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)

Gala Update
Fundraising Strategy
- Grants
- Campaigns
- Ways to Give
Marketing Update

11:05 am

Executive Director Report (CB)

Fundraising & Marketing (continued)
Technology
- Hubspot Deliverability
- AI for Grants
Governance
- Board Agreement
- Bylaws
- Finance Replacement
- Voting in potential new board member, John Adelaine

11:35 am

Financial Report

FY26 Revenue
Bank Balance
Review

11:50 am

South Africa Update

Site visits
Impact Strategy

12:30 pm

Close

FUNDRAISING & MARKETING REPORT

Fundraising Strategy

Grants
- Goal: $100,000 - $200,000
- Submitted Applications
  - E.S. and K.E. Barrett Foundation
  - $20,000
- Applications in Progress
  - bióMerieux Endowment Fund
  - $100,000
- Letter of Intent/Interest
- Grant Writing Platform
Campaigns
- Emergency eAppeal (email & social for storm damage in the Cape, to date we've raised over $5,600)
- Newsletter/Impact Report
- Legacy Giving Brochure
- Monthly Giving Appeal letter (including upgrading existing donors and recruiting new donors)
- Welcome Packet
Ways to Give
Employer Match
- Bloomberg: approx $20,000
Corporate Sponsorships
Donor Management

Marketing Update

Starfish Snapshots
South Africa: Instagram and LinkedIn
Updated the US website, and are in the process of updating the ZA website (ongoing)
Assisted the UK with FundraiseUp and Google Ads
Assisted ZA with donation page

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.

FY2026 Revenue - 670,076
Total Bank Balances: 593,286.49 (35,000 grant pending) = 628,286
SFZA FY27 Q1 Paid: 59,269, (237.077 p.a)
Reserve: 200,000
Bank of America: 225,300
Key Bank: $367,986 (of this $ 17,986 is interest earned).
Distributions to ZA
Financial Statements FY2026

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.

Going Forward

- Karongwe 5 Star Game Reserve (Volunteer Program & Sustainability)- Borehole
- Ubuntu Mundo ($10 per child per month / Starfish $25 per child per month)
- Capacity Building & Sustainability - Recycling - Fuel
- 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)