Nonprofit organizations turn to search firms to identify qualified and motivated candidates. A search firm’s outreach can identify candidates beyond an organization’s personal networks, and their objectivity can be particularly helpful when an organization’s search committee is split over a position’s profile or a set of final candidates. We have compiled a list of the nation’s top fundraising recruitment firms below.
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DRiWaterstone Human Capital is a female-founded executive search and leadership advisory firm headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Since our founding in 2001, we have successfully placed over 1,000 executives in nonprofit and social impact organizations across North America. Our mission is to help purpose-driven organizations build high-performance teams and cultures that drive sustainable impact. We offer a comprehensive suite of services, including executive search, culture assessment, and leadership development, all tailored to align with our clients’ strategic goals and values.
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The McCormick Group is a Forbes ranked executive search consulting firm.
The McCormick Group partners with organizations to understand and define their vision of what a new hire must accomplish to be successful. They take a comprehensive approach to source, find, and evaluate talent.. Finally, they execute the job offer, negotiation, and acceptance.
KEES builds diverse teams with dynamic leaders in the nonprofit and public sectors. We bring a two-decade plus history and 4 decades of knowledge in nonprofit leadership, efficiencies and best practice. Our work helps ensure that missions are fulfilled, visions are achieved, and our clients our clients are successfully positioned to do what they do best…go out and change the world.
As a woman-owned and operated firm that partners with clients across the country, KEES offers a variety of services specifically designed to streamline organization, create efficiencies, and ensure that missions are moving forward. Virtual since 2013, our primary service is Executive Search, followed by capacity building and Specialty and Interim Staffing (focused in Development)
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| First | Last | Company Name | Founders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcia | Ballinger | Ballinger Leafblad | marcia@ballingerleafblad.com | Co-Founders and Partners |
| Lars | Leafblad | Ballinger Leafblad | lars@ballingerleafblad.com | Co-Founders and Partners |
| Tracy | McMillan | BroadView Talent Partners | tracymac@broadviewtalent.com | CEO & Managing Partner |
| Roland | Lundy | Buffkin Baker | roland@buffkinbaker.com | Operating Partner |
| Heather | Ring | Caldwell Partners | hring@caldwell.com | Managing Partner |
| Bill | Peterson | CarterBaldwin Executive Search | bpeterson@carterbaldwin.com | Practice Leader |
| Mariya | Yurukova | Charity Search Group | mariya@charitysearchgroup.com | President & CEO |
| Nat | Schiffer | The Christopher Group | nat@tcgco.com | Chief Executive Officer |
| Chris | Cohen | CohenTaylor Executive Search | chris@cohentaylor.com | Founding Partner |
| Bernard | Layton | Comhar Partners | blayton@comharpartners.com | Managing Director |
| Johnny | Cooper | Cooper Coleman | johnny@coopercoleman.com | Founder & Principal |
| Dan | Heiman | Cornerstone International Group | dan-heiman@cornerstone-group.com | Global President; |
| Simon | Wan | Cornerstone International Group | simon-wan@cornerstone-group.com | Global CEO |
| Neil | Hindle | Egon Zehnder | neil.hindle@egonzehnder.com | U.S. Practice Lead |
| Allison | Fuller | Envision Consulting | allison@envisionllc.net | Co-Founders |
| Matt | Kamin | Envision Consulting | matt@envisionllc.net | Co-Founders |
| Jay | Hall | ExecSearches.com | fjhall@execsearches.com | Founder & President |
| Carrie | Pryor | GHP Search | cpryor@greenwichhp.com | Managing Partner |
| JJ | Cutler | Heidrick & Struggles | jcutler@heidrick.com | Global Managing Partner |
| Kevin | Chase | Kevin Chase Executive Search Group | kevin@kevinchasesearch.com | Managing Partner |
