LEADERSHIP SUPPORT
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We support leadership to manage more effectively through data-driven decision-making, stakeholder engagement, targeted professional development, and coaching around organizational dynamics.
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We help organizations govern better by developing board identity and improvement plans.
Utilizing our customizable board self-assessment survey assessing your board’s alignment with governance best practices, Bloom will design and facilitate board engagement sessions to lead board members through a reflective session that presents affirmations when appropriate, along with recommendations for board adjustment and self-management.
Findings and workshop outputs can inform the executive committee in particular on priorities for board development in the months and years ahead.
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Change management factors into almost every project Bloom does, and we’ve honed a change management framework to help leaders understand where pain points may occur and how to anticipate and navigate through them to get to the desired outcome.
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Organizational identity elements can include:
Mission
Vision
Theory of Change
Theory of Action
Values
Beliefs
Whether your org identity needs to be created, refined, or rehauled, Bloom can design a facilitated process that will include key stakeholders and ensure alignment and buy-in across your organization.
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Everyone has a list of tasks they know are important but never seem to have time for. Let Bloom help you tackle it.
Through regular check-ins, we’ll help you move the ball forward and hold you accountable. We can be a valuable thought-partner when you need to get unstuck and take things from back burner to reality.
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Need to articulate priorities and key tasks for the year ahead? Bloom can apply its successful approach to planning to help you create an annual plan that will keep you moving forward.
“Through our deep work together, Bloom became trusted advisors and confidantes. They were exactly what I needed as a leader, and their partnership with me at this critical stage of our organization's growth will benefit our school for a long time to come.”
- Executive Director, SEEQS Charter School
Leaders & Boards
Bloom understands the critical roles of leaders and board members to the health of an organization.
Education & Nonprofit Sectors
Through our work with organizations of all sizes, across the education and nonprofit sectors, we have developed an array of tools and guidance that offer unique insights and best practices.
Range of Offerings
Whether you are a new or seasoned leader, a small or large board of trustees, or your organization is experiencing a period of transition, we have something to offer.
Customizable Tools
Decision Rights Matrix
Board self-assessment
Metrics dashboards
Difficult conversations guides
Action plan progress monitoring
Let’s Talk!
Tell us about your needs and Bloom can advise on the best approach to fit your organization, your timeline, and your budget.
Leadership Support Project Spotlights
Client names have been withheld to respect confidentiality, but client references are always available upon request.
“Bloom did a terrific job of quickly understanding the dynamics and substance of our organization and pushing our leadership to tackle important and difficult issues.”
-COO and Senior VP of Development, Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia
Board Governance
Charter School
A K-12 charter school in Philadelphia completed a strategic plan with Bloom which included a governance component to create a “plan within the plan” specifically for the board.
To support the plan’s development, Bloom administered a board self-assessment that gathered input from all board members about the board’s functionality across key domains, as well as surveyed members for the skillsets they bring to their board service.
Bloom facilitated a review of this data during the board’s annual retreat and guided members in the creation of a governance plan to support the board with strategic prioritization, recruitment efforts, and fundraising goals.
Change Management
Nonprofit
A neighborhood-based nonprofit hired Bloom to research and develop a “place-based” community change strategy.
Bloom led a robust, three-month research phase including interviewing myriad community members and content experts, crafting an in-depth analysis to understand the neighborhood history and demographic profile, and developing asset maps of the investment area in housing, education, and community wellness.
Bloom supported leadership in developing a mission and vision for impact and corresponding investment blueprint to guide further planning and implementation.
Org Identity Work
School District
A school district’s Office of Teaching and Learning partnered with Bloom to lead a process for creating a research-based vision and codified approach to their coaching program.
After conducting a comprehensive research review of coaching models and evidence-based practices, Bloom guided client representatives to draft and finalize elements of an overarching instructional coaching framework including a purpose statement, definition, values, and theory of action.
To operationalize this work, Bloom designed an instructional coaching handbook for aligning instructional coaches to this unified approach.