Fractional COO Services
Fractional Executive Services that will unlock your nonprofit’s GROWTH potential.
What Is a Fractional COO?
A Fractional COO provides part-time senior operations leadership for exactly as long as you need it. You get a hands-on leader on your team without the cost and commitment of a full-time hire.
The greatest benefit of working with a Fractional COO is that you can tap into expert skills to concentrate on your key business priorities.
Reclaim your time and budget with a Fractional COO. On-site or remote at a fraction of a full-time salary.
Operational strategy: Set and execute plans that lift efficiency, productivity, and program performance.
Process improvement: Spot bottlenecks and streamline how work gets done across teams and sites.
Leadership and manager coaching: Lead day-to-day operations, coach managers, and build internal capacity.
Project delivery: Own timelines, budgets, and outcomes for high-priority initiatives.
Scaling systems: Put simple, repeatable processes and tools in place so you can grow without chaos.
Risk and compliance: Surface risks early and put practical controls in place (grants, policies, data).
Interim coverage: Step in during transitions to stabilize teams and keep work moving.
Cost efficiency: Provide senior operations leadership at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
What does a Fractional COO do?
Why partner with a Fractional COO?
Get senior operations leadership right now without adding a full-time salary. A Fractional COO shortens the learning curve and avoids costly trial and error by installing practical systems that work from day one.
When you partner with On-Demand, some of the immediate benefits are:
More time for mission: Hand off the day-to-day so you can focus on priorities only you can lead.
Cost smart: Executive expertise sized to your budget and stage.
Flexible capacity: Scale leadership up or down as needs change.
Fresh perspective: An objective operator who spots gaps and opportunities the team may miss.
Faster progress: Streamlined processes, simple best practices, and clear metrics that move results.
Lower risk: Surface issues early and put safeguards in place before they become problems.
Results you can Expect
Quick wins
Within hours to days, we spot bottlenecks and waste, implement simple fixes, and start improving how work moves—so change is visible fast.
More time to lead
We take the operational load so you and your team can focus on mission-critical priorities. The added clarity and ownership often means you can work fewer hours if that’s your goal.
Stronger, sustainable growth
You’ll get practical tactics that improve margins, reduce operating costs, and create the systems needed to scale programs and impact—without adding chaos.
FAQs
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We specialize in startups to small to mid-size nonprofits with clear growth or goals. We specialize in nonprofits with annual gross revenue of $500k + and have defined growth targets.
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Our aim is to give you time back so you can focus on what matters most. You’ll be most involved during onboarding while we learn your goals and systems; after that, we handle the work and keep your time to what’s essential, clear updates, quick decisions, and brief check-ins.
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The consultation is free and the best place to start. By the end of our conversation, we’ll confirm if on-demand COO support is a good fit and which option makes the most sense for your organization.
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On-demand COO support is often most helpful once an organization is around $500K+ in annual budget. That said, if you’re hitting a plateau, scaling quickly, or navigating a major transition, you may benefit sooner.
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No. A Fractional COO is a working executive on your team who is responsible for planning and execution, not just advice. You get senior-level ops leadership that builds systems, drives projects, and delivers results. Depending on the scope, your COO can also coach and mentor managers and, when needed, directly manage teams to build long-term capability.
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Yes, if people management is part of the support you need. With 10+ years of leading teams, we can provide the day-to-day management, plus the coaching and mentorship your team needs to perform confidently.
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During your consultation, we’ll map the support you need and how you prefer to work. Our on-demand COO model is flexible; we plug in when and how you need us most.
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That’s exactly what our on-demand COO provides. We combine senior strategy with hands-on execution. Rolling up our sleeves to build the plan, implement it with your team, own deliverables, and hit deadlines. We don’t just advise; we make the work move.
