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Social Impact Consulting

Redefining Global Challenges

About Us

Transforming Ideas into Sustainable & Impactful Outcomes

Founded by Dr. Ameena Zia in 2015, Blue Ridge Impact Consulting is a social impact firm specializing in solutions-centric approaches to meet leadership and sustainable development challenges.  With teams in New York City, Dallas, St. Louis, and Asheville, we specialize in fostering stakeholder led partnerships and community based solutions to help communities thrive.

Setting the Agenda

Empowering Clients to Become Drivers of Social Change

we provide consulting, ideas, and resources for leaders working towards lasting social change. Through a unique combination of customized consulting services, powerful ideas, and engagement with communities, we help our clients become drivers of social impact.

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Our firm focuses community-driven solutions, partnering with local stakeholders to identify pressing challenges and co-create sustainable interventions. By empowering communities to lead change initiatives, we ensure that interventions are contextually relevant and effectively address the needs of those we aim to serve.

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We prioritize stakeholder engagement in forging partnerships that drive sustainable development and social impact. Through this approach, we foster meaningful relationships that leverage collective expertise and resources of governments, organizations and communities to advance initiatives in sustainable development.

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We advocate for policy initiatives that promote sustainable development, foster leadership and equitable access to resources. By collaborating with policymakers and stakeholders on evidence based policies, we help create supportive frameworks that enable communities to thrive and create lasting systemic social change.

We are dedicated to driving positive change through innovative solutions that address global challenges to development. Through our strategic approach and collaborative efforts, we create lasting impact and empower communities to thrive.

Impacting Change

We are dedicated to driving positive change through innovative solutions that address global challenges to development. Through our strategic approach and collaborative efforts, we create lasting impact and empower communities to thrive.

Impacting Change

HEALTH EQUITY

Addressing disparities in health outcomes by leveraging technology to promote equitable access to healthcare services and resources.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Promoting innovative approaches to education that prioritize hands-on, immersive learning experiences, helping preparing young leaders to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Advancing gender equality and women's empowerment through initiatives that promote access to education, healthcare and leadership roles.

Making a Difference

Working Towards Lasting Social Change

As our approach, we provide consulting, ideas, and resources for leaders working towards lasting social change. Through a unique combination of customized consulting services, powerful ideas, and engagement with communities, we help our clients become drivers of social impact.

Latest Projects

Summit of the Future

2024 Experiential Fellowship

SmartClinix

Remote Health Monitoring

Leadership Exchange

Working Group on Classroom Exchange

Change the Change

Reading Aloud Initiative

Partnerships

helping organizations become agents of change through meaningful engagement