We make organizations more effective and more impactful. All at once.
Boundless Impact partners with organizations from small teams to large institutions. Whether it's a project that needs a clearer plan, a strategy that needs a real roadmap instead of a wish list, or a leadership team that needs someone in their corner, we bring deep expertise in strategy, project management, and impact consulting… all with the attention of a firm that still knows your voice when you pick up the phone.
Certified & Recognized
What We Do
Organizational Effectiveness
Get better at running your organization… whatever that means for you, right now.
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A clear roadmap for your organization, whatever your goals are.
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Building & running programs that actually work.
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Growth strategy sessions provide strategy and tactics to founders who need both.
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One-on-one support to sharpen how you lead, not just what you lead.
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Practical skills your team can actually use.
Impact
Consulting
Building (or proving!) your social and environmental impact deserves a strategy.
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What are your goals, what should you do, did it work? An iterative approach, not a one-and-done plan.
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Guidance through certification, from someone who's done it before.
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Turn a grant award into a program that runs.
Don’t see exactly what you need? We’re also open to fractional COO/OBM/PM retainers, and happy to build a bespoke package around where your needs meet our core competencies. Just ask!
How We Work
We’ve built two core frameworks from our experience leading people and teams through executing meaningful work with excellence — one for how we move projects forward, and one for how we grow the people inside them. You won’t work with us without running into at least one, and on our deepest engagements, you’ll see both.
Good consulting strategy is a dynamic process, and we’ve built ours on years of project management best practices and real-world experience.
The BI Planning Model: how we view projects
Leadership growth is a cycle built on practice. With us, your people move through four stages, sharpening critical, creative, and strategic thinking along the way.
The BI Growth Framework: how we view people
That same discipline shapes how we see your organization and your people. Our approach is rooted in Appreciative Inquiry, which means we start from what's already working, not what's broken. If you've found us, something is already working. Let's find it and do more of it.
Meet the Team
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Alli Barkel, MSEd
Alli's background spans human resources and higher education administration, including hands-on experience with Higher Learning Commission (HLC) accreditation. She has a passion for using business as a force for good and supporting nonprofits as they grow.
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Caroline Horste, MBA, PMP
Caroline's PMP is the backbone of our process models. A fierce advocate for project management done right, she serves on her local PMI board as VP of Professional Development and brings that same rigor to every strategic planning engagement she leads.
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Kyle Martin, M.Ed
Kyle cut his teeth advising institutions nationwide before pivoting into project management and operations. That range shows up in his work today — program innovation, leadership coaching, and building programs that hold up in the real world, not just on paper.
Three years, and counting.
When Janet Irizarry, Founder & CEO of Hudson Valley EATS & My Mindful Kitchen, first brought Caroline in, it was for a short-term project focused on execution. Three years later, Caroline has become her go-to strategic advisor: the person she turns to for clarity before a decision gets made, alongside the hands-on work that still comes up along the way.
Working with Caroline was a breeze. She effortlessly generated brilliant ideas and demonstrated meticulous attention to detail and professionalism in every project she undertook for me… she played a crucial role in elevating the project to new heights, and I truly felt that she approached the work as if it were her own. Highly recommend!
Fully staffed, on an ambitious timeline.
When Dr. Nancy Lindfors, a Product Manager, needed to run a high-volume recruitment effort — building out an entire interview team — she brought in Alli, knowing she could handle both the volume and the execution quickly and well. Over six months, Alli ran a hiring process that stayed clear and reliable throughout, kept Nancy in the loop at every step, and delivered a fully staffed team on a genuinely ambitious timeline.
Alli didn’t just help us hit an incredibly ambitious hiring timeline—she kept the process clear and reliable from day one, and kept me in the loop every step of the way. This milestone was possible thanks to Allison's unique blend of strategic vision, agility, and practical implementation skills.