Fractional ops partner
The Sous Chef
Here's the thing: your development team should be spending their days on donors, relationships, and revenue. Not pulling reports, cleaning up data, or wondering whether the integration is still talking to the database. The Sous Chef is a standing partner whose whole job is the systems behind your fundraising, so your team's whole job can be the fundraising itself.
How it works
Two phases, then steady hands
The first two months get your systems in order. After that, I keep everything running so it stays that way.
Getting to know your world
Months 1 to 2
- Support starts day one. If you need reports pulled, data cleaned, or questions answered, I'm on it
- Audit your CRM to understand what's working, what's broken, and what's missing
- Clean up data and connect systems so information flows where it should
- Design and document workflows for gift processing, stewardship, and pipeline tracking
- Train your team with live sessions, recorded walkthroughs, and a knowledge base
Keeping it running
Month 3 and beyond
- Monthly strategy call to review progress, look ahead, and align on priorities
- Pipeline management and accountability, so follow-ups happen and nothing falls through the cracks
- Weekly async check-ins so you always know where things stand
- Ongoing data hygiene, dashboard updates, and integration monitoring
- Documentation that grows with you as your team and processes evolve
Someone whose whole job is the infrastructure, so your team's whole job can be the fundraising.
Already done a Pantry Audit?
The audit fee is credited toward your first month, so the diagnostic you already paid for rolls straight into the ongoing work.
Work with me
Ready to take it off their plate?
Tell me what keeps landing on your fundraisers' desks that shouldn't. I read every submission personally and get back to you within 48 hours.
Tell me what's getting in the wayIf it's not the right fit, I'll be straight with you.