Let us focus on FUNDING so you can do the WORK
Fractional fundraising is flexible staffing solution where nonprofits hire fundraising professionals on a part-time basis, providing access to expertise and resources without the full-time commitment and costs. As your fractional Director of Development, we provide high-level, strategic fundraising leadership and experienced development support your nonprofit needs!
What is a FRACTIONAL FUNDRAISER?
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Successful fundraising is more than just asking for donations—it’s about building relationships, telling a compelling story, and engaging supporters effectively.
We help nonprofits design and execute fundraising campaigns that inspire action and drive results. Whether you’re launching an annual campaign, a capital campaign, or a peer-to-peer fundraising initiative, we provide data-driven strategies, donor engagement tactics, and storytelling techniques to maximize donor participation and long-term giving.
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Applying for grants without the right preparation can lead to missed opportunities. Our Grant Readiness Assessment evaluates your nonprofit’s financials, programs, organizational infrastructure, and storytelling to determine if you're well-positioned to secure grant funding.
We identify gaps, provide recommendations, and help you strengthen key areas so funders see your organization as a strong investment. This service ensures you’re prepared with the right documentation, data, and narrative before you start the grant-seeking process.
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Grants are a vital component of nonprofit funding, but securing them requires time, expertise, and a strategic approach.
Our team helps you identify and match potential funding opportunities, develop compelling proposals, and manage post-award reporting.
We ensure your applications align with funder priorities, clearly articulate your impact, and maximize your chances of securing funding. Beyond writing, we support you with grant tracking, compliance, and impact reporting to maintain strong funder relationships and position your organization for future funding success.
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Often to be fundable by grant makers, we need to work on your Programs. We assist with evaluating and strengthening your programs and metrics.
Strong programs lead to greater impact. We assist in designing, implementing, and assessing programs to ensure they align with best practices, meet community needs, and demonstrate measurable outcomes.
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A strong strategic plan provides clarity, direction, and measurable goals for your organization’s future. We facilitate a collaborative process that helps nonprofit leaders define their mission-driven objectives, assess strengths and opportunities, and develop actionable strategies for growth.
Whether you need a long-term strategic plan, a funding roadmap, or a partnership development strategy, we ensure your plan aligns with your vision and positions your organization for sustainable impact.
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How do you share stories of your incredible mission, when client’s stories are traumatic?
Sharing stories of your work and mission is critical to fundraising.. Yet, you likely need help navigating collecting and telling stories while also protecting the storyteller and preventing re-traumization.
We use trauma-informed storytelling strategies to help gather and share personal stories in a way that prioritizes the safety, agency, and well-being of the storyteller, avoiding potential re-traumatization while still effectively communicating their experiences and impact. -
Nonprofit leadership can be challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone. We offer personalized coaching and mentorship to help executive directors and development professionals build confidence, improve fundraising skills, and strengthen their organization’s impact.
Our Services
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Usually small organizations have limited budgets for staffing, which means they end up hiring someone junior without much fundraising strategy or expeirence. That person usually ends up spending a lot of time and energy on things that are not moving things forward. Instead, with that budget you can hire a Fractional Fundraiser who brings over 10 years of fundraising experience to the table with a passion for implementation and getting it done. Our clients love this solution to help them grow strategically.
An added benefit is that a Fractional Fundraiser require less supervision meaning less stress for the ED! Bonus!
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A Fractional Fundraiser costs between $4,000 and $5,000 per month plus tax. Contracts start at 12 months.
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Each organization is unique and your fundraising strategy should be unique to you. Fractional Fundraisers are fundraising generalists and can do it all - from individual giving and major gifts, to grant writing or sponsorships. The only thing we don't do are large events.
We start each engagement with a Strategic Planning process to develop a clear fundraising plan with goals and activities to move your fundraising forward. Then, we do the work!
Implementation means writing appeals, managing your data, working with your program team to write and submit grants, building relationships, managing sponsorships, doing social media, etc. We help you figure out which activities are a priority and then we do them. We even stuff envelopes when needed!
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If a fundraiser or fundraising consultant offers guaranteed results, RUN. That is probably a sign they are doing something unethical.
Fundraising success takes time and consistency. Your results depend on where you are starting and what your fundraising priorities are.
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Here's a novel approach - we don't track hours! That's right - we focus on deliverables and outcomes. Fractional Fundraisers are experienced and efficient and take on only the amount of clients they can handle as well as how much they want to work (shocker - not everyone wants to work 60 hours/week - LOL). Our clients are delighted at the level of support they receive.