ABOUT US
Founded in 2012, and organized as a nonprofit in 2013, Goodstars started as a group of individuals volunteering time together with others originating from multiple states working with organizations helping individuals in need. Since our founding, our mission iterated over the decade to focus on directly supporting identified organizations who are helping improve lives, households, and communities.
Today, our team of volunteers stay busy assisting the existing and new organizations we help support through a variety of activities including grants, provision of information and expertise, and assistance with organization strategy and tactics to meet their mission goals.
Our most time-consuming activity is facilitating donations and approving grants and microgrants to qualified organizations who are making maximal impact in their communities.
Today, our team of volunteers stay busy assisting the existing and new organizations we help support through a variety of activities including grants, provision of information and expertise, and assistance with organization strategy and tactics to meet their mission goals.
Our most time-consuming activity is facilitating donations and approving grants and microgrants to qualified organizations who are making maximal impact in their communities.
"A+" RATED BY THE BBB
Every year since 2012, we have met and maintained the highest consumer standards. We maintain an A+ rating accreditation from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a non-profit organization in North America that protects consumers. The BBB only accredits companies who meet their accreditation standards, including delivery on promises, quick response times, safeguarding customer privacy, and complete integrity.
Every year since 2012, we have met and maintained the highest consumer standards. We maintain an A+ rating accreditation from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a non-profit organization in North America that protects consumers. The BBB only accredits companies who meet their accreditation standards, including delivery on promises, quick response times, safeguarding customer privacy, and complete integrity.
Laura Smith
Chief of Online Operations Laura brings vast business, management, legal and fundraising experience to Goodstars. In her career, she has helped facilitate charity strategies for more than 721 companies (and counting), ranging from small one-person armies to large international corporations. Laura has helped Goodstars maintain its top rated recognition for over ten years (and counting), and is an expert at philanthropic gifting and quietly donating her time, talent, and skills to some of the world’s most influential leaders and well-known organizations, including nineteen who were Forbes 500 organizations. Devoted to maintaining the challenging skill of creating profitable-like value in a nonprofit organization, Laura’s business ethics are the highest of class. She is a believer that an organization is as good as the obligations it creates and attempts to maintain, and is one of our key champions committed to keeping Goodstars shining brightly by delivering the value and services directed by our mission for the good. |
Jason Black
Chief of Fundraising and Events A blend of experience in creativity, analytics, and software development organizations, Jason started with Goodstars after leading another organization for fourteen years as a key executive. Jason’s led some of our most remarkable volunteers, and worked with our amazing clients in what he considers some of his life’s most rewarding experiences. When he’s not providing personal content to one of the first and largest data collection organizations, his off-time is spent creating methods to achieve more efficient processes. Under Jason’s leadership, Goodstars has expanded its ability to help an unprecedented number of people through the organizations we support, and through his vision we have been maintaining an ambitious philanthropic strategy while striving to provide clear outcomes through the publishing of valuable metrics. |