INTERIM FUNDRAISING LEADERSHIP
Katie stepped in as our Interim Director of Development during a time of transition. She helped us meet our short-term fundraising goals, and set us up with an incredible toolkit of fundraising templates and a fundraising plan for the coming year.
Sophie Albert, North Valley Food Bank
Katie was exactly who we needed, right when we needed her. She floated in like a development-oriented Nanny McPhee—listening carefully to where we were as an organization, assessing with gentleness our fundraising gaps, and swiftly crafting and executing solid action steps to help us close out a particularly wonky year.
Milton Mitchell, College Bound
She was thoughtful, provided critical feedback as well as support for our team and board. I cannot recommend her enough!
Catherine Wilson, United Way of Greater Newark
IS THIS YOU?
Your search is taking longer than expected and your team needs strategic fundraising leadership you don't have bandwidth to provide.
Fundraising has been underperforming and you need someone to diagnose why — not just maintain what isn't working.
You've cycled through development directors before and you're ready to build the foundation that makes the next one successful.
Your veteran development leader left and you realize this is your chance to restructure the role and build a more strategic fundraising operation — not just rehire what you had.
THE INTERIM PROCESS
Every interim director of development partnership includes these three components:
ASSESSMENT
A complete fundraising audit covering revenue analysis, donor retention patterns, pipeline health, and team capacity. You get clarity on what's working, what needs to change, and what infrastructure your next hire needs to succeed.
HANDS-ON LEADERSHIP
Operational support that keeps critical projects moving, builds staff confidence, and creates the systems you've been missing. Depending on your organization's needs, this could include: CRM clean-up, board fundraising training, donor engagement plans and next steps, managing multi-channel campaigns, stewardship communications, or building workflows your team can sustain.
FUNDRAISING PLAN + TRANSITION REPORT
By week ten you'll have a 12-month fundraising plan and report documenting: initial audit findings, what was built and improved during the transition, and recommended priorities for the year ahead. This serves as both a recruitment tool — showing candidates what they're inheriting — and your new hire's strategic roadmap from day one.