Stewarding What I've Built
Bernice Brennan, Founder
Two decades of building brands, leading growth marketing to generate company revenue, and developing high-performing teams. Fortune 500 companies. Startups through multiple funding rounds, growth stages, and an exit.
Alongside that corporate work, I've spent over a decade consulting non-profit organizations: sharpening program messaging, developing corporate outreach programs, launching communications strategies, and building the reporting infrastructure to support fundraising goals.
In that experience, I noticed something.
Mission-driven organizations, non-profit and for-profit alike, need more capacity but they're short on margin.
Every dollar raised or earned gets pulled toward the mission. Which is exactly as it should be. But it leaves little room to invest in the deeper strategic work that actually helps that mission scale.
I've heard some version of this from more than one founder: I wish I could hire you full time. I just can't afford it yet.
That gap, big goals and constrained margin, is exactly where my fractional work belongs.
So I started this consulting practice, The Stewardship Project. A way to steward my time and experience for organizations doing mission-driven work, so both mission and margin can scale, whether that's a strategic build or embedded fractional leadership.
It's where I have the heart to serve. And it's where I want to steward what I've built in my career.
How We'll Work Together
01 Diagnose the Gaps
It starts with a conversation. We talk through what's going on, and I diagnose where the real gaps are and how I can help.
02 Align on the Plan
I put together a proposal built around what we discussed. We’ll align on scope and pricing before anything begins.
03 Build and Track Progress
I handle the strategy and the execution, with regular updates, check-ins, and review sessions so you're always informed without adding to your plate.
Ready to grow your impact?
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