Do Good · Portfolio of Work

Work that moves
systems, not just needles.

Do Good is a strategy, capital, and policy firm working at the intersection of policy design, capital formation, coalition management, and civic execution — and we stay until it moves.

Twenty engagements across housing, energy, civic infrastructure, journalism, law, environment, and economic strategy. The work below is the record.

8 Distinct policy domains — housing, energy, materials, environment, civic, law, journalism, and economic strategy.
$230M+ Public, philanthropic, and private capital influenced, structured, or deployed across active and completed engagements.
6 Client types — government, philanthropy, nonprofit, private sector, media, and cross-sector coalitions.
20+ Laws shaped, funds launched, coalitions built, or platforms stood up across Utah and beyond.
Partners & Platforms
Utah Housing Preservation Fund
Utah Impact Partnership
Utah Rising
Salt Lake Chamber
TreeUtah
rPlus Energies
CIMC
The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Salt Lake Tribune Innovation Lab
Cities Strong Foundation
Utah Economic Council
Hale Centre Theatre
Active Engagements

Current Work

Ongoing initiatives where Do Good is actively deploying strategy, capital design, coalition management, or policy execution.

Residential neighborhood and homes

Cities Strong Foundation

Civic Infrastructure & Upward Mobility

Building the civic backbone across key Wasatch Front ZIP codes — locally led, partnership-driven, focused on neighbors and neighborhoods.

ActiveNeighborhoodsHousingCross-sector
Utah Housing Preservation Fund
$200m+ AUM & ~$60M State Investment Leveraged

Utah Housing Preservation Fund

Strategic Advisor · Jan 2020 – Present

From concept to national model: 1,000+ affordable homes preserved with state support leveraged into a durable, evergreen asset platform.

ActiveHousingFinanceInfrastructure
Residential housing development
1,600+ Homes Delivered or Preserved

Affordable & Workforce Housing

Development & Preservation

Structured LIHTC, state, private, and philanthropic capital to deliver and preserve homes families can afford.

ActiveHousingCapital StackExecution
Financial documents and banking materials

CRA-Qualified Bank Partnerships

Public-Private Capital Alignment

Repeatable structures aligning CRA investments with state priorities — unlocking private capital for community outcomes at scale.

ActiveBankingGovernmentInvestment
rPlus Energies

rPlus Energies

Strategic & Economic Advisory

Strategic and economic advisory with a Salt Lake City-based utility-scale renewable developer advancing major energy infrastructure.

ActiveEnergyInfrastructureStrategy
CIMC
HB 502 (2025) · DOGM Study

Inputs & Critical Materials

CIMC · Granite · Policy & Finance

Supporting work at the intersection of materials policy, public lands, aggregate supply, and Utah's infrastructure investment.

ActiveMaterialsPolicyHB 502
Economic data and analysis screen

Utah Economic Council

Research & Decision Support

Quarterly research and strategic insights that inform state leaders — because good policy needs good data.

ActiveEconomicsInsightsGovernance
TreeUtah

TreeUtah

Urban Canopy & Legislative Watch

Urban canopy, air quality, stormwater, and legislative watching to protect and scale impact as Utah grows.

ActiveEnvironmentPolicyLegacy
Historic building facade

Historic Tax Credits

Preservation Finance & Development

Structuring Historic Tax Credit financing for adaptive reuse and preservation projects that activate underutilized properties.

ActiveHistoric PreservationTax CreditsFinance
Law books and legal workspace

Family Law & Economic Stability

Policy Reform & System Design

Analyzing how family law frameworks affect household economic stability, long-term financial security, and social mobility.

ActiveFamily PolicyEconomic StabilityReform
Completed Engagements

Past Work

Completed initiatives that shaped policy, built platforms, or created systems that continue operating independently.

Utah Impact Partnership
$30M+ · 650+ Units · 29:1 Leverage

Utah Impact Partnership

Executive Director · Aug 2023 – Dec 2025

Led a pooled philanthropic fund aligning Utah's cornerstone foundations on homelessness response and deeply affordable housing.

PastPhilanthropySystems$30M+
Utah Rising
$1M+ Raised

#UtahRising Platform

Salt Lake Chamber · Framework & Fundraising

Supported the framework, fundraising, and strategic lens for Utah's economy ahead of the 2034 Winter Olympics.

PastEconomyCoalitionStrategy
Utah State Capitol building

Regulatory Reform

House & Senate Majority Leadership

Partnered with legislative leadership to establish a regulatory review standard on Utah legislation.

PastPolicyRegulationLegislation
Nebraska State Capitol building

Nebraska State Agency Review

With Kristin Cox & Epiphany Associates

Agency review aligned with the Governor — spending cuts, efficacy audits, and results-oriented government reform.

PastState ReformEfficiency
George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

Higher Education & Legislative Alignment

Advancing a higher-ed vision through policy strategy and legislative alignment with a consequential philanthropic partner.

PastHigher EdPhilanthropyPolicy
Theatre venue seating and stage lighting
600,000 Visitors/year

Hale Centre Theatre

Economic Analysis & Tax Overlay

Economic analysis, public finance and tax overlay, and district growth implications for a major Utah arts institution.

PastArtsPublic FinancePlacemaking
Highway transportation infrastructure

Utah Gas Tax Restructure

Legislative Policy · Salt Lake Chamber

Modernized transportation funding as efficiency rose and revenues shifted toward fuel-independent mobility.

PastPolicyTransportationLegislation
Community collaboration

Homeless System Redesign

Research & Implementation

Evidence-based studies and implementation pathways that informed Utah's approach to homelessness services.

PastResearchSocial ServicesReform
Solar energy infrastructure

Utah Renewable Communities

Salt Lake City Renewable Energy Initiative

Supported community renewable energy with financing structures and philanthropic guarantees to broaden access.

PastEnergyInnovation FinancePhilanthropy
Data analytics dashboard

Salt Lake Tribune Innovation Lab

Data Journalism · Emerging Industries · Editorial Strategy

Helped build a data-focused editorial initiative covering Utah's emerging industries, economic trends, and policy debates.

PastData JournalismEditorial StrategyEmerging Industries
Now Accepting New Engagements

Where Do Good
works best.

The types of challenges where our cross-sector depth creates the most leverage for new clients.

Cities, Counties & State Agencies

You have a mandate and a timeline, but the alignment, capital, or messaging has not come together yet.

  • Economic strategy and policy design
  • Stakeholder alignment across competing interests
  • Public-private capital stack design
  • Legislative strategy and session support

Foundations & Philanthropists

Your capital is ready, but the system is not. We help structure investments that move markets, not just fill gaps.

  • Initiative and fund design
  • Government match and CRA strategy
  • Coalition formation and co-investment
  • Impact measurement and narrative

Companies with a Public Dimension

Your project touches public land, legislative action, or community stakeholders. We translate private objectives into civic language.

  • Regulatory and legislative navigation
  • Stakeholder and community engagement
  • Economic analysis and public benefit framing
  • Government relations and incentive strategy

Coalitions & Multi-Partner Initiatives

The partners are at the table, but the structure, governance, and shared strategy have not been built.

  • Coalition design and facilitation
  • Shared agenda and governance structure
  • Communications and stakeholder alignment
  • Execution support and accountability

Have a complex initiative?

Do Good is built for work that requires strategy, capital, policy, communications, and coalition execution to move together. If the problem is big enough to need all of those things at once, let's talk.

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Utah Nonprofit Housing Corporation
Switchpoint
CIMC Utah Rocks
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation