Aspiration provides a full and customizable slate of fiscal sponsorship services to mission-aligned technology, data, and digital strategy projects. We also work with philanthropic funders seeking a fiscal agent to facilitate project funding. We focus on supporting projects centered on open approaches to community, governance, and intellectual property.
Our ultimate goal in sponsoring projects is to provide them with a strong, empowering platform and environment in which to develop desired organizational capacity, focus their strategy and activities, model sustainability, and maximize their long-term ability to achieve positive impact.
You can also view a list of our current and recent fiscally sponsored projects.
Our fiscal sponsorship rates are structured on a sliding scale, based on a number of factors including project resources, scope and types of support requested, amounts and types of funding to be administrated, as well as specific considerations associated with each project.
In terms of services on offer, our slate includes:
- Full back-office financial operations:
- Accounting, with detailed monthly reporting to projects;
- Dedicated bank accounts and credit cards for qualifying projects;
- Grants management and financial grant reporting;
- Full-cycle contracts management, from inception to signing to oversight to close-out;
- Accounts payable and receivable, including invoice management and support for foreign currency transactions with a range of electronic payment options;
- Human resources and employee benefits including payroll and tax filings, health, dental, and vision insurance, and 401(k).
- Strategic advising on digital strategy, product definition and development, community health and governance, articulation of impact, and evaluation.
- Business and financial leadership mentoring: Budgeting, cost modeling, revenue diversification, cash flow management, negotiation, and proposal development.
- Fundraising support and mentoring: Engaging donors with creativity, compassion, and partnership, wielding narrative frameworks to deliver your case for support, major donor campaigns, grant writing and pipeline management, coupled with dedicated online donation capabilities.
- Long-term organizational development and incubation: mission and vision development, multi-year strategic planning, role definition and formalization, and advising on 501(c)(3) incorporation.
We work closely with each project we sponsor to understand their needs and tailor support to help them build toward their vision.
If you are seeking or considering fiscal sponsorship, we are always up for a conversation to discuss your goals, needs and questions. Feel free to reach out to us at fiscalservices@aspirationtech.org.