The Ostara Group
Ostara provides both strategic counsel and tactical support in Fundraising, Campaigns, Leadership and Planning - often emphasizing the connections across these areas. When working with Ostara consultants, you can expect collaborative, empathetic partners. Your staff and board will gain new perspective, skills, and tools as a result of partnering with Ostara. We meet you where you are right now. Since 2009, our team of coaches, leaders, and fundraisers has worked with over 430 nonprofits of all sizes, in all sectors and stages of development. We are here to help you do what you do best!
Contact
Kyle Halmrast
Direct line: (206) 209-2022
Expertise
Boards/Governance
- Board coaching & training
- Board coaching & training
- Board recruitment & development
- Board roles & responsibilities
- Board self-evaluation
Facilitation
- Board meetings/retreats
Fundraising & Development
- Capital campaigns
- Development audits/assessments
- Development planning
- Donor recognition
- Endowment campaigns
- Event planning & management
- Feasibility studies
- Fund development/research
- Fundraising
- Grant writing
- Major gifts/planned giving
- Online/social media fundraising
Interim Management
- Interim development officer
- Interim executive director/CEO
Management & Operations
- Operating policies/procedures
- Operations management
- Organizational analysis
Planning & Organizational Development
- Emergency & continuity planning
- Executive advisor
- Mission & vision development
- Organizational development
- Planning
- Strategic planning
Turnaround Management & Mergers
- Mergers
- Turnaround management
About The Ostara Group
Nonprofits play a vital role in supporting social change and solving some of society’s most pressing issues. But that work can be incredibly tough when you’re also struggling with organizational challenges. The Ostara Group, a full service consulting firm, was founded specifically to help nonprofits improve fundraising in alignment with broader organizational needs and goals. Our areas of service are Fundraising, Campaigns, Leadership and Planning.
www.ostaragroup.com
What It's Like to Work With Ostara
At its core, our work is relational. We have extensive experience as fundraisers, and we are community-oriented people, so relationship building permeates everything we do here at Ostara. The more we can foster strong connections and conversations, the more successfully we see our clients achieve their mission.
Over the years, Ostara developed a sincerely collaborative culture, and we believe that cross-pollination of services and expertise is one of the keys in our ability to effect organizational change. Here are some examples of the way our services work together:
- Our grants consultants are uniquely trained to draw connections between grant work and broader initiatives in your organization. Too often grantwriting happens in a silo. We integrate grantwriting with the big picture, be it a capital campaign, your strategic plan, or building your next annual budget.
- Our campaign consultants look at organizational readiness for a campaign, assessing board development, annual fund, major gifts, and organizational culture.
- We integrate strategic planning with development planning; this helps you not only define your next chapter but also map out how you will fund it.
Custom-Built Change
Our process is to listen carefully to your needs and custom design a project to help you achieve your goals. We don’t believe one-size-fits-all; we will apply best practices to your unique circumstances in a way that fits your culture, mission, and experiences. We will center your work and the voice of the community you serve.
www.ostaragroup.com
What It's Like to Work With Ostara
At its core, our work is relational. We have extensive experience as fundraisers, and we are community-oriented people, so relationship building permeates everything we do here at Ostara. The more we can foster strong connections and conversations, the more successfully we see our clients achieve their mission.
Over the years, Ostara developed a sincerely collaborative culture, and we believe that cross-pollination of services and expertise is one of the keys in our ability to effect organizational change. Here are some examples of the way our services work together:
- Our grants consultants are uniquely trained to draw connections between grant work and broader initiatives in your organization. Too often grantwriting happens in a silo. We integrate grantwriting with the big picture, be it a capital campaign, your strategic plan, or building your next annual budget.
- Our campaign consultants look at organizational readiness for a campaign, assessing board development, annual fund, major gifts, and organizational culture.
- We integrate strategic planning with development planning; this helps you not only define your next chapter but also map out how you will fund it.
Custom-Built Change
Our process is to listen carefully to your needs and custom design a project to help you achieve your goals. We don’t believe one-size-fits-all; we will apply best practices to your unique circumstances in a way that fits your culture, mission, and experiences. We will center your work and the voice of the community you serve.