Technology Strategy & Roadmap
Build a realistic 12–36 month technology roadmap tied to organizational priorities, growth, programs, and budget.
FRACTIONAL CIO FOR NONPROFITS
CIO-level leadership.
CIO-level leadership.
Without the full-time cost.
Your organization may need executive technology strategy long before it needs — or can justify — another full-time executive. A Fractional CIO gives your leadership team an experienced technology partner for the decisions that matter most.
WHAT A FRACTIONAL CIO DOES
Strategy, governance, and accountability at the executive level.
This is not simply outsourced IT support. The role is to help executive leadership make better technology decisions, build a plan, manage risk, and make sure technology investments support the mission.
Budget & Investment Planning
Create clearer technology budgets, prioritize capital needs, evaluate ROI, and help leadership understand where technology dollars are going.
Executive & Board Guidance
Translate technology into business language so executives and board members can make informed decisions without needing to become technologists.
Vendor & Contract Leadership
Review vendors, contracts, licensing, support agreements, and major purchases so the organization gets better value and less overlap.
Cybersecurity & Risk
Establish security priorities, risk reviews, recovery planning, policies, and accountability around the systems and data your organization depends on.
AI & Digital Transformation
Help leadership identify where AI and automation can create real value — and where the organization should slow down, govern risk, or avoid unnecessary tools.
THE FINANCIAL CASE
Executive technology leadership does not have to mean another $250K+ salary.
For many nonprofits, the problem is not whether CIO-level leadership would help. The problem is whether a full-time executive position makes financial sense. Fractional leadership changes that equation.
FULL-TIME CIO
Salary is only the starting point.
- Base salary
- Employer payroll taxes
- Health and other benefits
- Retirement contributions
- Recruiting and onboarding
- Executive-level overhead
VS
FRACTIONAL CIO
Pay for the leadership capacity you need.
- Executive technology strategy
- Scheduled leadership availability
- Board and executive support
- Roadmap and budget oversight
- Vendor and risk leadership
- Scale the engagement as needs change
ILLUSTRATIVE SAVINGS CALCULATOR
See the difference.
Use this as a planning example, not a quote. Adjust the assumptions to match the salary level, employer burden, and fractional engagement you are considering.
Estimated full-time annual cost$327,275
Fractional annual cost$96,000
Illustrative annual difference$231,275
Illustrative only. Employer costs and fractional fees vary by organization, location, benefits, scope, and engagement level. The default salary is the 2026 Robert Half national midpoint starting salary for a CIO.
WHEN IT MAKES SENSE
You may need a Fractional CIO if…
Your IT team is tactical, but no one owns the strategy.You have good people handling day-to-day technology, but executive-level planning falls to the CEO, CFO, COO, or whoever has time.
Your technology costs keep growing without a clear roadmap.Subscriptions, vendors, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and projects accumulate, but no one has a complete view.
You are preparing for growth or a major system change.A CRM, POS, ERP, cloud migration, AI initiative, new campus, merger, or expansion can justify senior leadership without requiring a permanent executive hire.
The board is asking harder questions about cybersecurity and AI.You need someone who can turn technical risk into clear priorities, governance, and action.
THE GOAL
More clarity. Better decisions. Less waste.
1technology roadmap
1accountable executive partner
0need to add another full-time executive seat
LET’S TALK
Does your nonprofit need a CIO — just not a full-time one?
Tell us what your leadership team is dealing with. We can help you determine what level of technology leadership makes sense.
(877) 624-5356