What WE do
equity-centered design. Community Built Solutions.
At LRFB Equity Consulting, LLC, we help institutions design for equity—not just intention.
We partner with schools, districts, municipalities, and higher education institutions to co-create racially just, responsive systems rooted in the voices of those most impacted.
With decades of experience spanning educational equity, public sector innovation, and applied research, our team helps institutions move from abstract commitments to meaningful, measurable change. We guide institutions through community co-design, policy development, professional learning, and equity-centered strategy. Our approach integrates deep facilitation expertise with a commitment to systems transformation grounded in real-world impact.
Founded by renowned equity strategist and researcher Liam R. F. Bird, LRFB is a mission-driven consultancy grounded in justice, belonging, and lasting accountability.
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Services
Be a leader in convergence for racial and social equity & justice through co-design
Catalyze Transformative Learning
Develop a plan to implement cultural responsiveness, anti-racism, and equity lens learning through co-design.
Listening Campaigns and Equity Audits
Gather narratives and numbers with most impacted groups. Develop targeted universalist solutions based on multi-modal assessment.
Co-design Sustainable Accountability
Build equity-based frameworks, guidebooks, indices, policies, budgets, and competency attainment models.
FRAMEWORKS and ResearcH
Frameworks that Turn Equity into Action
Community Co-Design for Equity Framework
A six-phase process that helps organizations engage those most impacted in reimagining systems. From empathy interviews to targeted universalist strategy, this framework builds belonging, accountability, and change that lasts.
School Equity Audit Tool (SEAT)
A justice-informed audit tool aligned to Illinois School Code and culturally responsive standards. SEAT supports schools in identifying inequities and collaboratively revising policy through a structured, participatory process.
Research Focus Areas
We conduct research in the areas of education, public policy, equity, and budgeting to support transformative, data-informed change.
Recent Publications
What folks are saying about LRFB Equity Consulting, LLC
Long collaborative partnership
“The opportunity to work with a seasoned professional and leader in the equity and education space has expanded the impact of C3E’s model of equity-driven organizational change through research-informed learning and professional development. Liam understands how to build in truly inclusive processes into his policy work and we look forward to a long collaborative partnership with LFRB consulting well into the future.”
Dr. Kathleen Yang-Clayton
President of the Center for
Equity, Effectiveness, and
Efficiency in Local Government
Equity driven leader
“Liam Bird is a brilliant values based equity driven leader that deeply cares and loves those that policy, systems, and structures most impact. He is a champion of truth and brings the power of relationship and community in everything he does.”
Rito Martinez
Founder of Rito Martinez
Executive Leadership Coaching and Consulting
Impactful solutions
“Working with Liam at LRFB Equity Consulting has been an enlightening experience, showcasing his exceptional ability to analyze data and interpret policy nuances that many overlook. I’m grateful for the partnership between Identity Capital and LRFB Equity Consulting, which continues to drive impactful changes and solutions that challenge mindsets and the status quo.”
Augustine Emuwa
CEO of Identity Capital Consulting
FAQs
How much do services cost?
Fees vary based on the program selected and its duration. For detailed pricing and packages, please contact me directly for a tailored quote.
How are services performed?
We offer a blended approach utilizing secure online meetings in Zoom as well as in person and on-site meetings.
Who can benefit from institutionalizing racial equity?
The responsibility to create and sustain anti-racist and culturally responsive organizations is broadly shared. Our freedom is interdependent and, as Dr. King stated, “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
What is community co-design?
A process exploring who has been burdened by or benefits from the status quo of inequity and the community narratives and numbers situating the targeted universalist equity challenge we are trying to solve for. The process ensures those most impacted are prioritized in identifying equity challenges and advancing multiple solutions.
What is a racial equity framework?
A racial equity framework creates convergence through a vision, theory of change, terminology, guiding practices, growth measures, and a PDSA cycle in order to mitigate racism and all systems of oppression through an intersectional approach.
What results can I expect?
We will establish measures of growth and impact as we establish a contract for services. Growth measures may be related to building capacity for racial equity leadership, ushering equity reviews through co-design, and institutionalizing racial equity throughout organizational processes.
Who do you work with?
We support individuals and organizations at various stages in their racial equity journeys in order to create field-tested strategies of learning and accountability tied to frameworks, policies, and competency attainment models.
Consultation
Let’s Build Equity Into the Core of Your Organization
Book a consultation to learn how we can co-design systems of justice, accountability, and belonging—together.
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