Fractional C.O.O. Services

Your operations,
finally working
for you.

Fractional COO support for nonprofits and purpose-driven businesses in Los Angeles and nationwide that need real operational leadership. We also write grants, and we're good at it.

$7M+ Grants Won
4+ Years Active
4 Expert Team

Three ways to work
with The C.O.O. Consultant

Our core work is fractional C.O.O. support: bringing structure, accountability, and leadership to organizations that are ready to grow. We also coach nonprofit leaders through a measurable capacity-building engagement, and write grants for clients who need it.

C.O.O. Services

Fractional C.O.O. support that brings structure, accountability, and clear leadership to teams that are ready to grow, without the overhead of a full-time hire.

Annual Support: 12-month COO program, 5 seats per year
Quarterly Support: 3-month intensive engagement
One-Time Fix: Single consultation + 5 action items
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Grant Writing

More than writing: we identify the right opportunities, shape your narrative, and manage the full grant cycle. Over $7 million secured and still counting.

Strategic Grant Writing: Narrative craft + submission
Opportunity Identification: Research + pipeline building
Full-Cycle Support: End-to-end grant management
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Capacity Coaching

Assessment-driven coaching for nonprofit leaders. We score your organization across six capacity domains, pick focus areas together, and measure the growth from baseline to finish.

Organizational Assessment: Baseline snapshot across six domains
Monthly Work Plans: Focus areas, sessions, tracked outcomes
Measured Growth: Final assessment vs. your baseline
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Built where the
stakes were real.

We didn't start in a boardroom. We built this practice at a nonprofit serving justice-impacted youth, handling operations, compliance, team development, and funding. The discipline of running a real organization, not just advising on one, is what we bring to every client.

$7M+
In grants secured
4+
Years in practice
4
Dedicated experts
30min
Free first consultation

Built in the
nonprofit trenches.

The C.O.O. Consultant grew from real work at Just Us 4 Youth, a nonprofit mentoring organization serving underserved and justice-impacted youth. Over four years, our founding team built the operational systems, hiring practices, compliance infrastructure, and board development processes that helped that mission scale.

We also secured over $7 million in grant funding along the way, not as the core of the work, but as one part of running a well-built organization. That experience is what makes our grant services different: we write from the inside out, not just the narrative up.

We work with organizations that need a real operational partner: someone who can sit in the room, make decisions, and build systems that hold. Grant writing is available as a standalone service for those who need it.

Meet the team

The team

Paul Hudak
Paul Hudak
Founder & Fractional C.O.O.
Samantha Vacko
Samantha Vacko
Grant Writer & Researcher
Jonathan Villaseñor
Jonathan Villaseñor
Grant Services Lead
Ed Hambly
Ed Hambly
Grant Writer & Researcher

Hear it from them

I found Paul to be dependable, responsive, and easy to work with. His assistance was valuable to our organization's fundraising and reporting efforts. I would confidently recommend Paul and The C.O.O. Consultant to any organization seeking grant writing and reporting services.

Joan Miller
President, MDMEF

Let's talk about
what's holding you back.

A 30-minute call is all it takes to figure out if we're the right fit. No pressure, no pitch deck. Just an honest conversation about your goals and where we can help.

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