Stepping into the executive director role following a founder is one of the most difficult leadership transitions we see in nonprofit recruiting. The situation can be challenging for all involved…
One challenge a nonprofit search committee might face when conducting a search for a new association leader is toward which of two distinctly different candidates they should lean. One might…
The Moran Company is an executive search firm that specializes in filling both in-office and remote nonprofit leadership positions. The events of recent years have brought many changes to the…
When a nonprofit and a search firm are considering working together, each side must do some due diligence. I used to be on a large panel for a retirement financial…
When it comes to hiring the right candidates to serve as Development Directors, there is one question that we at The Moran Company hear quite often from nonprofits: Does a…
The selection of an Executive Director (E.D.) is one of the most important decisions that a nonprofit Board of Directors will make. Because so much rides on this decision, there…
If you’ve ever been involved in a nonprofit’s recruiting efforts for a key leadership or fundraising role, you know that attracting top talent is only half the battle. Equally important…
The search to find the perfect transformational CEO or Chief Development Officer can often lead nonprofits to chase after a mythical creature: the Unicorn. This elusive figure is imagined to…
So how much overlap is needed between a departing nonprofit Executive Director and the new Executive Director? As a nonprofit recruiter, I have had the opportunity to observe many leadership…
One of the advantages of working with a search firm like The Moran Company to recruit a nonprofit leader is that we have a national network of potential candidates. Although…
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