Testimonials offered

Robert Egger

L.A. Kitchen is thrilled to work with Starfish Impact as we launch our dynamic new social business. Marta’s team is wildly professional and super connected, and we’ve seen immediate results since we began working with them. Many talk, few deliver….Starfish Impact delivers!!!

Cynthia Sewell

New Horizons hired Starfish Impact to create a Major Gifts Strategic Plan for the first time in the organization’s 60 year history.  The team delivered a comprehensive narrative plan and numerous attachments providing a Major Gifts road map for New Horizons. We were so impressed we hired Starfish Impact again to execute the plan. Marta,…

Michelle Rhone-Collins

It has been a great pleasure working with the Starfish Impact team in helping to create the 3 year strategy plan for LIFT-LA.  They provided great amount of expertise, tools, and insight that helped to engage all levels of our organization in the process- our program constituents, external stakeholders, board members, and staff.  Their framework…

Jennifer Gilmore

I really appreciate Starfish Impact and Julie’s work with Kitchens For Good.  Because of your efforts we are in a strong place with our grants management program and ready to fly on our own.  The systems, processes, research and master grant proposal foundation, as well as grants won, have set us up for continued success. …

Debbie Unruh

Starfish not only developed a strategy for us but also stayed on board to manage the initial execution of the plan.  The team was also very available to advise around other issues and connected us to additional resources outside the scope of their work.  As a result, our business operations and development efforts have been…

Iosefa Alofaituli

I hired Starfish Impact to plan and facilitate our board retreat with a focus on defining our goals for brand and fund development, and moving us in a strategic planning direction towards achieving them.  Within a tight timeline, Jen and Marta planned and facilitated a half-day retreat resulting in our team walking away with a…