeholder involvement.

Do you want to create a culture of renewal among the business, government, academic, and non-profit leaders of your city or region?

Do you want your company to harness the fast-growing, trillion-dollar global restoration economy?

Do you want a redevelopment program that renews all 12 sectors of restorable assets?

The leading edge of green building, smart growth, sustainable development, etc. is restorative development....not just doing less damage, but actually repairing previous damage to your area, and renewing the capacity of your current assets. The the fastest, most efficient way to achieve rapid, resilient, regional, renewal is via policies and strategies based on the 3 Renewal Rules. These are revealed in Storm's new book, ReWealth (McGraw-Hill, May 2008). But you can learn the secrets of creating and funding renewal partnerships now by putting Storm on your team.

Resolution Fund, LLC (RF) CEO Storm Cunningham consults individually with public policy leaders, business leaders, and not-for-profit leaders when appropriate (RF normally uses team-based consulting to address the complex challenges of revitalizing communities, regions, and disaster areas.) Storm's personal clients range from mayors and governors to entrepreneurs, federal agencies, and Fortune 500 firms.

New Fee Structure (as of Feb. 2007): Since 2002, the demand on Storm's time has steadily increased, with corresponding fee increases. He has now switched to a sliding scale, with fees determined on a case-by-case basis.

One reason for the change is his broad spectrum of client types. They range from huge corporations and professional associations with tens of thousands of employees or members, to small colleges and tiny non-profits. Public clients range from small towns to federal agencies, such as Environment Canada and the U.S. State Department.

The other reason for the new sliding scale is the nature of revitalization work, which often entails working with folks who are in dire straits. Fees from wealthy cities and large organizations help Storm offer affordable fees (sometimes even pro bono) to struggling tribes and regions in desperate need of economic revitalization, cultural renewal, and/or environmental restoration.

As the author who first brought the restoration economy to the world's attention...

As the Executive Director of Revitalization Institute, the non-profit alliance for community renewal & natural resource restoration...

As the world's leading public speaker on restorative development and integrated revitalization policies and strategies...

...you won't find anyone more attuned to the trends, people, companies, and places that are restoring our world for a living.

Entrepreneurs have literally hundreds of kinds of opportunities to create (or grow) businesses and non-profit organizations that specialize in the restoration of natural resources and/or the revitalization of communities and regions. This fast-growing $2 trillion global economic sector needs a vast array of services, technologies, and related products.

But, even "green" companies and conservation NGOs are often stuck in the old "pioneer economy" paradigm, whereby the choices are limited to new development or conservation. As a result, they are missing the growth opportunities of restorative development, which is far more appropriate in a world as damaged as ours now is. The blindness of well-established companies and non-profits to this historic "restoration economy" transition creates a huge opportunity for restorative business and social entrepreneurs.

Your organization doesn't need to be development-oriented

to tap the growth opportunities of the restoration economy.

Nor does it need to be a young, entrepreneurial newcomer. For instance, one of Storm's current consulting clients is PPG Industries. Formed in 1883, they are #236 in the Fortune 500 and have 108 manufacturing facilities worldwide. After reading The Restoration Economy, PPG's leaders realized they offered many excellent products used in the restoration and renovation of buildings, but the products weren't integrated to facilitate cross-selling, nor was restorative development a formal focus of their R&D. Those opportunities are now being addressed: Storm is helping them name, design, and market-plan their new Building Renewal™ initiative for a 2006 roll-out.

Whether you wish to transition an organization or community from new development to restorative development, grow an organization that already performs restorative development, or start a new endeavor from scratch, Storm Cunningham's unique perspective on the global restoration economy can make all the difference between success and failure. Now, you can have him on your team for a fraction of the fully-loaded cost of staff strategist.

Use Storm to advise your marketing strategies, design a sustainable growth strategy, help develop new products/services, identify potential mergers/acquisitions, design and help launch new ventures, or provide a constant scan for threats and opportunities to your organization. Storm is especially useful in large organizations that possess many different types of restorative expertise, but which are having trouble effectively cross-selling them, or integrating them to form a profitable new service.

As CEO of Resolution Fund, LLC, as Executive Director of Revitalization Institute, as a popular speaker at development and environmental conferences worldwide, and as author of a modern business classic, The Restoration Economy, Storm is in the catbird seat. He is often the first to hear of new projects, new community revitalization initiatives, new global trends, new academic research, new technologies, and new companies. There is no faster, more efficient way to bring your project, community, or organization up to speed on the global transition to restorative development than by putting Storm on your team.

"It has been our pleasure to discuss the topic of ecosystem restoration with the extraordinary Storm Cunningham, author of the thought-provoking book, The Restoration Economy, and executive director of Revitalization Institute. Cunningham provides an enlightening economic perspective in our Expert's View column on Page 12"...of the Summer 2005 issue of PBS&J's Highlights magazine: Read it online at: http://www.pbsj.com/Press/Highlights/PDF/2005Summer.pdf

To check on whether Storm is currently accepting new consulting clients, call 202-204-3040, or email him at storm@resolutionfund.com.