BURNOUT IS OUT
FRACTIONAL IS IN
Whether you're a nonprofit ready to hire serious talent, or a consultant ready to build a business with freedom, impact, and real cash flow– this isn’t just a model, it’s a movement. And this is your home base.
The Nonprofit Sector Broke The Deal. You Don't Have To Stay Broken With It.
The unspoken contract was bullsh*t from the start:
Work for passion, not pay. Give everything, expect nothing. Your dedication measured in exhaustion. Your impact measured in martyrdom.
Whether you're still in-house or already consulting, you know the truth:
// "Other duties as assigned" means doing three jobs for one paycheck
// "We're mission-driven" means guilting you out of boundaries
// "Tight budget" means your expertise is worth less than the coffee fund
// "Team player" means covering for unfilled positions indefinitely
// "Passionate about the cause" means working through lunch, nights, and weekends
If you're in-house: You're watching talented people leave. Your own resume is updated. You love the mission but hate that loving it costs so much.
If you're consulting: You escaped the building but brought the dysfunction with you. Still undercharging. Still over-delivering. Still apologizing for having expertise.
That programming runs deep. And it's keeping you stuck.
Here's what nobody says out loud: The sector trained you to undervalue yourself. To wear burnout like a badge of honor. To believe that doing good means you can't also do well.
F*CK HUSTLE CULTURE
GO FRACTIONAL
Stop trying to out-hustle the hustle. Start building something sustainable.
Most consultants think they need to:
// Chase every lead that breathes
// Sumit RFPs like their life (well, livelihood) depends on it
// Discount for nonprofits (because guilt)
// Say yes to everything (because mortgage)
That's not freedom. That's freelancing with extra steps.
THE OLD WAY: Racing to the bottom on price. Competing with every other consultant who bought business cards. Explaining why you're worth more than an intern. Starting from zero every damn month.
THE FRACTIONAL WAY: You're not a vendor. You're a strategic partner. Embedded in 3-4 organizations. Part of the leadership conversation. Paid for your brain, not your hours.
The math that matters (our 3-6-9-12 formula):
// 3 clients a year (on average)
// 6-figure years
// 9 months to get there
// 12 month contracts
The kicker? Nonprofits WANT this. They're tired of training new consultants every project. They want someone who gets it, stays, and helps them grow.
You just need to position yourself right. Price yourself right. And stop apologizing for being brilliant.
Hey! I’m Cindy
I built a $650K agency. Fancy office. Full team. Looked successful AF.
Also? I was miserable.
So I burned it down and started over—this time without the BS. Now I teach nonprofit pros how to build fractional businesses that don't require selling their souls or their Saturdays.
// Launched 100+ fractionals who actually make money
// Been in your shoes (the uncomfortable nonprofit ones) - spent 15 years in-house and ran a fractional agency
THE OS: Your Nonprofit Fractional Operating System
The 3-6-9-12 Formula that actually f*cking works:
// 3 anchor clients
// 6 figures minimum
// 9 months to get there
// 12 month contracts
Stop piecing together YouTube University. Get the system that delivers.
They Did It. So Can You.
"I was drowning in self-doubt, accepting any price clients offered because I felt like I wasn't enough. I learned that when you set boundaries, clients trust you more as an expert. Now I confidently raise my prices, say no to low-budget projects, and have consistent fractional work."
— Marcela Zafra, HeartCrafted Marketing (Fractional CMO)
"I stayed at my organization for 16 years because I felt obligated to not leave them hanging. The burnout was consuming me, but I couldn't imagine leaving good people. I finally realized that holding on was causing more damage. Now I take actual lunch breaks and get to eat with my kids."
— Melanie Gibbons, Owl Fundraising (Fractional Fundraiser)
"I started consulting offering ten different services, thinking work would flow in from my network. After three months of encouragement but no revenue, I realized I needed to niche down. Now I focus on HR for nonprofits and have four fractional clients generating $18,000 monthly."
— Arum, All in for Impact (Fractional HR)
"I was working 50 hours a week for $8,000 a month as an overqualified assistant, writing emails and doing administrative tasks. I realized I needed to transition from being someone who just gets delegated to, to being the strategic partner driving the ship. Now I'm landing real fractional clients."
— Virginia Almendarez (Fractional Fundraiser)
Before You Do Anything Else / Listen to This
FRACTURE: Real Talk for Nonprofit Fractionals Your private podcast for when sh*t gets real
Join me for conversations about:
// Pricing without panic attacks
// Boundaries that don't dissolve
// Clients worth keeping
// The art of the strategic "no"
Done Undercharging? Done Overdelivering? Just Done?
Your expertise is worth more than nonprofit wages. Your time is worth more than 24/7 availability. You're worth more than this.