Organizational Capacity Builder
I help mission-driven organizations extend their capacity, deepen program impact, drive operational excellence, and create an environment where leaders and teams can thrive.
I work alongside senior leadership and program teams as a strategic thought partner and collaborator to develop and operationalize programs, deliver projects, and strengthen alignment within and across teams.
Think of me as a seamlessly integrated extension of your leadership and program teams, when and where you need it, to help transform challenges into opportunities and strategies into action, without the need for an ongoing full-time commitment.
Services
Fractional Program Management
Programs that directly impact people’s lives are the core of any nonprofit’s work. They’re how missions come to life. Yet, with limited resources and fluctuating funding, many organizations struggle to hire and retain senior program talent. That’s where I come in. As a fractional program manager, I work alongside your team to develop, align, and deliver mission-critical programs without the overhead of a full-time hire.
I help streamline systems, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, and translate vision into action. This service blends strategic planning, program development, organizational effectiveness, and individual coaching, freeing leaders to focus on priorities while ensuring teams, processes, and outcomes remain aligned and thriving.
Part-Time Project Management
A familiar challenge: An organization secures funding for an initiative with massive potential impact, but with no dedicated project manager and internal staff already stretched thin, execution falters.
That’s where I can help. As a part-time project manager focused solely on your initiative, I bring structure, momentum, and accountability, guiding the work from planning through implementation. I help ensure that your funding doesn’t just support a good idea, but delivers measurable, mission-aligned results.
Tim Baran’s story
I love developing programs and building and nurturing teams that take on the hard problems and make people’s lives better.
For a long time, I wished I were like those visionaries who innovate brilliant new tech solutions, raise massive funding, and scale fast. The world needs them. The justice sector needs them. Keep innovating. Keep building. And while I deeply admire them, that’s not me.
I want to help people who help people. I want to help them feel seen and heard and appreciated and affirmed and empowered. My background and education are in organizational leadership and development, and that’s where I’ve found my calling - building programs, guiding teams, and coaching and mentoring those who make the work possible.
That clarity came into focus after years leading legal research and continuing education at a law firm, directing marketing for law firms and legal tech, and leading programs at a national nonprofit. It followed me to Rwanda, on a leadership exchange program focused on youth empowerment, where the experience inspired me to step out of a senior leadership role and start a consultancy dedicated to strengthening organizations and programs and empowering their leaders and teams; the people behind the mission.