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…
While serving the nonprofit sector in some capacity for the past 54 years, I’ve seen many trends and transformations take place. I first began my career as a therapist for…
At The Moran Company, we’ve conducted nearly 250 nonprofit executive searches for key leaders and fundraising staff, so we’ve seen a lot of scenarios unfold while recruiting. Unfortunately, sometimes candidates…
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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.
You have made it! You have made the jump from individual contributor to managing your own team or organization. It is a good time to reflect on how you arrived…
Pre-Covid, nonprofit executive director tenures averaged six years. However, there have been a tremendous number of departures since Covid. See Chronicle of Philanthropy. There are certainly positives to getting new…
Navigating a successful nonprofit executive search and ensuring a smooth leadership transition are two of the most challenging tasks a Board of Directors will ever face. They go hand-in-hand yet…
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