This guest post is by Jen Barth, the Founder and Principal at Big Small Brands, a Portland-based agency designed to build brands of small companies and non-profit organizations. Find out more about her fabulous work here. With the final weeks of summer officially upon us, our minds shift to the realities of autumn ahead.…
DetailsWe had the opportunity recently to talk with Tavan Pechet, the President of Pechet Advisors. He has advised clients from entrepreneurs to inheritors to widows, controlling assets from $20 million to over $5 billion. Given that amazing background and knowledge, we wanted to pick his brain on non-profit investment management. How should a non-profit organization…
DetailsSummer is a great time for getting serious about your book list. While the books below don’t exactly qualify as “beach reading,” they all have provided great insight and inspiration to me. Enjoy! Give Smart, Philanthropy That Gets Results by Thomas J. Tierney and Joel L. Fleishman – from the founder of the Bridgespan Group…
DetailsThe team at Starfish Impact is lucky. Every day we are inspired by the work of our clients, from non-profit organizations with incredible missions to individuals and families that make philanthropy a priority to corporations that invest in their communities. But what really impresses us is innovation – thinking outside of the box, finding a…
DetailsWhether you’re a philanthropic family or a formal foundation, chances are you’ve taken a moment to think about passing on your values to future generations. It is a tough situation. Will the next generation care as much as you do? Will they change the focus of your philanthropy? Will they carry out your mission the…
DetailsCommittees. Love them or hate them, they are a necessary part of having a productive Board of Directors. Almost every organization we work with has committees, but not every organization has committees that perform well. Sound familiar? In order to help your committees run smoothly, the team at Starfish Impact created an easy Committee Audit…
DetailsHappy July 4th everyone! Since we are about halfway through 2015, we thought we would recap some of your favorite blogs of the year (so far). An Interview with Jim Schorr, the President and CEO of the Social Enterprise Alliance. Jim tells us about trends he sees in social enterprise and how he’s using crowdfunding…
DetailsLast week I wrote about the trend of Collective Impact and how thinking collaboratively can be useful for Boards. The main tenets of collective impact are collaboration toward a common goal, coordination of activities, measurement of progress, communication and accountability to a “backbone organization.” In thinking about a best example of collective impact in Los…
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