Letter from Executive Director

Hello Board Members,

As we get busier and busier I wanted to create a hub that best empowers you to stay on top of what is happening at Starfish and help us to have the most productive meetings possible.

Hence the new version of your board pack, please feel free to give any feedback and let me know if you would like to see anything else in this pack, as it has been set up for your convenience.

Can you please:

Review the agenda below.

Review the votes to be taken in the meeting (if any).
Review all of the Pre-Read sections and add your thoughts and questions in advance via the Comments Form.

Thanks for all your support and I look forward to a productive meeting.

- Candice

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Agenda

10:30 am (EST)

Call to Order (SW)

Role Call (Quorum)
Welcome & Overview

10:40 am

Approvals (TG)

Today's Agenda
Previous Minutes

10:45 am

Fundraising & Marketing Report (CB + MA)

11:05 am

Executive Director Report (CB)

11:35 am

Financial Report

11:45 am

South Africa Update

12:00 pm

Close

FUNDRAISING & MARKETING REPORT

Fundraising Strategy

Grants

- AI Agent
- Runs grant search every Monday at 9am.
  - Sends deadline notifications every Monday at 9am EST.
  - Assists with grant applications.
  - Extended to help ZA

Campaigns
- FundraiseUP is our online platform

- Gather for Good campaign
- Chez Behrens (watch this space)

Financial Update (Pre-Read)

(4 mins)

Please tell me if there is anything specific that you would like to see here. See docs bank for detailed Statement of Activity FY2025.

QuickBooks is up-to-date and accessible to all board members

Total Bank Balances: 495,396.92
SFZA FY27 Q3 Payable next week
(Reserve Retained: 200,000)
Bank of America: 101,184
KeyBank: $370,430
Schwab Stocks: $23,783
Distributions to ZA
Financial Statements FY2026
Submitted NY 990
Financial Review

Programs (South Africa)

SOUTH AFRICA

STRUCTURE - STARFISH SA

1. Focus: Geographical Hubs instead of pairing down offerings.

2. Join forces with other experts to be excellent at everything, instead of masters of nothing.

Updates

- Karongwe 5 Star Game Reserve (Volunteer Program & Sustainability)- Borehole
- Ubuntu Mundo ($10 per child per month / Starfish $25 per child per month)
- Hub (grant) Rotondo + 4 ECDs (Preschool - Diepsloot/Tembisa)
- Crystal Foundation - Maternal Health / Reproductive Care (Soweto)
- *Food Gardens (All ECD's / Hub - Sustainability is key
- Central kitchen (Hub)
  
  Special Projects
- Sharks Collaboration - 634 school shoes
- Karongwe - first guest donation for Girl's program. Personal Care products and school shoes. ($1,500)
- Karongwe repaired water pump, farm back up and running.
- Ubuntu Mundo farm up and running, planted 1st week of August, harvest end September.