When Your Mission Can’t Wait for the Perfect Hire

Your Fundraising Dilemma

As a small nonprofit leader, you're hitting a fundraising plateau. You have budget to invest in development, but traditional options fall short. Junior staff require extensive supervision and lack strategic insight. Consultants provide advice but leave implementation to you. Full-time senior Directors of Development exceed your budget. Meanwhile, turnover rates are devastating: 95% of nonprofit leaders report staff burnout concerns, and half struggle to fill vacancies.

The Fractional Director of Development Solution

Fractional Director of Development bridges the gap between high-level strategy and day-to-day implementation. This innovative model gives small nonprofits access to senior-level fundraising expertise without the full-time price tag or risks of traditional hires.

What You Get:

• Strategic oversight combined with hands-on implementation

• Comprehensive annual fundraising plan with specific deadlines and revenue projections

• Expert donor cultivation and stewardship

• Systems that remain even if personnel changes

• Focused and efficient work

• No benefits, payroll taxes, or equipment costs

• Flexible contracts with reasonable termination clauses

Is This Right for Your Organization?                                

Consider Fractional Director of Development if you:

• Are stuck on a fundraising plateau with stagnant donor numbers or gift amounts

• Have an ED overwhelmed by fundraising responsibilities

• Can't afford or justify a full-time senior Director of Development or Chief Development Officer

• Experience high turnover in fundraising positions

• Need hands-on implementation, not just advice

• Want to invest in fundraising with lower risk and potentially higher ROI