Turn technology investments into business outcomes
A Fractional Chief Strategy Officer bridges the gap between your technology and your mission — turning a scattered toolset into a coherent plan that moves your organization forward.
What a Fractional CSO does
We sit at the intersection of technology and the rest of the business — making sure every tool, process, and vendor actually serves the mission.
Align tech with mission
Connect every technology decision to a measurable business or program outcome — so your investments tell a clear story to leadership, boards, and funders.
Streamline operations
Audit your processes, retire duplicate tools, automate the work nobody should be doing by hand, and free your team to focus on what matters most.
Plan budgets that hold
Build a multi-year technology budget with realistic numbers — software, vendors, staffing, contingency — so finance, the board, and program leads are all working from the same page.
Lead change, not just change tools
Run the rollout. Train the humans. Keep the org aligned while the change happens. Transformations fail on adoption — we make sure yours doesn't.
Teams a Fractional CSO serves best
You have systems, vendors, and ideas — but no one owning the whole picture. These are the teams that get the most from strategy leadership.
Mid-size nonprofits
You've outgrown volunteer tech decisions. Development, programs, and operations each run their own systems. You need a single plan that makes the org feel like one organization again.
Mission-driven businesses
B Corps, co-ops, and values-led companies that want digital transformation without losing what makes them different. We protect your culture while upgrading your operations.
Leaders post-reorg
A merger, new ED, or funding change left you with overlapping systems and unclear ownership. We build the integration plan and the governance that sticks.
Operations-heavy teams
Lots of manual handoffs, spreadsheets, and one-off integrations. We identify the handful of changes that unlock capacity across the whole organization — and sequence them so your team can actually absorb them.
Fractional CXO positions
Executive-level technology leadership without the full-time overhead
Fractional CTO
Technical leadership & vision
Starting at
$5K
/month
Monthly retainer
Strategic technical direction, architecture decisions, and engineering team guidance for organizations that need senior tech leadership.
What's Included
- Technology roadmap & strategy
- Architecture & infrastructure planning
- Engineering team mentorship
- Vendor & tool evaluation
- Technical due diligence
- Security & compliance oversight
- Hiring & team-building support
- Board & stakeholder presentations
Ideal for:
Scaling startups
Non-technical founders
Growing dev teams
Chief Strategy Officer
Digital transformation & growth
Starting at
$4K
/month
Monthly retainer
Align technology investments with business goals. We bridge the gap between what your tech can do and where your business needs to go.
What's Included
- Digital strategy & roadmapping
- Process optimization & automation
- Technology budget planning
- Cross-department alignment
- KPI definition & tracking
- Competitive & market analysis
- Change management guidance
- Quarterly business reviews
Ideal for:
Nonprofits
Mid-size orgs
Digital transformation
Chief AI Officer
AI strategy & implementation
Starting at
$4K
/month
Monthly retainer
Navigate the AI landscape with confidence. We help you identify high-impact opportunities and implement AI solutions that deliver real business value.
What's Included
- AI readiness assessment
- Use case identification & prioritization
- AI tool & platform evaluation
- Workflow automation design
- Team training & AI literacy
- Responsible AI & data governance
- Custom AI integration development
- ROI tracking & optimization
Ideal for:
AI-curious orgs
Efficiency-driven teams
Data-rich businesses
Keep reading
- Software for B Corps — pillar on strategy + recertification-ready data systems for B Corp clients.
- WordPress for nonprofits — pillar on digital transformation for nonprofit organizations.
- What is a mission-driven technology partner?
- How a Discovery Session works
- Case studies
Let's make your tech tell one story
Book a free discovery call and walk us through your current landscape. We'll leave you with two or three concrete moves, whether you decide to work with us or not.