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Melanie Bates Consulting
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Our Mission
Established in 2017, Melanie Bates Consulting, LLC is a strategic policy and communications firm with an overall focus on criminal justice reform. MBC provides superior guidance and solutions that empower clients to achieve their goals.​

MBC specializes in criminal justice reform...
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  • We help clients research and draft best practices​
  • We conduct know your rights training sessions​​
  • We participate in speaking engagements and provide expert commentary ​
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MBC specializes in government relations...

  • We help clients draft legislation
  • We help clients prepare public testimony 
  • We help clients execute advocacy campaigns ​
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MBC specializes in development and communications...
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  • We help clients develop branding and messaging through collaborative exercises and dialogue
  • We help clients manage their social media accounts in order to maximize exposure and influence 
  • We help clients generate impactful email campaigns
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Our Clients

​MBC has extensive experience working with nonprofit organizations, government agencies, companies, and individuals. MBC believes the client is the most important factor in the problem solving process, tailoring its approach to accommodate each individual’s unique needs. The firm includes the client in every step, working collaboratively through strategic planning, information gathering, and decision-making framework.
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Client Testimonials

"My staff loved your training and thought you were 'phenomenal.' They mentioned how empowered they feel about testifying and making the voice of CFLS heard. So thank you very much."
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-Ashley McSwain, Executive Director, Community Family Life Services

"It has been my pleasure to work with Melanie Bates Consulting, LLC. Melanie is the consummate professional and at the same time, a joy to work with. She provided invaluable guidance, demonstrated expertise and created the right content to support the launch of a social media advertising campaign for a civil rights litigation project near and dear to me. I highly recommend Melanie Bates Consulting, LLC." 
-Karen E. Evans, Esq.

“If you work with young people, please, please, please consider having Attorney Melanie Bates come and complete her Know Your Rights presentation/training! It could literally be the difference of them walking away from a police encounter versus something more tragic. After the countless stories we’ve witnessed in recent years and the recent film, When They See Us, her training could not be more timely.” 
-Dr. Antwan Perry, DC Public Schools
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Certifications

Black-Owned Business 
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Certified Business Enterprise

District of Columbia Supply Schedule Contractor
 for:
1) Marketing, Media, and Public Information,
2) Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services,
and 3) Training Services.


Meta Supplier Diversity Program

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Women's Business Enterprise


Woman-Owned Small Business

Registrations

Commonwealth of Virginia
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eVA

District of Columbia


System for Award Management

Grants

Coalition to Back Black Business Fund 

Equity Impact Enterprise Grant


Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants

Woodson Center

Our Team


We want to help you achieve your goals.
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  • Criminal Justice Reform
  • Government Relations
  • Communications
  • Testimonials