How We Work

For leaders in and outside of schools, EdFuel designs high-impact custom talent supports.

We provide development opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds and levels and can support your organization to build stronger internal talent systems. EdFuel’s unique combination of individual leadership development and organizational talent management support ensures that schools, districts and nonprofits have the strong leaders they need and the internal talent systems that drive excellent performance.


We support organizations at all points in the talent lifecycle.

Understanding where different elements of talent management fit in your organizational planning is key. We approach our work from the perspective of the full talent lifecycle and engage deeply on each area depending on each organization’s specific needs.
Learn more about our talent management support here.

Talent Cycle
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Antiracist Practices Talent Diagnostics & Equity Audits Competency Models Compensation & Benefits Recruitment Hiring Onboarding and Offboarding Talent Development & Coaching Performance Evaluation Succession Planning Retention Org-Wide Talent Strategy

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Antiracist Practices

  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracist Strategic Planning
  • Hiring Equity Audit
  • Compensation Equity Audit
  • Management Equity Audit
  • Performance Evaluation Equity Audit
  • Onboarding Equity Audit
  • Succession Planning and Promotion Equity Audit
  • Equity Audits for Employee Handbooks and HR Policies
  • Retention Equity Audit

Talent Diagnostics & Equity Audits

  • EdFuel Talent Diagnostic, Report, and Recommendations for Improvement
  • Hiring Equity Audit
  • Compensation Equity Audit
  • Management Equity Audit
  • Performance Evaluation Equity Audit
  • Onboarding Equity Audit
  • Succession Planning and Promotion Equity Audit
  • Equity Audits for Employee Handbooks and HR Policies
  • Retention Equity Audit

Competency Models

  • Organizational Competency Model Design
  • Role/Functional Competency Articulation
  • Incorporating Competency Models into Performance Management Systems

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary and Benefits Benchmarking
  • Role Titling
  • Compensation Philosophy
  • Compensation System Design (band/schedule creation, budget modeling, policy design, etc.)
  • Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking Studies
  • Compensation Equity Audits
  • Compensation Policy Design
  • Teacher Incentive Allotment
  • Compensation Studies

Recruitment

  • Virtual Recruitment Fairs
  • Employee Value Proposition Articulation
  • Marketing & Sourcing Strategy
  • Tracking and Analyzing Recruitment Data
  • Recruitment Equity Audits
  • Recruitment Core Messaging
  • Teacher Pipeline Planning and Teacher Residencies

Hiring

  • Virtual Hiring Fairs
  • Equitable Hiring Process Design
  • Tracking and Analyzing Hiring Data
  • Integration of Competency Model into Hiring Processes
  • Hiring Scorecards and Rubrics
  • Hiring Material Design (interview guides, performance tasks, etc.)
  • Hiring Equity Audits

Onboarding and Offboarding

  • Organizational Onboarding Strategy and Planning
  • Individual Employee Onboarding Planning
  • Onboarding Equity Audits
  • Effective Offboarding

Talent Development & Coaching

  • One-on-One Leadership Coaching
  • Leadership Team Coaching
  • Organizational Talent Development Strategy
  • Utilizing Competency Models to Develop Talent
  • Equitable Talent Reviews
  • Inclusive Management Practices
  • Management Equity Audits
  • Career Pathway Design

Performance Evaluation

  • Staff Performance Evaluation Process Design
  • Incorporating Competency Models into Performance Evaluation Systems
  • Tracking and Analyzing Performance Evaluation Data
  • Training and Systems to Decrease Bias in Performance Evaluation Systems
  • Performance Evaluation Equity Audits
  • Effective Offboarding

Succession Planning

  • Equitable Talent Reviews
  • Senior Leader Succession Planning
  • Career Pathway Design
  • Integration of Competency Model into Pathway Progression
  • Promotion Policy Design
  • Succession Planning and Promotion Equity Audits

Retention

  • Retention Equity Audit
  • Tracking and Analyzing Retention Data
  • Strategic Planning for Retention
  • Stay Conversations (conversation guides, trainings)
  • Training and Development for Principals Around Retention
  • Retention Studies
  • Effective Offboarding

Org-Wide Talent Strategy

  • Annual Talent Goal-Setting
  • Talent Philosophy Articulation
  • Developing a Strategic Talent Calendar
  • Talent/HR Data Review and Strategic Planning
  • Talent Data Systems and Monitoring
  • Staffing Model & Role Titling
  • Employee Value Proposition Articulation
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracist Strategic Planning
  • Equity Audits for Employee Handbooks and HR Policies
  • Retention Strategy


We also support individual leaders to build their skills and capacity.

We believe that people are the ultimate drivers of change. Our work focuses on helping leaders of all backgrounds and levels to build the skills and mindsets necessary to achieve greater impact for kids. Our individual development programs include opportunities for coaching, peer learning, and self-assessment. Learn more about our individual development support here.


Learn more about our individual leadership development programs and our organizational capacity-building work.

Email info@edfuel.org to speak with someone on our team.