Recruiting Leaders

Find Your Next Leader

Searching for and hiring new senior leaders can be inspiring yet challenging for charities and nonprofit organizations today. Let us help you find and support the leaders you need for your mission to thrive with our executive search services.

Service Packages

We understand the talent needs of the charitable sector. Our recruitment services are designed to assist charity boards and executives who need help finding leaders and team members in order to meet their cause-based mission. We offer 3 service packages to serve the varying needs of organizations within the sector.

Essentials Package

Job Marketing & Screening (Max salary $90K)
$4,700 + HST
  • Job Marketing
  • Candidate Screening
  • Forward Top 10 Candidates to Client

Plus Package

Job Marketing & Sourcing
$14,400 + HST
  • Job Marketing
  • 30 Days Proactive Sourcing
  • Candidate Screening
  • In-Depth Interviews
  • Candidate Summaries

Premium Package

Fully Managed Executive Recruitment
Fee 30% of Salary
  • Job Marketing
  • Proactive Sourcing
  • Candidate Screening
  • In-Depth Interviews
  • Candidate Summaries
  • Client Interview Resources Provided
  • Reference & Background Checks
  • Facilitate Offer Negotiations
  • After-Appointment Follow-Up
  • Placement Guarantee

Full-Service Executive recruitment

Premium Package

We manage the entire executive search process for our clients from engagement through to final offer.

Step 1

Undertake stakeholder interviews to identify key success factors and essential qualities to succeed in the role. This will inform & refine the creation of an opportuity profile to be used for marketing the role.

Step 2

Proactively source qualified candidates using our professional networks and sector-specific databases. Market the role using relevant job boards and media posts.

Step 3

Screen and interview qualified applicants to finalize a short-list of qualified candidates.

Step 4

Facilitate and resource client interviews. Provide guidance to the client in selecting the successful candidate.

Step 5

Facilitate offer negotiations, references, and police checks.

Step 6

Provide a placement guarantee.

Step 1

Using the client’s job description, identify key success factors and essential qualities to succeed in the role.

Step 2

Market the role using relevant job boards and media posts.

Step 3

Over 30 days, proactively source qualified candidates using our professional networks and sector-specific databases.

Step 4

Screen and interview applicants to finalize a short-list of qualified candidates.

Step 5

Prepare summaries of the top 3 candidates. Final steps and interviews handled by the client.

Job Marketing & Sourcing

Plus Package

In addition to advertising, we will proactively source professionals to apply to the open roles, providing our clients with thoroughly qualified candidates to interview. 

Job Marketing & Screening

Essentials Package

We market our clients’ roles as well as complete initial screenings of each applicant, giving them a head start in their recruitment process.

Step 1

Using client’s job description, identify key success factors and essential qualities to succeed in the role.

Step 2

Manage job advertisements to market the open role.

Step 3

Conduct initial screenings to assess candidates’ alignment with the role and the organization’s mission and values.

Step 4

Forward the top 10 qualified candidates. Final steps and interviews handled by the client. 

Step 1

Prepare an effective job description, and culture description, and identify key success factors and essential qualities to succeed in the role.

Step 2

Use sector-specific databases and our personalized networks to proactively source qualified candidates and market your role.

Step 3

Screen and interview  qualified applicants.

Step 4

Present qualified candidates to clients. Final steps and interviews handled by the client.

Step 5

Repeat steps throughout the year for all the roles identified as a hiring priority.

Subscription-Based recruitment

ProScribe Package

Experiencing growth and preparing to hire multiple roles in the year? Growth is exciting, but it can also be a lot to handle on your own. One way to manage the work is to spread the yearly hiring budget over 12 months. We can help you structure a subscription-based recruitment support model.

Explore Our Talent Board

Do you want access to qualified leadership talent for your organization? Check out our talent board and register for our alerts to be notified of qualified candidates before we introduce them to our broader network.

Roles We Recruit

We specialize in leadership recruitment for charities and other nonprofits. With over 20 years of experience recruiting non-profit leaders, and access to a vast network of executive leaders, we understand the social-impact sector and the talent that drives mission forward. Here are some of the executive leadership roles we recruit.

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CEO / Executive Director

CEO / Executive Director

A CEO, Executive Director or President is the connection between the Board of Directors and the organization’s employees. They hold a pivotal role, overseeing and guiding strategy, operations, revenue development, and programs. Social impact organizations need skilled executive leaders impassioned to lead teams in accomplishing the organization's mission.
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CDO / CMO / Fundraising / Marketing Officer

CDO / CMDO / Fundraising / Marketing Officer

Chief Development Officers (CDO) or Chief Marketing & Development Officers are relationship focused roles that engage with donors and funders, deriving revenue from sources such as: foundations, government, major gift donors, corporations, and annual donors.
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Interim / Fractional Leader

Interim / Fractional Leaders

An interim/fractional CEO or other C-suite leader is a senior executive responsible for maintaining an organization’s strategy, talent and initiatives during the period that a new permanent leader is being recruited. This person provides strategic expertise and stability for the organization, while maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
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Other Leadership Functions

Other Functions

Director of Operations, Director of HR, Director of Finance, Director of Philanthropy, Major Gifts, Executive Assistant, Board of Director Members and Others.

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