E35: What's a Fractional Executive or Fractional Fundraiser? With Cindy Wagman, founder of The Fractional Fundraising Movement

Lead with Heart | Philanthropy, Nonprofit Leadership, Nonprofit Management & Fundraising

Welcome back to the Lead with Heart podcast. I’m so excited to have Cindy Wagman as my guest today. Cindy serves nonprofits and nonprofit consultants and she's the founder of the Fractional Fundraising Movement that connects small nonprofits to the fractional fundraisers that serve them. And that's what we're going to be talking about today.
We cover what a fractional fundraiser is, how they can contribute to organizational growth and transformation, the challenges they may face, and more.
In this episode:

• [01:27] Cindy’s background in the nonprofit space
• [04:38] What is a fractional executive or fractional fundraiser?
• [09:09] The difference between a fractional executive, consultant, and coach
• [11:31] Real-world examples of organizations that have benefited from a fractional fundraiser
• [15:04] How a fractional executive contributes to organizational growth and transformation and some of the key challenges they might face
• [23:20] The skills and qualities essential for a professional to thrive as a fractional executive
• [30:03] How to integrate a fractional fundraiser into your team and processes to realize transformational change

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CONNECT WITH HALEY
Haley is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Certified Stress Management Coach, and Certified EmC train the trainer. She is the Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, a nonprofit consulting and coaching business. She has worked in both small and large nonprofit teams in the human services, homelessness, and youth sectors; and she specializes in the EmC process, nonprofit leadership, board development, and fundraising. Haley is a passionate, impact-driven, experienced nonprofit professional whose mission is to empower, elevate and engage nonprofit leaders to build healthy, thriving organizations.
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