Ford Agreement Strategies works where business, community and government meet.
Those three rarely want the same thing at the same time. A project needs approval. A neighborhood needs a commitment it can enforce. An agency needs a decision it can defend. Our job is to find terms that work for each of them and get those terms signed.
Every client works directly with senior leadership. The people who prepare your strategy are the people beside you at the table.
What we hold to
How we work.
Preparation decides the outcome.
Most negotiations are settled by the work done before the first session. We do that work.
The community is a party.
People affected by an agreement belong at the table, with the information and organization to negotiate.
Plain language.
If the people bound by a term cannot explain it, the term will not survive. We write so everyone can.
Signing is the midpoint.
An agreement is measured by what it delivers. We plan the follow-through before anyone signs.
Who we work with
Every seat at the table.
- Community organizations and coalitions
- Nonprofits and foundations
- Unions and worker groups
- Employers and developers
- Political candidates and elected officials
- Municipalities and public agencies
- Faith institutions
Leadership
Who leads the work.
Christopher Ford
Founder & Principal
Christopher Ford has spent more than ten years leading work across government, nonprofit and political institutions. He has negotiated agreements, built coalitions of community organizations and advised candidates and public officials.
He has presented at the Mackinac Policy Conference in 2024 and 2025.
Each engagement is led by our principal and supported by a team of specialists in policy, organizing and negotiation.
Let’s find the common ground.
Tell us who is at the table and what you need from it. A short note is enough to start.