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.
A search for a nonprofit executive shares many commonalities with any personnel search, and most boards have several members who have hired many people in their personal careers. The distinctions…
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…
by E. Frank Ellis, M.P.H. Senior Search Advisor, The Moran Company “We Find Great Nonprofit Executives” My professional focus historically has been centered on leadership, business success matrixes and…
Here are some common traps that can derail a nonprofit looking to hire their next Executive Director: 1. Not Doing the Pre-Search Preparation Review the current strategic plan. The strategic…
by Bruce A. Scott, M.S.W. Senior Search Consultant The Moran Company “We Find Great Nonprofit Executives” Search committees of nonprofit boards usually have members who are at once both excited…
by Bruce Scott, M.S.W.
Moran Company Senior Search Consultant
The obvious and most compelling motivation for the board of directors who have launched an executive search is hiring the best and brightest person who can “sustain our success and take us to the next level – and start soon!”
by Bruce Scott, Senior Search Consultant
The relationship between a nonprofit executive director and the nonprofit board of directors is unique, powerful, tenuous, and wonderful.
by William J. Moran, J.D., M.S.Ed. Adapted from WELCOME TO THE BOARD by Fisher Howe (New York, 1992) Below are seven responsibilities of board membership for nonprofit organizations. The Board…
by William J. Moran, J.D., M.S.Ed. Following is a sample memorandum listing some ideal characterisitics of board members. M E M O R A N D U M XYZ Health…
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