Fees & Deliverables · Community & Faith Engagements
For Community Organizations and Faith Communities

Community & Faith Engagements

The firm offers community organizations and faith communities plain-language sessions on the questions their members are already asking, from a single introductory briefing to ongoing advisory support. This page names each engagement, what it delivers, and what it costs, so the fee is never the reason a conversation does not happen.

Every engagement is tailored to the audience it serves. The fees below are standard rates for the scope described; where an engagement calls for additional customization, extended travel, or accessibility support, those are noted as add-ons and quoted with the engagement. This is a starting point for a conversation, not a fixed menu — scope is confirmed before any work begins.

Section I

The core engagements

Five ways to work with the firm, from a short introductory briefing to a standing monthly retainer. Each includes the deliverables listed; the fee covers the scope as described.

Service What’s included Fee
Introductory Briefing A 60–90 minute session with a plain-language overview, time for questions and answers, and a one-page handout for participants to keep. $500
Community Workshop A 90–120 minute interactive workshop with a customized slide deck, a participant handout, facilitated discussion, and a written follow-up summary after the session. $1,250
Faith-Community Session A 90–120 minute interactive session with a customized slide deck, faith-centered framing, a discussion guide, and a written follow-up summary after the session. $1,250
Meeting Prep Packet A review of notices or documents, an issue summary, tailored talking points, and a preparation call ahead of the meeting. $750
Ongoing Advisory Support Monthly check-ins, updates as matters develop, document review, and light strategy support on a standing basis. $1,000per month
A note on the two session fees

The Community Workshop and the Faith-Community Session are priced equally because both offerings carry equal value to the firm and are tailored to the needs of the audience served. The difference between them is framing and setting, not depth of work, so the fee is the same.

Section II

Who each session serves

The two interactive sessions share a fee and a structure. What changes is the audience they are built for and the framing each one carries.

Community Workshop

Neighborhood and civic groups

  • An interactive session for neighborhood associations, civic groups, and community organizations working through a shared question.
  • Customized slide deck and participant handout, built for the group’s setting.
  • Facilitated discussion, so the room does the thinking rather than sitting through a lecture.
  • A written follow-up summary the group can use after the session.
Faith-Community Session

Congregations and faith leaders

  • An interactive session tailored for congregations and faith leaders, with faith-centered framing throughout.
  • Customized slide deck and a discussion guide built for the community’s setting.
  • Facilitated discussion that meets the community where it is.
  • A written follow-up summary the community can carry forward.
Section III

Optional add-ons

Where an engagement calls for more than the standard scope, these add-ons refine it. Each is optional and confirmed with the engagement before any work begins.

Add-on What it covers Fee
Additional Customization Extra tailoring of materials for a specific audience or issue, beyond the customization already included in the engagement. $250–$500
Extra Facilitation Hour Additional live discussion or question-and-answer time beyond the scheduled session length. $250
Translation / Accessibility Support Multilingual materials or accessible-format versions of the session materials. Quotedseparately
Travel Outside Local Area Mileage, lodging, or extended travel time for engagements beyond the local area. Quotedseparately
How to begin

To start a conversation, name the offering you have in mind, the audience it is for, and the format and date you are working toward. The firm will confirm scope and any applicable add-ons before work begins, so the fee is settled in advance rather than after.

Fees are set per engagement for the scope described above. Translation and accessibility support, and travel outside the local area, are quoted separately and depend on the specifics of the request. Additional customization is priced as a range because it scales with how far the tailoring goes.

The Community Workshop and the Faith-Community Session are priced equally by design: both carry equal value to the firm and are tailored to the audience served. Choosing between them is a question of setting and framing, not cost.

Fees & Deliverables · Community & Faith Engagements · The Language Firm, LLC · Standard rates current as of July 2026. Fees are set per engagement; figures above describe standard scope.