Who this is for
Small and mid-sized nonprofits and higher-ed shops that cannot yet carry a full-time experienced fundraising leader, and cannot keep guessing in the meantime.
Fractional Fundraising
Senior fundraising capacity without a full-time hire
For organizations that need an experienced fundraising leader in a consistent, part-time capacity.
What it is
He works inside the advancement problem with you. Cultivation, narrative, sequencing, the unglamorous follow-through. Quiet effectiveness. People first.
What it is not
It is not the advisory subscription (one to three hours a month). It is not Executive Thought Partner work. It is not a course, and it is not a search firm filling a vacancy.
How it sits next to thought partnership
If the leader needs a confidential room, that is thought partnership. If the organization needs senior fundraising done, this is the engagement. They can follow each other. They are not interchangeable.
What the community says
Daniel's approach to relationships: intentional, authentic, and built on real connection. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of fundraising and advancement, but what makes him exceptional is how he applies it. He does not just understand donor cultivation in theory. He lives it in practice, both with prospects and colleagues. He knows when to be patient, when to act, and how to lead with authenticity rather than force outcomes. He gets things done. Not in a performative way, but with quiet effectiveness. He does not just talk strategy. He executes. And he does it while putting people first.
The work
Every offer is a different shape of the same practice: senior judgment, held quietly, in Charlotte, NC, and Remote.
Questions leaders ask first
What is fractional fundraising here?
Dan does advancement work with you for a defined stretch: strategy that gets executed, relationships that get tended, priorities that do not slide. It is staffing-shaped help, not a coaching program.
How is this different from the advisory subscription?
The Strategic Fundraising Advisory Subscription is 20 to 30 hours a year, roughly one to three hours a month, at $250 per hour. Fractional work is when you need someone in the chair with you, not a monthly strategic touchpoint.
Is this Executive Thought Partner work?
No. Thought partnership is reserved thinking space for the leader. Fractional fundraising is the development work itself.
A conversation, not a pitch
If this resonates, the next step is a short, private discussion to determine whether the work fits your context, whether the timing is right, and whether the chemistry makes sense. If it does, we proceed. If it does not, we part cleanly.
- FSG Ventures LLC ยท Dr. Daniel Freeman, Ed.D.
- Charlotte, NC, and Remote
- Dan@FSGVentures.biz