Posts by Susan Barton
Forming a Search Committee to Hire a Nonprofit Executive Director
Compiled by Laurie Minx and Bill Moran
The Moran Company “We Find Great Nonprofit Executives”
Hiring a new Executive Director is likely the most important decision a nonprofit Board will face during its tenure. So assembling the Board Search Committee is a critical process.
Read MoreRecruiting for Nonprofit Volunteers: Making a Match and Making it Last
Sometimes we are asked for assistance with recruiting nonprofit volunteers, especially to serve on Boards of Directors but for other important volunteer roles as well. Although The Moran Company does not offer volunteer recruiting as part of our services, our team does have extensive experience in this area with more than 300 collective years of…
Read MoreWhat Is Executive Onboarding, and How Can It Benefit Nonprofits?
Given my background and specialty consulting with both organizations and executives, I am often asked about executive onboarding. The question is understandable. Often, it depends on what the client needs. In my work with The Moran Company, I find that nonprofits in particular can benefit from executive onboarding. The main goal is to align expectations…
Read MoreNonprofit Executive Search – Do You Need an Interim Executive Director?
When a nonprofit Executive Director/CEO leaves, the Board of Directors often faces the question of whether to bring in an Interim Executive Director. Below are some instances where I have seen Interim Executive Directors used effectively: To Maintain Operations During Search Itself. Interims are used most commonly to manage the nonprofit during the transition between…
Read MoreInternship Update and Insights
This spring, we were pleased to kick off our new college internship program at The Moran Company. We welcomed Marcus Jones, a Junior at William Jewell College, to our team. During his three-month internship, Marcus led a variety of project-based research efforts and worked with our administrative team and our senior search consultants to learn…
Read MoreEmerging from COVID-19: 5 Priority Considerations for Nonprofit Executives
There is no question the past year has been challenging, even devastating, for our country’s nonprofit organizations and the many people and communities they serve. The needs have never been greater, and the abilities of many nonprofits to respond have been compromised. Some have simply not survived while others, after being severely tested, are emerging…
Read More“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” – Advice and Reflections from Retiring Nonprofit Executive Directors
Compiled by Laurie Minx and Mary Ontko The Moran Company “We Find Great Nonprofit Executives” Many longtime nonprofit leaders ask themselves a very important question as they consider plans for their eventual retirements or leadership transitions, specifically: “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” Of course, there is no single answer. It depends on…
Read MoreImpact of Organizational Culture on Hiring a Nonprofit Executive Director
Many nonprofits conduct strategic planning and have a pretty good sense of what the strategic priorities are. Not as many organizations evaluate their organizational culture. That is despite the fact that “culture eats strategy for breakfast” (as nonprofit guru Peter Drucker would say). This blog examines what organizational culture is, why it is so powerful,…
Read MoreFour Ways to Fund a Nonprofit Executive Search
by Laurie Minx Director of Communications, The Moran Company “We Find Great Nonprofit Executives” If you are like most nonprofits, you are keeping a close eye on your bottom line right now. This is especially true at the end of any given year – and even more so in a year when agencies have…
Read More5 Soft Skills for Nonprofit Executive Directors Without Prior Fundraising Experience
by Paul Gemeinhardt, M.S.W. Senior Search Advisor, The Moran Company “We Find Great Nonprofit Executives” When I became a nonprofit Executive Director at the age of 28 and began my career serving as a nonprofit CEO for the next 34 years, I didn’t know anything about fundraising and had to learn very quickly. I…
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