Consulting

We collaborate with organizations and program founders to document stories that reflect the heart, history, and impact of their community-engaged work. Our consulting engagements are tailored to your needs and may include:

  • Story-Driven Strategy: Document your program’s story and build sustainable systems to gather, organize, and share impactful stories from stakeholders or community members for grant proposals, publications, and campaigns.

  • Facilitated Retreats: Host a retreat to create space for writing down stories, aligning messaging, and building community. We can collaboratively design retreats to meet your team’s goals and facilitate it in English or Spanish.

  • Event Storyteller Prep: Provide one-on-one support for community or staff storytellers as they prepare to speak at an event or in a video for a digital campaign.

    Consulting packages are tailored to your specific needs and budget. Set up discovery call to learn more.

We also support research teams and community organizations through the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) Endowment technical assistance provider (TAP) program.

AHW-funded projects are eligible for up to 20 hours of TAP services each project year at no additional cost to the project budget.

We offer assistance for qualitative research, strategic planning, academic-community partnerships, collaborative writing, retreats, and more.


If you have an AHW grant and are interested in working with us, reach out or email your project’s grant management contact.

Meet Rachel

Rachel Bloom-Pojar is a bilingual consultant with over a decade of experience in qualitative research and academic writing, along with deep expertise working alongside promotores de salud and community-facing staff in healthcare and advocacy settings. Since 2021, she has helped organizations build capacity, navigate partnerships, and communicate their work with care and clarity.

Rachel is the lead consultant for projects with Confianza Collective, but she may collaborate with others on the team depending on the nature of the project. To learn more about our team, click here.

Testimonials

  • “We were so fortunate to work with Rachel to develop some personal stories from our supporters and patients to be shared at our annual development events. Some of our storytellers were sharing personal stories and were quite nervous to speak in front of large audiences, but Rachel did such a great job preparing them and helping them feel confident and supported. She took the time leading up to the event to help our storytellers polish up their stories in a way that felt authentic to their voice but still concise and appropriate for our event. She was so wonderful to work with and took such great care to help us meet our mission and vision.”

    — Krystal McCain

    Donor Engagement and Events Manager, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin

  • “I had the pleasure of working with Rachel on a storytelling project for a major event, alongside three other participants. Rachel was exceptional throughout the entire process. Her coaching was thoughtful, insightful, and empowering. She helped us refine and edit our stories with great care, always ensuring that we stayed true to ourselves while shaping our narratives to meet the goals of the event. She was incredibly supportive and thorough, creating a safe and comfortable space for us to share and grow. Rachel has a clear vision and an incredible ability to help you bring your story to life while remaining authentic.”

    — Erin Noon

  • “We had a great experience working with Rachel. She was hired to document the history of our organization. In a compassionate and dedicated way, she collected a lot of meaningful information that was beautifully compiled into our history document. Rachel went above and beyond to make sure we had all the important voices at the table. She was respectful and professional. Her abilities of speaking Spanish and being a good listener were crucial for the completion of the project since the majority of the interviewed stakeholders would not be able to express themselves fully if the interviews were not conducted in Spanish.”

    -Ana Paula Soares, Clinical Director, Escucha tus Emociones