Spark Impact Strategies

Let’s build a world where all children, their caregivers and educators thrive.

Spark Impact Strategies bridges the gap between vision and execution. Whether you're a leader with a bold idea or strategic challenges, I will help you to make informed decisions about your organization, programs and partnerships. I bring clarity, strategy, and momentum to your goals, galvanizing the collective efforts of the nonprofit, philanthropic, public and research sectors.

My approach is collaborative, grounded in expertise about child- and family-focused systems, and tailored to your unique challenges. From concept development to actionable plans, I partner with you to transform aspirations into tangible, measurable outcomes—helping you spark meaningful change, develop compelling narratives, and lasting success.

Helping you achieve your vision

Spark Impact Strategies helps visionary leaders deepen and expand their impact with practical strategy and operational support. Partnering with:

Philanthropy

Designing program investment portfolios and processes that drive effectiveness and measurable change for children and families.

Providing expert strategic advising and capacity-building to grantees..

Nonprofits

Providing organizational assessment and development support to grow and strengthen your capacity.

Supporting, theory of change work, program improvement and expansion efforts.

Government

Supporting policy implementation and evaluation in partnership with community-based organizations and philanthropy.

Expertise 

Julie Asher, Owner & Principal, is a seasoned social impact advisor and operator with a demonstrated track record of helping leaders scale initiatives from concept to roll out, implementation, and evaluation.  

Some examples of Julie’s work: 

  • New Profit: took the Early Childhood Support Organization framework from ideation to a $40 million, public-private partnership implemented with the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. 

  • Silver Lining Mentoring: developed and secured funding for a plan to take the organization's approach nationally.

  • Robin Hood Foundation: conceptualized and created a coherent grantmaking portfolio for early childhood throughout New York City, integrating policy knowledge, community-based expertise, and an approach grounded in data and research, which led to lasting impact.

This unique and cross-sector experience creating and leading efforts to improve outcomes for children and youth make Julie well-positioned to help you achieve your organizational vision. 

"Julie's super power is her ability to understand and help shape both the big vision for an initiative and how to design it and operationalize it for successful implementation at scale.  In my experience,  she adds significant value at each step along the concept to creation to implementation journey. "

- Aaron Leiberman, founder, Jumpstart, Acelero Learning, New Profit's ECSO Initiative

Let’s work together

Spark Impact Strategies can be your partner in helping to achieve bold aspirations or shoring up organizational capacity to weather a storm. Together, we’ll navigate complexity, unlock opportunities, and drive impact—because every child and caregiver deserves a thriving future.