STOP APOLOGIZING FOR WANTING TO MAKE MONEY WHILE DOING GOOD.

A weekly email newsletter for nonprofit folks who are turning their expertise into a fractional consulting business.

get the playbook for building a consulting practice in the nonprofit sector.

The fractional model has helped hundreds of nonprofit professionals get to 6 figures with 3 anchor clients a year - without cold pitching, without a personal brand, and without pretending nonprofits have corporate budgets.

These emails are where that playbook lives.

The only community built specifically for nonprofit fractionals. Every week, we send the antidote to sector martyrdom:

// Why retainers beat hourly fees every time - and the exact conversation that makes the switch

// The networking question that's been killing your referrals (and what to ask instead)

// Real stories from nonprofit fractionals who went from feast-or-famine to predictable monthly income

// How to follow up on an invoice without the three-day anxiety spiral

These are the strategies that actually work in this sector, and the reminder that your ambition was never the problem.

Cindy Wagman, Founder, Nonprofit Fractional Network

You're not the only one who wants more.

Join 4,000+ nonprofit consultants who get these emails every week and are building fractional consulting businesses that actually pay them.

  • "I was able to leave my part-time salaried job last month and have replaced it with two contracts!"

    Heidi

  • "The rollercoaster is real! I really appreciate these emails."

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  • "I needed this boost. The nothing phase can be such a mental and financial struggle. Appreciate your newsletter!"

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  • "Great email Cindy! Giving me a little push to get some more direct sales emails in my rotation."

    Seth

Generic business advice doesn't account for mission guilt, sector conditioning, or clients who pay net-90.

This does.

More of:

// Clients who pay your real rate without negotiating you down

// Retainer agreements that mean money shows up whether you worked 10 hours or 40

// Conversations where you say your fee and don't immediately apologize for it

// Fridays that actually feel like Fridays

Less of:

// Custom proposals you spent 20 hours on that go nowhere

// Clients who text you at 10pm because "it'll just take a sec"

// The Sunday night dread you thought you'd left at your last job

// Googling "what should I charge" at midnight and closing the tab without an answer

This is for nonprofit consultants who want to do good work, make good money, and still have time for their actual life.

Whether you're still in-house and running the math, or already consulting and wondering why it feels like the same job with worse benefits - these emails are for you.