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…
When we begin an executive director search with a new nonprofit partner, we typically hear two things: #1 – “It will be impossible to replace our departing CEO; we are…
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