You will not have heard the term, “fractional leader of volunteers.” That’s because I made it up.

If yours is a smaller social impact organization that wants a good volunteer program, it may be exactly what you’re looking for. Briefly, fractional leaders of volunteers are highly qualified, experienced professionals who come in part-time on a contract basis for organizations that may not have the resources – or the need – to have a full-time leader in-house.

The idea of fractional leadership isn’t new. Small and midsized companies have been using fractional chief financial officers or chief marketing officers, etc. for decades. I am simply moving the concept out of the corporate world.

Fractional leaders bring the sort of dedication, knowledge and skills that are usually out of reach for smaller organizations. The time that they don’t spend with you, they may spend doing the same thing for one or more other organizations, thus, the term “fractional”.

Understand, although the position is contracted, the leader isn’t just a consultant, They actually do the work of managing your organization’s volunteers.

There are several benefits to having a fractional leader of volunteers. The main three are:

1. They are there only for the amount of time you need them, so you aren’t........

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