Services
Root + Bloom Strategies partners with clients across industries to build teams & coalitions, develop policy & advocacy campaigns, and translate bold vision into actionable impact. Custom service packages include:
"How Do We...?"
Change happens fast, but working together well takes time. Root + Bloom Strategies helps clients develop the "how."
- How do we articulate a compelling vision to rally funders, team members, partner organizations, practitioners, policymakers, and others to work together?
- How do we create the policy change we seek with a coalition of organizations each serving varied community needs?
- How do we clarify our goals & roles as a team to produce this year’s deliverables?
- How do we build and sustain authentic relationships to stay connected and grounded amidst accelerated change?
Connect powerfully across sectors.
Purposeful collaboration and connection are key to meaningful systems change. Deepen the capacity for impact with cross-sector partnerships, teams, coalitions, networks, and communities.
- Coalition Development
- Team Building
- Relationship Management
- Network Cultivation
Sample services & deliverables:
- Facilitated planning sessions to establish or refresh the purpose and membership of a coalition or network
- 1:1 and group coaching to develop mission-critical skills (e.g. clarifying a shared vision, leading a matrixed or cross-collaborative team, effective project management in virtual and hybrid contexts, storytelling for impact at scale)
- Stakeholder mapping and partnership strategy to connect with a range of organizations
Craft strategies for systemic impact
The way systems are designed impacts their outcomes. Design effective initiatives that honor the intersectional and ecosystemic nature of social impact.
- Change Management
- Policy & Advocacy Campaign Development
- Cross-Sector Collaboratives
Sample services & deliverables:
- Facilitated stakeholder roundtables to build and strengthen networks and coalitions
- Skill-building workshops in topics like developing relationships across lines of difference, best practices in coordinated advocacy, and adaptive leadership techniques for complex, continuous change
- Work plans for issue advocacy campaigns, including tactics like virtual and in-person events, talking points, coordinated sign-on letters, and policy one-pagers
Align resources to goals
Social impact is a long game that requires great focus and persistence. Synthesize vision into actionable plans and coordinate matrixed-team activities. Share meaningful and compelling insights with stakeholders.
- Strategy & Program Development
- Impact Reporting
- Project Planning
- Operational Systems Design
Sample services & deliverables:
- Facilitated strategic planning sessions guided by collective impact frameworks
- Digital infrastructure design for relationship management (e.g. Hubspot, Quorum) to track, measure, and report on the health and performance of institutional relationships
- Storytelling and impact reporting language for funders, board members (e.g. grant reports, board presentations)