Thoughtful and effective strategies that connect people, drive policy, and deliver measurable results — for public and private sector leaders across California.
Navigating the public policy landscape with insight, building coalitions that deliver results.
Connecting communities, businesses, and institutions to create lasting growth and prosperity.
Guiding organizations through complex environments with structure, clarity, and purpose.
Founded by Dave Butler, Butler Strategies brings together decades of expertise across public policy, economic development, and organizational leadership — all grounded in a clear sense of purpose.
Dave is known for being thoughtful, committed, and strategic. His work is rooted in deep reflection and intentional action, ensuring every initiative is designed for long-term impact.
Meet Dave ButlerButler Strategies doesn't just consult — we connect, mentor, and activate.— Dave Butler, Founder
From coalition building to directly engage policymakers and staff, we help clients navigate complex policy environments and achieve meaningful outcomes at the state and local level.
We develop inclusive, community-driven economic and workforce strategies that connect businesses, governments, and institutions to build sustainable growth and prosperity.
We guide organizations through transitions, realignments, and strategic pivots — bringing structure, clarity, and principled leadership to every engagement.
Rebuilt a California medical PAC from $10K to $300K+ in annual contributions — achieving a $1 million war chest in under four years.
Led a strategic planning process that identified small business growth as a top priority and established a centralized resource for South Placer County.
Rebranded a struggling education nonprofit, rebuilt its coalition, and secured $25 million in state and federal grants benefiting 20 school districts in eight northern California counties.
Founded a regional chamber coalition that successfully lobbied on key business priorities before the California legislature and administration.
A partial list of organizations Dave Butler has served throughout his career.
Dave Butler has a unique combination of vision, strategic analysis, and a rare superpower. Dave’s rare superpower is that he can facilitate a collaborative conversation, effort, and achieve a shared result beyond what any single entity or person could have achieved alone. Dave is a force multiplier.
Dave Butler understands that success in the public realm often requires collaboration among individual entities — and that for such collaboration to succeed, each must directly benefit from the shared work. That’s what we achieved at NextEd. Dave’s unique commitment to vision, focus, and resolve creates lasting results.
Dave was always able to create sound strategic plans coupled with workable solutions. He had the confidence and insight to present us with the options we needed, even when they weren’t always the ones we thought we wanted. Dave’s ability to connect us with stakeholders was invaluable in forging new relationships and enabling new CSA initiatives.
In developing UCAN, Dave introduced a straightforward, practical platform that allowed us, as chamber leaders, to effectively address our members’ top policy issues. He consistently recognizes others’ needs and builds platforms to help us achieve results we couldn’t reach alone.
Whether you're navigating a policy challenge, driving economic growth, or leading an organizational transition — Butler Strategies is here to help lead the way.
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