Expanding The Human Potential Through Transformative Leadership
Our Current and Past Clients, Sponsors and Donors
We are often asked how we measure success - simply put, we measure success by lives touched and impacts made.
Making an Impact in the Communities of People We Serve
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Clients and friends who went beyond to help others in one of our communities
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Byrna Technologies' mission is about making a positive impact on the world. Not only have they consistently contributed to our nonprofit in support of our community focused projects, but recently they went beyond when they shared some of their non-lethal technologies to ensure the safety of the residents and staff living in our human trafficking facilities damaged in hurricane Helene. Their commitment to making a positive difference, particularly by providing safety technologies for our human trafficking survivors, reflects a strong alignment between their actions and their mission. Thank you Byrna!
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Power Up Energy, a leading solar energy provider, is committed to powering communities with sustainable and affordable solutions. As part of their strategic investment in the future, they have chosen to partner with the Blue Hope Performance Lab to enhance their leadership team. What makes this commitment particularly meaningful is that their investment not only strengthens the future of their company, but also supports the community-driven projects of Gratia Foundation, a division of BHPL. Blue Hope Performance Lab, a 501(c)(3), directs profits from their business management and leadership development services into projects that serve as catalysts for individual and organizational growth. Power Up Energy is dedicated to going above and beyond, ensuring their leadership development efforts also positively impact the communities they serve. Thank you Power Up!
Eterna is a global talent solutions company that helps leaders grow their business, from small teams to large enterprises. When the nonprofit Blue Hope Performance Lab, and its division Gratia Foundation needed to improve its digital presence, Eterna went beyond to support the development of their website and presence past the expectations of the BHPL team. They exceeded our expectations with great communications, overnight turns, and innovative ideas. As great, they embraced the importance of the work of Gratia Foundation’s community projects. Thank you Eterna!
Viking Construction, a Georgia based construction company primarily responsible for site preparation for commercial and residential building has exhibited what is means to go beyond. During the hurricane Helene tragedy in North Carolina, a project Gratia Foundation is closely involved with was damaged requiring much needed capital for immediate repairs, site work to repair the erosion damage from unprecedented water flow, and food (and other provisions) for the residents and staff stranded at the facility. Viking Construction didn’t hesitate when asked to support this emergency effort by providing the short-term capital needed to initiate the immediate needs of the project. Thank you Viking Construction!
Frequently Asked Questions
Blue Hope Performance Lab and Gratia Foundation represent one 501(c)(3) nonprofit that together serve as a catalyst for individual and organizational change al the while serving two larger client groups in order to realize a singular purpose. This new entity serves provides business management solutions for one set and community focused solutions for the other set.
Gratia Foundation, a division of the Blue Hope Performance Lab, serves several distinct ‘communities’ of people and provides community focused solutions. This work addresses the needs of several diverse communities that include Veterans transitioning to home life, First Responders managing the tragedy they see on a daily basis in their roles, vulnerable and ‘at risk’ youth and adults, and survivors of human trafficking.
Whereas the Blue Hope Performance Lab offers the other set of clients, consisting of business management and leadership development clients, top-tier human-centric business management solutions and human-centric leadership development solutions that help high-growth companies to increase their earnings and further evolve organizational health and organizational capacity in their business for their stakeholders. All fees from these services combine with donations to support the community-based solutions operated by the Gratia Foundation team.Our vision describes the big problems /needs we hope to resolve in the future.
Our vision is to ignite purpose, transform lives, and reshape the people and organizations in the communities we serve through a commitment to advance the human potential by unlocking their own unique purpose and health that creates a means for them to contribute meaningfully to the world.
Our mission articulates what must be done today in order to reach what we envision for tomorrow.
Our mission is to provide material support and informed solutions to resolve real problems for our clients. These informed solutions will offer practical guidance, performance enhancement, advanced capabilities, material resource, and a global perspective -- empowering our clients to lead with clarity, dependability, meaning and motivation, valued capabilities, strength and safety, and with positive impact.
Blue Hope Performance Lab works with individuals and organizations, offering tailored human-centric leadership development and employee solutions that enhance skills and competencies, strengthen a client’s culture, align and develop leadership teams, and drive positive change with our expert services.
Common focus of the work:
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Leadership development, alignment & team formation
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Organizational fitness & process improvement
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Centering the organization & linking execution to the organization’s center
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Employee engagement
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Culture formation, or and refresh and stabilization
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Employee on-boarding & time-to-productivity (includes succession building)
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Engagement improvement and management
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Forming distributive leadership
Key Objectives & Benefits:
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Increased earnings
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Improved organizational health and fitness
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Transformative alignment (leadership & culture)
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Scaling performance to growth
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Increased human performance capacity
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Enhanced value creation for all stakeholders
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Increased engagement
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Increased talent development
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Leadership alignment & team formation
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Organizational fitness & process improvement
Modes of Service Delivery:
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Executive coaching & advisory
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Collaborative workshops, leadership summits, & leadership master classes
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Fractional support
Please see our Business Management and Leadership Solutions on the home page or the Services tab at the top of every page for more information.
