We want to hear from you if you are excited by our philosophy and want to join us in creating a brighter future for children.

As the stories of our Impact Awards recipients show, the STARS Foundation’s mix of unrestricted funding and tailored consultancy support is enabling organisations to think more strategically and tackle the challenges they face with more creativity and independence. There is, however, much more we must do.

Similar challenges confront many organisations working with children; examples include a shortage of technical skills, insufficient resources to allow organisations to measure the impact of their work on children’s lives, and a lack of sustainable funding free from restrictive conditions.

If we are to help create a world more responsive to the needs of vulnerable children, we must find ways to give more practical assistance to the organisations serving them. Our distinctive approach offers our Award recipients the opportunity to use our support where it is most needed.

STARS is now inviting like-minded individuals and organisations to partner with us in building on the work that we have started. We must strive to make more Impact Awards available, to promote more broadly the inspiring examples of effective practice that the Awards uncover, and to create more pragmatic ways of supporting organisations that improve the lives of children. By working together we can multiply our impact and persuade others that a different approach to philanthropy is possible.