Skilled Experts in Personal Finance and Nonprofits
At North Starr Consulting, we know that no two businesses are the same. That's why we offer education and business consulting services that are customized to your unique needs and goals.
With a team of experts in financial education and nonprofit strategy, we're here to help you reach your full potential.
Financial Eduation
Quality financial education is part of our soul. Turn to us if you are seeking to incorporate or refresh your personal finance education offerings.
Solutions for Nonprofits
Nonprofits are different from forprofit organizations and have needs that are unique. We can help to fill your nonprofit’s gaps from financial oversight to program development.
Culturally Responsive Education
Learners come from different backgrounds and need to have curricula they can resonate with. We can review your curriculum and provide recommendations to help best serve the needs of diverse audiences.
Instructional Design
It is not just what you are presenting, it is how you are presenting it. We utilize pedagogical methods that help learners to best digest lessons and apply them to their lives.
Hear It From Our Clients
“Melody single-handedly created and helped build the Oregon Jump$tart Coalition when it first began over 15 years ago. She has a unique combination of expertise in financial education, research, coalition building, nonprofit management, and public speaking that makes her a generous and effective leader. Melody is also kind, curious, fun-spirited, and passionate about making a difference in this world. Melody has the mind of a visionary but is also the first one to roll up her sleeves and help with the nitty-gritty. I can’t say enough about the value and impact Melody has on people, professionally and personally. In short, Melody is a gem."
Variny Yim | Director of Partner and Affiliate Relations, Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
“Melody's experience, wisdom and guidance has been critical to helping Investopedia pursue our mission of providing free financial literacy and guidance to kids of all ages and communities. Her knowledge of the subject matter, the financial education landscape, and her extensive network has been invaluable, and she is a pleasure to work with."
Caleb Silver | Editor in Chief, Investopedia
“Melody really connected with my students. Not only did she bring great depth and breadth of her knowledge about finance to the conversation, but she also explained complex ideas by breaking them down into easily understandable pieces and illustrated the whole with stories. Melody can engage and educate a diverse audience of students about finance."
Dr. Alan Krause | Director, Business Leadership Program, University of Puget Sound
“My students looked forward to these highly engaging lessons each day! The students were able to connect important economics concepts to their daily lives - and had fun doing it! No dry lessons here!"
David Kaplan | 5th Grade Teacher, Maplewood Elementary
“Because of this [class], I am taking more finance classes"
College Student | Portland State University
“I got way more out of this class than I anticipated."
College Student | Portland State University
“Love the professor! I recommend the class!"
College Student | Portland State University