BEYOND THE FIRST HIRE
I earned my MPA at NYU Wagner and spent over a decade inside nonprofit communications teams. I know what it takes to make a small team work when every person is wearing several hats, and how to spot the difference between one person needing support and a function that needs rebuilding. The First Hire organizes one person’s recurring tasks in a system built around how they work. When the need reaches across strategy, systems, team capability, or an ongoing channel, these are the other ways I step in.
WHEN THE GAP IS BIGGER THAN ADMIN
Sometimes it’s not one role that’s missing — it’s the whole layer underneath your team. I can build the strategy, content, and systems infrastructure your team needs over 3–6 months, or stay on as a fractional CMO to lead the work alongside you.
WHEN IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU, IT’S ABOUT YOUR TEAM
The First Hire gives one person a working system in Notion and Claude. If the goal is a whole staff that’s fluent in both tools—not dependent on one person to keep things running—I train teams directly, scoped to how your organization actually works.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF ONGOING
Google gives qualifying nonprofits up to $10,000 a month in search ad credit — most never use all of it, and fewer keep it compliant without help. I set up the account, wire up conversion tracking, and stay on call every month so it keeps running without becoming one more thing on your plate.
Send a short note about what a normal month looks like at your organization. I’ll tell you honestly which of these makes sense — including if the answer is none of them yet.