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Fractional CMO Services

Fractional CMO Services
for Ministries and Nonprofits

Most churches and Christian nonprofits can’t hire a full-time chief marketing officer, and many already have media or marketing staff who need experienced direction. A fractional chief marketing officer (CMO) gives you part-time senior marketing leadership that guides the team you already have, with a fractional marketing team from Reliant ready when you need more capacity.

Reliant Creative is a digital agency that has served Christian nonprofits, churches and ministries for years. Our fractional CMO services give your staff one experienced leader who sets direction, reviews their work and keeps your message clear, so your marketing serves the mission God has given your ministry.

What working with us gives you

✓ A senior leader who guides your existing media or marketing staff and meets with your leadership every month.
✓ Marketing priorities tied to your ministry goals and your giving year.
✓ A team of strategists and creatives who know your story and work from one plan.
✓ Clear decisions about what to do now, what can wait and what to stop.
✓ A monthly update on progress and next steps.

For churches and Christian nonprofits that want ongoing marketing leadership for the team they already have, with more help available when they need it.

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Three levels of leadership

Choose the Level of Leadership Your Ministry Needs

Every engagement starts with a conversation about where your marketing stands today. Most ministries fit one of three levels, depending on how much of the work their own staff already handle, and you can move between levels as your needs change.

Fractional Creative Director

For ministries with their own communications staff who want senior direction. A fractional creative director guides your story and creative standards, reviews work with your team and coaches your staff and volunteers as they grow.

Best when you have the people and need a leader to guide them. Read more about leading a ministry creative team.

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Fractional Marketing Team

For ministries that need direction and more capacity. A fractional marketing team from Reliant works alongside your staff each month, with a strategy lead guiding the work and skilled creatives ready as priorities come up.

Best when one or two communications staff are stretched thin. See how a ministry creative team comes together.

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Fractional CMO

For ministries that need one leader responsible for all of marketing. A fractional CMO sets strategy, connects your message to your fundraising, leads your staff and the Reliant team, and reports to your executive director or lead pastor.

Best when you are heading into growth, a leadership change or a major season of fundraising. Our guide explains what a fractional CMO does for nonprofits and churches.

What you can expect

What Our Fractional CMO Services Give Your Ministry

Whatever level you choose, the work starts from your ministry’s goals. Here is what changes when someone is leading your marketing.

  • Clear Direction. A marketing direction for the year, with priorities your team understands and can act on.
  • One Consistent Message. Your staff, website and donor communication tell the same story about who you serve and why it matters.
  • Marketing Connected to Fundraising. Marketing and development plan together, so donors hear one story all year.
  • Leadership for Your Team. Your existing staff and volunteers get an outside leader who reviews their work, answers questions and coaches them as they grow.
  • A Team That Knows You. Strategists and creatives who already know your mission, ready when your priorities call for more help.
  • Regular Updates. A clear account of what moved, what we learned and what comes next.
How a month works

What a Typical Month Looks Like

Here is a common rhythm. We adjust it to your team’s schedule and the level you choose.

01

Planning

A planning call with your executive director or lead pastor to set the month’s priorities and check them against the giving calendar.

02

Team Session

A working session with your staff and volunteers to assign tasks, review drafts and answer questions.

03

Do the Work

The Reliant team works on the month’s priorities alongside your staff, and your fractional leader reviews everything before it goes out.

04

Report and Next Steps

A short report on what went out, what we learned and what comes next month.

Which option fits

Fractional CMO, Consultant or Augmented Staffing?

Reliant offers three ways to help. The right one depends on what your ministry is missing today.

For a fuller explanation, read our guide to fractional CMOs for nonprofits and churches or see how our Christian marketing consultant work begins.

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Fractional CMO Services FAQ

Fractional CMO services give you part-time senior marketing leadership for the staff you already have, with a Reliant team available when you need more capacity. The leader sets direction, connects marketing with fundraising and reviews your team’s work. How much leadership and support you get depends on the level you choose.

It depends on the level and your needs. Your proposal lists the time and meetings each month, so you know what to expect before you start.

Your executive director or lead pastor. The fractional CMO works as part of your leadership team and meets with them each month.

Yes. Many ministries start with a fractional creative director or marketing team and move up as their needs grow. You can also step down a level when your own staff are ready to lead more of the work.

A freelancer usually handles one kind of task. A fractional CMO agency like Reliant gives you a part-time CMO, sometimes called an outsourced CMO or fractional marketing director, who guides your existing staff with a full team behind them that knows your ministry.

Retainer terms, including the minimum length and notice to end, are listed in your proposal.

Talk About the Right Level for Your Ministry

Tell us where your marketing stands and what’s coming this year. We’ll recommend a level, or tell you plainly if a retainer isn’t the right fit yet.

Free, with no obligation to sign.

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