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Authentic Editor's pick Names Nonprofit
6 named clients Founded 2017
Fee on request monthly retainer
Best fractional CMOs for nonprofits
5 firms and practitioners offer fractional CMO work and name nonprofits among the clients they serve. First on the list are Authentic, Chief Outsiders and fCMO Partners. Editor's picks here are Authentic and Chief Outsiders. None of them publishes a fee, so the first call sets the price.
A fractional CMO owns positioning, the marketing plan and budget, and the agencies and in-house marketers who execute it.
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Chief Outsiders Editor's pick Names Nonprofit
6 named clients Founded 2009, 120+ people
Fee on request monthly retainer
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fCMO Partners Names Nonprofit
Serves US
Fee on request
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InterimExecs Names Nonprofit
Serves Global
Fee on request
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Mahdlo Executive Advisors Names Nonprofit
Founded 2017Serves US, Canada
Fee on request
How this list is built. Every firm and practitioner here offers fractional CMO work on its own site and names nonprofits among its clients. Order is editor's pick, then listings that name the industry, then a published fee, then name. Nobody pays to appear or to move up. Full methodology.