Hiring in the nonprofit sector is its own discipline — one that is routinely misunderstood.
The candidate who thrives in a Fortune 500 boardroom often struggles in a mission-driven culture. The fundraiser who closes seven-figure gifts is not automatically the right fit for an organization in transition. And boards that hire on credentials alone often find themselves back at the table within eighteen months.
So we went directly to the people who see this play out every day.
In each issue of GIVING Magazine, philanthropy.org sits down with a leading executive search firm — the firms nonprofits turn to when the stakes are highest. What follows is their perspective on what boards misjudge, what candidates underestimate, and what the search process actually demands.
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