{"id":30,"date":"2026-04-29T21:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northstarnp.com\/NCAG\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-05-04T19:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:03:38","slug":"about-north-star-np","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northstarnp.com\/NCAG\/?page_id=30","title":{"rendered":"About\u00a0North Star NP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading30_7c1966-64 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading30_7c1966-64\">About Us &#8211;\u00a0North Star NP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-30_b225ad-77\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group r-spacing wow animate__animated animate__fadeInUp has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9e277222 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:100px;padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3fedb30a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading30_0734a3-c1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading30_0734a3-c1\">North Star NP, formally Mike&#8217;s Consulting, Inc. began in 2000 when owner Mike Schak began providing business services such as accounting and finance support to Saint Paul nonprofits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading30_3a048c-bd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading30_3a048c-bd\">As the needs of the nonprofits Mike was serving grew and expanded to include other areas such as human resources and technology, additional team members and consultants&nbsp;experienced in these respective fields as well as having a nonprofit background and calling&nbsp; came into the fold.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading30_6924b4-95 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading30_6924b4-95\">Today, North Star NP provides sensible, practical solutions to nonprofits throughout Minnesota. Services include accounting, bookkeeping, financial services, human resources, information technology, web hosting and telecom solutions. The North Star NP team&nbsp;is made up of&nbsp;experienced professionals who have worked in varying nonprofit niches including&nbsp;social services, faith based organizations,&nbsp;arts, education and public policy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group our-story-right has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull r-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/northstarnp.com\/NCAG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/accounting_351-234.png\" alt=\"About Us - North Star NP\" class=\"wp-image-34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northstarnp.com\/NCAG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/accounting_351-234.png 351w, https:\/\/northstarnp.com\/NCAG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/accounting_351-234-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us &#8211;\u00a0North Star NP North Star NP, formally Mike&#8217;s Consulting, Inc. began in 2000 when owner Mike Schak began providing business services such as accounting and finance support to Saint Paul nonprofits. As the needs of the nonprofits Mike was serving grew and expanded to include other areas such as human resources and technology, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Ray Jimenez","author_link":"https:\/\/northstarnp.com\/NCAG\/author\/ray4now"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"About Us &#8211;\u00a0North Star NP North Star NP, formally Mike&#8217;s Consulting, Inc. began in 2000 when owner Mike Schak began providing business services such as accounting and finance support to Saint Paul nonprofits. 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