Make things better by making better things.

The mission isn’t the hard part. It’s being the executive director, the development director, and the program manager—all on a budget for one. That’s where I come in—fractional executive work for nonprofits. Here’s how I can help:

Development & Fundraising
I build fundraising engines, not fundraising plans.
Top-50 prospect list, scored by Linkage / Ability / Interest (LAI)
Peer-funder analysis — every foundation, DAF, corporate, and government source that funds organizations like yours
Board overlap map — who in your network already knows your top prospects
Annual, major gift, and capital campaign planning
Grant research, writing, and lifecycle management
Customized letter-of-inquiry (LOI) templates
A one-page funder overview your board can hand to a friend
Donor pipeline development — seven meaningful touchpoints before the first gift
Corporate partnership and sponsorship programs
Event strategy that serves both programmatic and fundraising goals
Strategic Planning
Plans that don’t collect dust on a shelf.
Organizational strategic plans with clear, measurable outcomes
Board development — getting the right people with capacity, connections, and expertise
Revenue diversification so you’re not dependent on a single funder or grant cycle
Annual organization calendar — programs, events, fundraising milestones, board meetings, and grant deadlines
Operations & Management
The systems that make everything else possible.
CRM implementation and donor data management
Impact reporting — newsletters, annual reports, and grant reports
Financial controls — signing authority, expense approval, and gift-acceptance policy
Conflict-of-interest policy and 990 readiness
Insurance review — general liability, professional liability, and D&O
Bylaws, 501(c)(3) status, and state filings reviewed and current
Donation page optimized for year-end campaigns
Team structure and role clarity for small shops wearing too many hats
AI training and implementation — Anthropic (Claude Code) models