FRACTIONAL COO LEADERSHIP
Five Ways to Close the Gap Between Vision and Execution.
Every organization is in a different season. Whether you need a strategic planning retreat, a peer mastermind, a marketing audit, a website that converts, ongoing fractional executive support, or help aligning your team — there's an engagement that fits. Plus a featured donor-readiness system in partnership with Seven & Associates.
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Strategic Planning
Translate mission into a roadmap your board can rally behind.
What it is: A facilitated 3–5 year strategic planning process that aligns board, leadership, and stakeholders around measurable priorities — with KPIs, owners, and timelines.
Best for: Boards entering a new chapter, schools coming out of crisis, ministries scaling, nonprofits whose last plan is gathering dust.
Includes: Pre-work surveys · Facilitated retreat (2-day on-site) · 3–5 year written plan · Board adoption support · 90-day check-in.
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Leadership Optimization
A confidential thought partner for the leader carrying the most weight.
What it is: Monthly 1:1 leadership coaching for heads of school, executive directors, founding pastors, and senior administrators. A protected space to think clearly, decide well, and lead from a place that's sustainable.
Best for: First-time heads of school. Executive directors in transition. Founders carrying decisions they can't process with their team.
Includes: 2 × 60-minute sessions per month · Voxer/text access between sessions · Quarterly leadership review · 6-month minimum engagement.
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Maxwell DISC Team Assessments
Help your team understand how they communicate, decide, and lead together.
What it is: DISC behavioral assessments and a facilitated team debrief. Each team member receives an individual report; the team receives a composite map and an action plan for working together more effectively.
Best for: Newly formed leadership teams, schools navigating staff transitions, nonprofit boards onboarding new members, and any team where communication friction is slowing decisions down.
Includes: Individual DISC assessments for each participant · Personalized profile reports · Half-day team debrief workshop (in-person or virtual) · Composite team map · Application playbook.
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Retainer Services
Embedded executive operations leadership, without the full-time hire.
What it is: A monthly retainer engagement where Dr. Jones serves as your fractional Chief Operating Officer — guiding strategy execution, financial oversight, board governance, advancement, and accreditation alongside your leadership team.
Best for: Christian schools, ministries, and nonprofits ready for executive-level operations leadership but not ready (or not able) to hire a full-time COO.
Includes: Weekly leadership team meetings · Monthly board liaison · Quarterly on-site visits · 24/7 access for urgent decisions · Custom scope built around your priorities · 12-month engagement.
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Become Donor-Ready in 90 Days
7Forward is not a course, a template, or a one-size-fits-all solution. It's a high-touch, done-with-you engagement designed to transform how your organization operates, communicates, and grows in 90 days.
What it does: This is what it looks like when strategy, messaging, marketing, and fundraising finally work together.
