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We hired Starfish Impact with a tight window of opportunity to plan and facilitate our board retreat. Focused on a deep dive into thoughtful and strategic board recruitment, growth and diversification, Marta and Julie delivered professionally and expertly in a sprint mode, resulting in board and staff leadership consensus around why and who we wanted…
Starfish created a comprehensive strategic development plan for us, guiding our staff and board leadership through the process. They gave us a new lens through which to view our organization and helped us set specific goals and a plan to reach them. We then engaged Starfish as our grants program manager and are very pleased…
We hired Starfish Impact in early March 2020 to facilitate a development and growth strategic plan. Not knowing what the next months would be like, we decided to push forward and use the early days of the pandemic to thoughtfully plan and drive our organization forward. With the steady and professional guidance of Julie and…
Marta has been a longstanding Partner in the Social Venture Partners Los Angeles community, playing roles from Board Member to Fast Pitch Investment committee team, CNN Heroes coach and LA2050 application reviewer, to Fast Pitch Co-Host in 2019. Her fundraising and strategic leadership in the event co-chair role were critical to the success of our…
We hired Starfish Impact to create an intensive board self-evaluation process with our organization including creating a customized, in-depth evaluation survey along with a one-on-one interview protocol, all while coaching the board chair and leadership on managing an ongoing program. We wanted to create an intentional, inclusive experience for our board, allowing members to have…
Marta changed my life for the better by understanding my philanthropic goals and introducing me to an organization that was the ideal fit for me. I wanted to get involved with improving public education in the inner city and didn’t know how to go about it. Marta introduced me to KIPP LA Prep, a charter…