| David | Turner | Kincannon Reed | dturner@krsearch.com | Managing Partner |
| Divina | Gamble | Korn Ferry | divina.gamble@kornferry.com | Managing Partners |
| Charles | Ingersoll | Korn Ferry | charles.ingersoll@kornferry.com | Managing Partners |
| Deb | Taft | Lindauer | dtaft@LindauerGlobal.com | CEO |
| Sue | Waterbury | McDermott + Bull | swaterbury@mbexec.com | Partner |
| Barry | Hasenkopf | Myers McRae | BarryHasenkopf@myersmcrae.com | CEO |
| Tony | Morales | N2Growth | t.morales@n2growth.com | Co-Chairman |
| Rhyan | Zweifler | Noetic Search | Rhyan@noeticEXsearch.com | President |
| Steve | Potter | Odgers | Steve.Potter@odgersberndtson.com | CEO |
| Maeve | Clifford | Pearl Street Collective | mclifford@pearlstreetcollective.com | Managing Partners |
| Holly | Pena | Pena Search | holly@penasearch.com | Founder & Principal |
| Sinead | Gibney | Perrett Laver | Sinead.Gibney@perrettlaver.com | Global Senior Partners |
| Arabella | Chichester | Perrett Laver | arabella.chichester@perrettlaver.com | Global Senior Partners |
| Debra | Opphenheim | Phillips Oppenheim | doppenheim@phillipsoppenheim.com | Co-Founders |
| Jane Phillips | Donaldson | Phillips Oppenheim | jdonaldson@phillipsoppenheim.com | Co-Founders |
| William | Reffett | Reffett Associates | wreffett@reffettassociates.com | Founder, Managing Partner |
| Bridget | Baker | Russell Reynolds Associates | Bridget.Baker@russellreynolds.com | Senior Project Coordinator |
| Simon | Kingston | Russell Reynolds Associates | simon.kingston@russellreynolds.com | Co-Practice Leaders |
| Shelli | Herman | Shelli Herman Associates | shelli@shellihermansearch.com | President |
| Leslie | Loveless | Slone Partners | leslie@slonepartners.com | Co-CEO & Managing Partner |
| Jamie | Pratt | Spano Pratt Executive Search | jpratt@spanopratt.com | Managing Partners |
| Michele | Haertel | Spencer Stuart | mhaertel@spencerstuart.com | Consultant |
| Matt | Shore | Steven Douglas Associates | MShore@StevenDouglas.com | CEO |
| Carrie | Coward | Summit Search Solutions | ccoward@summitsearchsolutions.com | President |
| Jaime | Meyers | Victory Search Group | jaime@victorysearchgroup.com | Partner |
| Julie | Rosen | WittKieffer | jrosen@wittkieffer.com | Consultant |
| Rosa-Lyn | Morris | ZRG Partners | rmorris@zrgpartners.com | Global Market Leader, Education Sector |
| Nancy | Halverson | MRINetwork | nancy.halverson@mrinetwork.com | Senior Vice President, Field Operations |
| Danielle | Blevins | MRINetwork | danielle.stango@mrinetwork.com | Professional Development Manager |
| Fernando | Ortiz-Barbachano | Barbachano International | fernando@bipsearch.com | President |
| Octavio | Lepe-Camarena | Barbachano International | octavio@bipsearch.com | Executive Vice President |
| Lyn | Brennan | Diversified Search Group | lyn.brennan@divsearch.com | Managing Director |
| Rick | Popp | Boyden | rpopp@boyden.com | Senior Advisor, Leadership Consulting |
| Jim | Hagy | Boyden | jhagy@boyden.com | Senior Advisor, Leadership Consulting |
| Ron | Herzog | FPC National | rherzog@fpcnational.com | CEO |
| Jeff | Herzog | FPC National | jherzog@fpcnational.com | President |
| Kate | Huang | Stanton Chase International | k.huang@stantonchase.com | Director |
| Richard | Slayton | Slayton Search Partners | rslayton@slaytonsearch.com | Managing Partner & CEO |
| Molly | Hull | Slayton Search Partners | mhull@slaytonsearch.com | Managing Director & Executive Vice President |
| John | Marshall | JM Search | marshallj@jmsearch.com | CEO |
| Daniel | Campbell | JM Search | campbelld@jmsearch.com | Managing Partner |
| Steven | Raz | Cornerstone Search | sraz@cornerstonesg.com | CEO & Managing Partner |
| Corey | Ackerman | Cornerstone Search | cackerman@cornerstonesg.com | Senior Partner |
| Cathy | Stewart | Jeff Harris and Associates | cstewart@jeffharrisassociates.com | Managing Partner |
| Jeff | Harris | Jeff Harris and Associates | jeff@jeffharrisassociates.com | CEO |
| Larry | Hartmann | ZRG Partners | lhartmann@zrgpartners.com | Chief Executive Officer |
| Nate | Frank | ZRG Partners | nfrank@zrgpartners.com | President Executive Search |