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There are several ways to get involved:
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Simply email us at info@bhperformancelab.com and we will reach back!
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Follow the directions for donating by clicking this link.
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Another way to get involved is to support Gratia’s community projects by hiring the Performance Lab’s business management and leadership development services. All fees go directly to supporting those projects. Also, as part of the work with leadership development, several clients have incorporated volunteer work on one of the Gratia projects into their leadership summit (a 3-day leadership development workshop / master class).
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Finally, Gratia's funding sources include private donations, federal and state contracts, grants from private foundations, school districts, business sponsorship / scholarships, and fee for services contracts. Sources of our funds include but are not limited to:
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Cash Donations: simple donations
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Gift of Appreciated Stock: a gift of appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual funds can both support the program and provide tax saving to the donor.
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Legacy Gifts: a planned gift in a will, trust, or other estate plan.
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Corporate Giving and Sponsorship: businesses, government organizations, and associations can provide cash or grants. Businesses are also encouraged to participate in any fundraising events that take place throughout the year.
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Grants: sources originated by the client organizations such as community organizations, churches, private schools, professional organizations who have specific grant or government funds to spend on training or development
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Business management and leadership development ‘services for Fee’ by hiring the Blue Hope Performance Lab team.
If this has not answered your question or you are interested in donating greater than $5000, please reach out to allow to help. Thank you-
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As a nonprofit, BHPL is governed by a board, who has legal and financial fiduciary responsibility and manages its affairs with respect to program, policy, and implementation of our mission. In addition to the board, a small executive team manages and advises the organization in the affairs of the business and the obligations of a nonprofit organization. The Board, and its members, are also a resource to guide and support the management team, especially the Executive Chair in the achievement of BHPL’s long-term goals as well as its short-term objectives.
At its most basic level, BHPL’s advisory board is constructed to serve as a sounding board for the Board of Directors and the Executive Chair. At its best, this volunteer group provides expertise, advice / guidance, resources, and business-development insight. In all cases, the advisory board furnishes BHPL / GF with a group of experts who can evaluate opportunities, address any challenges, and are capable of contributing to the organization in many different ways.
Yes, we were formed in Georgia and under the provisions from the IRS, we have 501(c)(3) status. Each donation will be provided a receipt with our EIN number and donation amount for tax records. If there is a need to have that information prior to that, please do not hesistate to contact us.
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What We Do
Stories of Impact
Blue Hope was dependable, intelligent, and effective at rooting out individual and team issues that had the potential to hurt our financial and operational performance. I consider Blue Hope a valuable asset and would recommend them to any organization looking to develop their leadership.
Sandra Driscoll
Chief People Officer, Byrna Technologies, Inc.
BHPL transformed my leadership journey. They helped me align my purpose with my organization, and it wasn’t just another certificate—it was meaningful, ongoing development. My team noticed the change in my leadership style, and they are now the company's top performers.
JJ Brinkerhoff
Senior Project Manager- Ashton Woods Homes Atlanta
The team at the Lab has figured out how to ‘call up’ their clients and ‘call them forward’ like I have never seen. They helped us embed sound business and people practices into our leadership, elevating performance across our teams, families, and ourselves.
Marilyn Waters, MBA, PHR
Chief Human Performance & Talent Officer, Water Consulting, LLC
BHPL has helped Power Up Solutions Increase Sales Performance and Improve Operational Processes. Our Leadership Group is Aligned and We Are Growing Faster Than Ever! We Would Not be in this Position Without BHPL!
Chase Overton
Chief Executive Officer, Power Up Solutions
I highly recommend and appreciate the work of Gratia Foundation. Lockett Stewart and the team have been true partner to us - not just in terms of curriculum design, sustainability plans and character/leadership development but overall friendship. Through our most trying times Gratia has showed up for us. Very few people/organizations genuinely care, Gratia cares. They are unafraid to meet you in the trenches and do the work of serving others
Ian Elmore-Moore
Executive Director & Owner, Noble Truth Project Inc. and Glaciers Italian Ice
Working with the Gratia Foundation has taken leadership from a two-dimensional to four-dimensional experience. Elevating the conversations and perspectives to include the human-centered perspectives needed for effective and long-term success in leadership has been invaluable to me personally and will yield fruit in our organization in time. I can not recommend enough the time spent going below the waterline to get to the why for greater purpose and ultimately greater impact.
Benjamin Wills
Founder & President, Peace Preparatory Academy
Working with Blue Hope Performance Lab has been one of the most significant and impactful experiences in not only my professional life but personal as well. They were able to quickly identify when leadership needed to come together with a shared vision and execute the necessary plans to achieve our goals. Their incredible knowledge in creating and sustaining a successful business exceeds all levels of expectations. I am forever changed for the better for having the pleasure to have worked with and learned through Blue Hope Performance Lab.
Cameron McKinty
Director of Learning and Development, Infinity Energy Inc.