How we work
Our approach
RCC supports partners in driving new solutions from planning to implementation.
Our work closes the gap between planning and implementation. We help develop and deliver projects while building the partnerships, tools and systems needed to sustain them.
The RCC approach
Every engagement starts with listening.
We do not arrive with a predetermined list of services a city can pick from. Every engagement starts with assessment and with convenings where partners describe their priorities in their own words. What we design comes from what they said, not from a template.
Then we deploy, bringing technical expertise, financing strategy and our own resources to the project. We build the partnerships and models that keep the work going after we step back.
Our tools and methods remain adaptive and flexible. A city already holding a plan needs something different from one still identifying what it faces.
From priorities to durable action
Four connected moments guide the work.
Follow the path.
01
First moment
Define and align priorities
Through assessments and cross-sectoral engagement to understand the interrelated systems, strengths and challenges of each place we work.
- Analytical tools & frameworks
- Strategic plans & roadmaps
- Research reports
02
Second moment
Design and launch implementable solutions
From physical infrastructure projects to community programming.
- Project design briefs
- Concept notes, concept designs
- Policy recommendations
03
Third moment
Identify and activate resources
Including the technical expertise and the funding or financing required to achieve impact.
- Implementation plans
- Subject matter and technical experts
- Financing strategies
- Funding collateral
04
Fourth moment
Forge new models of collaboration
Between communities, public institutions and private partners to sustain the work into the future, while uplifting and sharing best practices.
- Knowledge exchange convenings
- Stakeholder engagement workshops
- Project alignment facilitation
Which leads to
Accelerated action and sustained capacity
Across RCC’s programs, projects and partnerships, our work drives toward two connected outcomes. Each effort strengthens the next.
Accelerated action
We drive communities and projects to overcome complex and persistent barriers more effectively, allowing for more rapid implementation.
One cycle
Sustained capacity
We empower resilience leaders with the know-how, partnerships and resources required to deliver current projects and future solutions.
Which leads to
Action today, capacity for what comes next.
Projects on the ground create the partnerships, knowledge and funding pathways that sustain them. Visible progress earns confidence, draws investment and makes the next project easier to fund.
- New multi-benefit projects
- Increased team capacity
- Greater technical expertise
- Increased alignment and commitment
- Effective strategic partnerships
- Increased knowledge
- New investment for long-term project viability
Solutions are put to the test
Infrastructure projects, community pilots and on-the-ground implementation turn plans into visible progress.
Teams and partnerships grow stronger
Convenings, knowledge sharing, playbooks and cross-sector collaboration build durable local capacity.
The cycle continues
Investment builds teams. Those teams produce the next round of plans and projects, with the people and budget needed to carry them forward.
The same four moments, adapted to each place.
Our Approach in Action
RCC helps communities foster safer, healthier and more prosperous outcomes despite growing climate, social and economic challenges.
Developing coastal infrastructure to protect against erosion in Southern California
Fostering vibrant small business corridors in Brooklyn
Addressing the health impacts of extreme heat in Tampa
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