PRE Collective works where progress is most fragile and where systems need transformation, not just incremental investment. We thrive in the predevelopment stage – that early, messy, creative space where funding gaps, community needs, shared priorities, and potential solutions emerge.
In the past, this has been a field dominated by technical experts and planners. We believe it needs to be a space defined by communities and the intended beneficiaries of our public systems and services. Our approach is grounded in aligning shared vision with the necessary capacity and consistent funding to enable innovative, precedent-setting solutions.
Real change requires more than a great idea or a single round of investment. It takes alignment of vision, capacity, and funding. When one of these is missing, projects break down.
Vision and capacity, but no money? Pretty drawings
Capacity and funding, but no vision for transformation? Business as usual
Funding and vision, but low capacity? Slow and uneven implementation
We firmly believe that a shared vision emerges from asking effective questions, listening deeply, and co-creating ideas for impact.
Carrying that vision forward requires capacity, having people and skills in the right combinations, and intentionally building diverse and durable coalitions for action. Funding is all about aligning resources for implementation.
We help communities, institutions, and coalitions align all three, so that solutions can move from idea to action and from pilot to scale.
Transformational change does not happen by making marginal improvements to the systems you already have. It requires collaborative partnerships to design what communities need next.
Our team brings perspectives together to solve problems that don’t fit neatly into any one field. We think specifically about where a problem is happening and who is affected, help uncover the root causes, and co-create lasting solutions.
Throughout the process, we help you stay anchored to community needs, design programs and initiatives, and when needed, help you through implementation.
