Thoughts and Ideas on Nonprofit Recruiting

This section of the Recruiting Nonprofit Leaders learning center is dedicated to topics and emerging themes in nonprofit recruiting.

Finding the Right ED: Creating and Managing an Effective Search Committee
An organized, effective search committee is a key factor in the successful recruitment of an ED. We show you how to put together your search committee and equip it with the necessary tools.

 

Interim Leadership: Looking Beyond the Executive Director
How one organization used an interim COO to buy itself the necessary time to find the right person for the long term.

Recruiting and Job Hunting in Tough Economic Times
During a trying economy, having the right people on board as well as finding the best professional opportunities are of the utmost importance to nonprofit leaders. In this Q&A, Bridgespan Group Partner Wayne Luke, head of executive search, shares his advice for recruiting leaders and conducting job searches during tough economic times. 

 

Recruiting Diverse Talent 
Recruiting, retaining, and managing a diverse workforce at all levels of an organization is a significant priority for nonprofit leaders. The good news is that for organizations committed to building diverse teams, there are some tactical steps that experts agree will help you conduct a successful search.

Recruiting in a Crisis
When a nonprofit is in crisis, filling vacant executive positions may seem like a daunting task. But such a time can also present strategic hiring opportunities.

 

Saying "No"
The best part about the hiring process is extending an offer to a terrific candidate and taking him or her out to a celebratory lunch when the offer is accepted. But what about contacting the candidates that you did not choose? And on the candidate’s side, while saying yes is easy and fun, turning down an offer, especially after a fairly in-depth interviewing process, can be both difficult and awkward. Bridgespan's executive search team gives advice and tips for navigating this often difficult part of the hiring and job seeking process.

 

Strongly-Led, Under-Managed
How can visionary nonprofits make the critical transition to stronger management?

 

Unexpected Directions May Benefit the Organization
This case study of Fellowship Health Resources' recruitment of a COO illustrates the importance of being open-minded and flexible as you fill your organization's leadership gaps.

 

Nonprofit Leadership

Finding Leaders for America's Nonprofits
Nonprofits foresee a need to fill 24,000 vacant or new roles in 2009. Yet despite the economic downturn, they anticipate challenges in finding qualified candidates.

 

Good to Great and the Social Sectors: Jim Collins on Leadership
Best-selling author Jim Collins discusses the biggest future challenge for the social sectors: leadership. In April 2007 he argues that having the right leaders in the right seats at organizations throughout the social sectors can make the difference between a good and a great society.

 

The Nonprofit Sector's Leadership Deficit
In an extensive study conducted by the Bridgespan Group it was found that over the next decade, nonprofits will need to attract and develop some 640,000 new senior managers—the equivalent of 2.4 times the number currently employed. By 2016, these organizations will need almost 80,000 new senior managers per year.