Solutions

We support senior leaders through transitions at the chief executive, VP, or C-suite level in human resources, operations, and finance to ensure continuity of operations and set new leaders up for success. We engage in the full lifecycle of these transitions from offboarding with intention to interim leadership to leading the search for a new leader to setting them up for long-term success.

Past Work:

• Interim Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Chief of Staff

• Offboarding and onboarding support to safeguard against institutional knowledge loss

We partner with school districts and nonprofit leaders to design, expand, and implement equitable budgeting models and resource allocation frameworks that align spending with core mission priorities, put resources where they are most needed, and utilize transparent funding formulas. We have also been pleased to help organizations make the most of their grant funding and ensure compliance with federal, state, and other grant reporting and spending requirements.

Past Work: 

• School district school budget allocation models and community engagement frameworks

• Annual budget development process for nonprofit organizations

• Implementation of internal systems necessary to establish and maintain federal, state, and other grant compliance

• Development and submission of required grant reports

We provide the specialized HR leadership and guidance your organization needs to thrive, including on-demand consultations, handbook drafting and maintenance, support navigating complex employee matters, employee services and more.

Past Work: 

• Ongoing retained HR support

• Restructuring of government agencies/school district HR team

• Reductions in force

• Organization mergers and acquisitions

• Separation agreement negotiation

• Compensation studies

• Role assessment and org structure redesign

• Candidate profile and position description development

• Executive search

• On-boarding plans

We provide emerging, experienced, and seasoned leaders with executive coaching that strikes the balance between strategic priorities and the day-to-day needs of the organizations and the individuals you serve. Our focus is always on keeping mission and impact at the center of the work, even in behind-the-scenes roles.

Past work: 

• Short-term, new leader coaching

• Executive coaching for nonprofit and district leaders from new, team managers to chief executives

We partner with you and your team to build resilient systems that really work for your organization or district and provide the kind of information you can really use to make decisions and track progress.

Past Work: 

• Human resources, finance, operational, and strategic system audits and recommendations for improvement

• Codification of key district/LEA procedures including student activity funds, student transportation, and facility use/rentals

• Hiring and onboarding process improvement for common roles (e.g., teachers, school leaders, line managers)

• Procurement and purchase card process improvement

We believe in strategic planning with a strong engagement focus, and we will work with you to build a process that centers the voices you need the most – students, community members, partners, employees and more. In addition to working with you to develop the plan itself, we translate those plans into actionable implementation plans to help you get right to work.

Past Work: 

• Multiyear strategic plans for nonprofits and school districts/Local Education Agencies

• Implementation plans

• Strategy management frameworks including dashboards and other monitoring tools for leaders to monitor and manage progress toward key goals

Every team benefits from the opportunity to step back and reflect on recent progress, build trust with one another, and plan for the future. We design and lead high-quality experiences for all kinds of teams – Boards, leadership teams, functional teams and more. 

Past Work: 

• Retreat objectives and agenda planning

• Retreat facilitation for teams, boards, and full organizations ranging in size from 2 to 200 individuals

• Mission aligned teambuilding

• After event debriefs and action item tracking

We are proud to support nonprofit and school boards with the complex responsibilities that come along with providing complex oversight and governance as a diverse group of volunteers.

Past Work: 

• Training and onboarding of new and experienced board members

• Board led performance management for Executive Directors

• Board meeting planning

• Start to finish Executive Director transition support