01 / Equity stays
The asset belongs to the community.
Carried equity in projects developed with community partners is capped, and reduces over time. The firm’s role transitions from co-developer to advisor to, eventually, absent.
The structure matters. Equity stays in the community. Capability transfers to local operators. Governance reflects local authority. The community co-build product is built around these principles — not as a marketing position, but as a structural commitment that determines who the firm works with.
Applied to every engagement. These are structural commitments, not marketing language.
Carried equity in projects developed with community partners is capped, and reduces over time. The firm’s role transitions from co-developer to advisor to, eventually, absent.
Local operators are trained on the framework. The community can maintain, expand, and — if they wish — replicate without the firm.
Where local authority applies, that authority decides. The framework produces analysis; it does not replace decisions.
Four phases. Pricing is structured as cost-plus development fee plus capped equity, with the equity structure tuned per community context. The firm does not ship a generic price band on this page — every community engagement is scoped against the community’s terms.
| Phase | Activity | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 01 · Listening | Understand the question the community is asking. | 4–8 weeks |
| 02 · Assessment | Local surplus assessment, often grant-funded. | 8–12 weeks |
| 03 · Pilot | Co-build the first asset under capability-transfer plan. | 12–24 months |
| 04 · Transition | Operating ownership moves to community. Advisory ongoing where invited. | Multi-year tail |
Where engagements are funded by DFI or government grant, the funding arrangement is disclosed at intake. The community remains the principal client throughout.
A scoping call confirms whether the framework and the community are a fit. The firm does not pursue community engagements where the structure cannot meet the three principles above.
Initial listening is free. Subsequent phases are scoped against the community’s terms.