Interim fundraising support for Canadian nonprofits

Your fundraiser is heading out on leave, a role has opened up, or your team is stretched past what it can carry. Either way, the donors, grants, and campaigns keep moving, and someone needs to keep the work on track.

Let’s skip the risky hiring process. I'm Kim Peterson, CFRE, and I step in as your interim fundraiser: part-time, on contract for the time you need. I work with nonprofits across Canada remotely, with hybrid options within Metro Vancouver.

When interim support makes sense

  • Short-term or parental leave. Your fundraiser is going on leave and you need someone to hold the work until they return.

  • A vacancy. You're between hires and want to make sure nothing falls through the cracks.

  • A capacity crunch. Year-end, a major campaign, or a stack of grant deadlines that is more than your team can carry.

Parental leave coverage, without the junior-hire gamble

When the budget for leave coverage only stretches to a junior hire, you could end up recruiting, training, and supervising someone with less experience than what you need. And if you find a more experienced fundraiser, you run the risk of them leaving early when a permanent opportunity comes along. With interim fundraising support you get a committed senior fundraiser working part-time, often within the same budget as a junior hire.

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How it works

  1. Intro call. We talk through what needs covering, for how long, and what your team looks like.

  2. Short proposal. You get a clear scope and cost within a few days.

  3. Handover. I get up to speed on the role and your organization, ideally overlapping with the person I'm covering.

  4. Part-time rhythm. Typically 2-3 days per week, depending on the position, with regular check-ins.

  5. Hand-back. Organized files, an updated calendar, and notes so the return is smooth.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • An experienced fundraiser temporarily covers a fundraising role or fills a capacity gap, part-time and on contract, so your donor relationships, grants, and campaigns keep moving.

  • I cover short-term vacancies (4-18 months) within a fundraising or development department. This can include parental leaves, unexpected departures or a hiring gap.

  • It’s much easier! We connect through a short intro call and if we agree that this could be a good fit, I send over a concise proposal with the project scope. I provide a service agreement and join your team as a consultant, which means I cover all my taxes and do not receive benefits.

  • This will depend on the scope of the role. The actual hours I work might also fluctuate week-to-week depending on seasonal demands. On average, you might expect to have me the equivalent of 2-3 working days each week.

  • Part-time interim coverage can handle the core of the role, but not every task. I cover the work that protects your revenue and relationships: managing key projects, maintaining important donor and funder relationships, and meeting critical fund development deadlines. Because this is a short-term, part-time placement, longer-range strategy development, projects outside fundraising, and “other duties as assigned” stay with your team. At the start, we agree on exactly what I'll cover and what won't be covered.

  • Interim coverage fills a specific gap, like a leave or a vacancy, for a set period. Fractional support is ongoing, part-time strategy and hands-on help for teams that don't have a full-time fundraiser.

  • Interim coverage with Cedar Fundraising starts at $5,000/month + GST up to $7,500/month + GST. Engagements are priced per project, based on your budget, the role and on-site requirements.

  • Remotely with nonprofits anywhere in Canada, and in person or hybrid around Metro Vancouver.

  • I’m a solo consultant, so it’s best to reach out and check my availability at any given time. If you're planning for a leave, reach out 1-2 months ahead so we can overlap with your fundraiser leaving.

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