From reactive fundraising and stalled growth
to a nonprofit that's built to run and grow without you
Nonprofits stall when everything runs through the Executive Director.
I fix the system behind it.
hi, i’m vivian
your fractional coo
I went fractional because the nonprofit sector kept showing me the same problem over and over — and eventually I experienced it firsthand.
I've spent almost a decade working inside these organizations — as an operations director, executive assistant, communications coordinator, and grant writer. And I keep seeing the same thing: EDs who are smart, passionate, and genuinely trying to do good work — but whose fundraising has gone reactive, whose donor relationships keep getting deprioritized, and whose orgs can't pursue the growth opportunities in front of them because the structure isn't built to support it.
The problem isn't capacity. It's not effort. It's that the org has outgrown its structure — and everything is still funneling through one person. That's not a leadership problem. That's a structural problem. And it has a structural solution.
what guides my work
Nonprofits trust me with their most important work. Here's what I bring to it.
That requires clarity, honesty, and follow-through.
Integrity
I do what I say I'm going to do. Clear timelines, honest expectations, and work that gets delivered on time every time. No overpromising, no vague commitments.equity
The structural problems inside nonprofits fall hardest on the people who can least afford it. I bring a social justice lens to this work because that's not abstract to me — it's personal.Impact
Better systems aren't the goal — they're the vehicle. The goal is an ED who's back to fundraising and strategic leadership, and a nonprofit that's built to sustain its mission.
