The Starrs Aligned Impact Framework
$1B+
raised
500+
events
Starrs Aligned specializes in building creative, effective, and comprehensive fundraising plans and strategies that include:
Comprehensive Campaigns
Major Gifts Programs
Stewardship and Donor Relation Programs
Board Development
Interim Development Management
Philanthropic Advising for Impact at Scale
For Organizations
Rigorous, foundational analysis of fundraising activity and available data
Organizational capability assessment, including board assessment
Review of “inventory of needs”
Review of fundraising activities and programming
External bench-marking
Organizational culture assessment
COVID-19 crisis-focused organizational and context/landscape assessment
Determine pre-COVID 19 reliance on events and post-COVID 19 pivots.
For Philanthropists
Deep probing into motivations, goals, intentions and preferences to determine the underpinnings and guideposts for the partnership—the building blocks of creating relationship
Explore where these issues fit within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In-depth assessment of desired donor/philanthropist motivations and desired impact
Determine if COVID 19 presents new motivation for giving and how to optimize it
For Organizations
Development of recommendations for optimizing existing fundraising approaches and assets, including pruning of inventory
Development of organizational culture and design recommendations
Creation of Board Development recommendations, including adding new board members and increasing board diversity
Co-creation and design of concepts for individual and experiential fundraising and community building methods and programs
COVID-19 crisis-focused opportunity identification
For Philanthropists
Identification of who is currently addressing the problems that need solutions
Set measurable goals and time-frame for analysis
Development of customized, comprehensive giving guidelines document
For Organizations
Spectrum of involvement from direct execution to consulting/guidance (in collaboration with organization teams and Starrs Aligned partners). Some level of Starrs Aligned guidance/involvement is required to ensure quality control
Major gift/donor coaching, teaching and training
Implementation of COVID-19 crisis-focused interventions
For Philanthropists
Negotiation and drafting of gift agreements including reporting and recognition.
Review and analysis of data to make informed decisions and measure impact
Ongoing monitoring and optimization