| Max | Hansen | Y Scouts | mhansen@yscouts.com | CEO and Co-Founder |
| Justin | Broady | Y Scouts | justin@yscouts.com | Managing Director |
| Kennon | Kincaid | Odgers Berndtson | kennon.kincaid@odgers.com | Chief Executive Officer |
| Kristen | Nande | Odgers Berndtson | kristen.nande@odgers.com | Principal |
| Elsa | Duty | RSI Executive Search | elsaduty@rsijobs.com | Chief Executive Officer |
| Roman | Duty | RSI Executive Search | romanduty@rsijobs.com | President |
| Matt | Walsh | Blue Signal | mwalsh@bluesignal.com | PRESIDENT / CEO |
| Ryan | Walsh | Blue Signal | rwalsh@bluesignal.com | SR. VP OF RECRUITING & HEAD OF CLIENT DEVELOPMENT |
| Jeff | Kaye | Kaye/Bassman International | jtk@kbic.com | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
| Erin | Bent | Kaye/Bassman International | erin@kbic.com | Director of Training & Development |
| Brian | Daley | Daley and Associates | bdaley@daleyaa.com | CEO & Partner |
| Rob | Daley | Daley and Associates | rdaley@daleyaa.com | Partner |
| Bert | Hensley | Morgan Samuels | bhensley@morgansamuels.com | Chairman and CEO |
| Eric | Tenety | Morgan Samuels | etenety@morgansamuels.com | Senior Client Partner |
| Abigail | Eddy | KA Search Partners | aeddy@kapartners.com | Senior Associate |
| Todd | Dorfman | KA Search Partners | tdorfman@kapartners.com | Partner |
| Eric | Gaber | E&C Services | eric.gaber@eandcservices.com | President |
| Vinny | Dhillon | Pacer Staffing | vinny.dhillon@thepacer.com | President & CEO |
| Dirk | Hahn | Hays | dirk.hahn@hays.com | Chief Executive Officer |
| Ana | Chapa | Good Insight | ana@good-insight.org | DIRECTOR OF SEARCH |
| Kate | Dykgraaf | Good Insight | kate@good-insight.org | DIRECTOR OF SEARCH |
| Sharon | Hulce | Employment Resource Group | sharon@ergsearch.com | President / CEO |
| Brooke | Sanchez | Employment Resource Group | brooke@ergsearch.com | Managing Director – Executive Search |
| Nancy | Albertini | Kingsley Gate | nalbertini@kingsleygate.com | Senior Partner, Co-Founder |
| Geoff | Arner | Kingsley Gate | garner@kingsleygate.com | Vice President |
| Alicia | Lawler | Solomon Page | alawler@solomonpage.com | Managing Director |
| John | Gallaro | Solomon Page | jgallaro@solomonpage.com | Senior Vice President |
| Kris | Cravey | Fahrenheit Advisors | kcravey@fahrenheitadvisors.com | President |
| John | Griffin | Fahrenheit Advisors | jgriffin@fahrenheitadvisors.com | Managing Director, Executive Search & Recruiting Practice Leader Richmond, VA |
| Ann | Bohl Deacon | Deacon Recruiting | adeacon@deaconrecruiting.com | Founder and CEO |
| Dana | Laramore | Deacon Recruiting | dlaramore@deaconrecruiting.com | Senior Vice President |
| Stephanie | Liska | Kincannon & Reed | sliska@krsearch.com | President |
| Kelly | Griffin | Kincannon & Reed | Kgriffin@krsearch.com | Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Thomas | Moran | Addison Group | thomas.moran@addisongroup.com | Chief Executive Officer |
| Rob | Andrews | Allen Austin | randrews@allenaustin.com | Chairman & CEO |
| Edie | Bartlett | Allen Austin | ebartlett@allenaustin.com | Senior Partner |
| Kevin | Briscoe | CFO Selections | kbriscoe@cfoselections.com | Managing Partner |
| Dominique | Litmaath | Reneris | dominique@reneris.us | Founder and President |
| Jacob | Strauss | StraussGroup | jacob@straussgroup.com | ASSOCIATE PARTNER |
| Jill | Knittel | JK Executive Strategies | jill@jkexec.com | President & CEO |
| Fernando | Espinosa Ramirez | Top Notch Finders | fespinosa@topnotchfinders.com | CEO |
| Julien | Rozet | Alexander Hughes | j.rozet@alexanderhughes.com | CEO |
| Maurice | Rozet | Alexander Hughes | m.rozet@alexanderhughes.com | Founder |
| Melissa | Merritt | GoodCitizen | melissa@goodcitizen.com | Managing Director |
| Kevin | Bryant | GoodCitizen | kevin@goodcitizen.com | Managing Director |
| Scott | Chadbourne | Global Executive Solutions Group | scott@gesg.com | President |
| Mike | Knox | Global Executive Solutions Group | mike@gesg.com | Sr. Managing Partner |
| Paula | Elmore | NGS Global | paula.elmore@ngs-global.com | Managing Partner, San Francisco |
| David | Nosal | NGS Global | david.nosal@ngs-global.com | Chairman, Managing Partner |
