Government Relations & Public Affairs
Public-sector navigation, stakeholder strategy, government partnerships, and issue positioning.
Government Affairs • Community Engagement • Strategic Advisory
Building stronger partnerships between institutions and the communities they serve.
MK360 Strategies helps governments, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, foundations, universities, and mission-driven institutions engage communities, navigate public systems, and turn strategy into measurable action.
Founded by Mohamed Farah
Mohamed Farah
Founder & Principal Consultant
Founding nonprofit executive
Congressional testimony
Public-sector collaboration
Immigrant & refugee expertise
Award-winning community leadership
About MK360
Strategy grounded in lived experience and public trust.
MK360 Strategies is a boutique advisory firm focused on government affairs, culturally responsive community engagement, strategic partnerships, nonprofit growth, and public-sector problem solving.
Our approach combines executive-level strategy with practical community knowledge—helping institutions listen better, collaborate more effectively, and build solutions that communities can trust.
About Mohamed Farah
A bridge between communities, institutions, and public leadership.
Mohamed Farah is a Somali-American community leader, nonprofit executive, public speaker, and strategic advisor based in Minnesota. His family fled Somalia and lived in Dadaab, Kenya, before resettling in the United States. He moved to Minneapolis in 1999 and built a career centered on youth development, immigrant and refugee engagement, public policy, government partnerships, and community safety.
Mohamed co-founded Ka Joog in 2007 and served as its founding Executive Director. Under his leadership, the organization developed youth leadership, education, workforce, arts, health, and community engagement initiatives in Minnesota and North Dakota.
He has testified before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and has been recognized with the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award, the City of Peace Award, the Somali American Community Appreciation Award, and Youth Leadership of the Year recognition.
Core Services
High-value advisory support for complex public and community challenges.
Engagements are tailored to the client’s goals, timeline, and operating environment.
Community Engagement
Culturally responsive outreach, listening sessions, facilitation, and engagement with underserved communities.
Strategic Partnerships
Cross-sector partnership development connecting government, philanthropy, healthcare, education, and community organizations.
Public Policy & Stakeholder Strategy
Policy analysis, coalition building, stakeholder mapping, and implementation support.
Nonprofit Strategy
Organizational growth, board and executive advising, program strategy, and capacity building.
Grant & Program Development
Program design, proposal strategy, funding alignment, implementation planning, and public reporting.
Executive & Board Advisory
Confidential counsel for leaders navigating growth, transition, partnerships, and complex stakeholder environments.
Speaking & Facilitation
Keynotes, moderated conversations, strategic retreats, public forums, and leadership workshops.
Ways to Work With MK360
Flexible engagements designed around the work.
Advisory Retainers
Ongoing strategic counsel for executives, boards, institutions, and public leaders.
Community Engagement Projects
End-to-end outreach, facilitation, stakeholder recruitment, and engagement reporting.
Speaking & Facilitation
Keynotes, panels, retreats, leadership sessions, and public conversations.
Government & Nonprofit Strategy
Defined projects addressing partnerships, policy, program design, growth, or crisis response.
Leadership & Recognition
Experience shaped by service, advocacy, and institution-building.
Refugee journeyFamily fled Somalia and lived in Dadaab, Kenya, before resettling in the United States.
1999Moved to Minneapolis and began a long-term path of community leadership.
2007Co-founded Ka Joog and later served as founding Executive Director.
Cross-sector leadershipBuilt partnerships with government, schools, healthcare systems, foundations, law enforcement, and community organizations.
Congressional testimonyTestified before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee.
RecognitionReceived major awards for community leadership, youth development, and public service.
MK360 StrategiesLaunched an advisory platform focused on government, community, and institutional strategy.
Speaking & Facilitation
Conversations that move audiences from awareness to action.
Mohamed brings a practical, credible perspective shaped by nonprofit leadership, refugee experience, public policy engagement, and years of building trust across sectors.
- Building trust with immigrant and refugee communities
- Community engagement that produces action
- Youth leadership and violence prevention
- Cross-sector partnerships
- Nonprofit leadership and organizational resilience
- Public policy through community voice
Engagement Process
01
Listen
Clarify the issue, stakeholders, operating environment, and desired outcomes.
02
Design
Build a focused strategy, scope, timeline, and engagement approach.
03
Deliver
Execute with disciplined communication, practical coordination, and clear reporting.
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