Fractional Executive Staffing

New strategies and plans can require new skills, knowledge, expertise and staffing needs. Proximity Consulting can help you build, manage and implement your philanthropic and social impact work without the need for you to hire, manage or support in-house staff.

Whether it’s unique knowledge, skills, or experience, short-term capacity or long-term staffing needs, we’ll help ensure you have the flexibility and expertise you need when you need it. 

Fractional Executive Staffing

Proximity Consulting provides fractional executive staffing services on a part-time, temporary, or contract basis to fill specific roles or tasks for clients. Fractional staffing gives organizations access to senior-level talent and expertise without the expense of full-time salary and benefits.

Fractional staffing is often used in executive and senior-level roles where full-time staff may not be necessary or within budget, to backfill for existing staff on a temporary basis, or to develop and test the need for a full-time role in the future.

Examples of fractional roles include:

Executive Director: Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of an organization, typically a nonprofit, foundation, or other mission-driven entity. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, playing a key role in achieving organizational goals, driving performance, leading teams, ensuring the mission is carried out effectively for long-term success.

Chief of Staff: Supports and works closely with the CEO, executive team, and/or organizational leadership to help streamline operations, manage key priorities and relationships, ensuring strategic objectives align to long-term goals and are being met effectively.

Chief Impact Officer: Leads efforts to define, measure and enhance the organization’s impact on its mission. This includes developing initiatives and programs that align vision, mission and goals to maximize the impact of desired outcomes, developing impact assessment tools, and reporting outcomes to internal and external stakeholders.

Chief Program Officer: Responsible for developing, overseeing and managing the success of nonprofit or philanthropic programs, partnerships and initiatives within an organization, ensuring they align with the organization's mission and goals.

Chief Strategy Officer: responsible for overseeing and driving the long-term strategic direction of an organization. This role helps identify and execute growth opportunities, navigate challenges, and ensure alignment between its goals, resources, and the external environment. This role helps develop and implement strategies that enable the organization to achieve its vision and mission.

Head of Grantmaking: Oversees the grantmaking process, from identifying funding opportunities and managing applications to monitoring the performance of grants and ensuring compliance with the organization's goals and policies. This role is central to ensuring that the organizations grantmaking practices and policies are aligned to it's mission and desired impact.