Job Placement · Nonprofit
Mission-driven leaders are mid-career, hard to reach, and weighing offers from larger organizations with deeper budgets. We place executive directors, development directors, and program leaders in 23-35 days at roughly 50% less than contingency firms.
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The Real Cost of a Slow Search
How It Works
We learn your organization, the role, and what a strong candidate actually looks like in your environment. 15 minutes. No fluff.
We go direct to passive candidates - professionals who are not on job boards but are quietly open to the right opportunity. This is where most searches fail.
You receive 3-5 pre-screened candidates. No stacks of resumes. No wasted interviews. You meet candidates who have already been qualified against your specific criteria.
What You Get
Common objection: "We already work with contingency recruiters."
Milestone-based pricing replaces the standard 20-25% contingency fee. Total cost is roughly 50% less. For a $100,000 development director placement, that difference is $10,000-$15,000 kept in your mission budget versus a contingency arrangement.
Common objection: "What if the placement doesn't work out?"
If the hire does not work out within 45 days of their start date for any performance-related reason, we conduct a replacement search at no additional charge. Our guarantee is longer than most contingency firms and is built into every engagement.
Common objection: "We have used recruiters before and wasted time on bad candidates."
You will not sort through 20 resumes hoping one sticks. Your dedicated search specialist builds a shortlist of 3-5 candidates who have been screened against your specific criteria. You only meet people who are genuinely qualified. The first interview is a real conversation, not a screening exercise.
The Math on Waiting
A vacant leadership seat does not just pause work. It stalls grant cycles, lets donor relationships cool, and pushes program delivery onto staff who are already underpaid and overextended. A development director seat open for 90 days can mean a missed grant deadline, a lapsed major-gift ask, and roughly $25,000 in absorbed overhead before a hire is made.
The Talent Window
The strongest nonprofit leaders are employed, committed to a current mission, and quietly courted by larger organizations. When one opens up to a move, the decision window is two to three weeks, and the offer usually comes from whoever reached them first. A job board posting almost never reaches that person.
No commitment. We will tell you exactly what we can do for your search and what it costs.
FAQ
Executive directors, development directors, program directors, major gifts officers, finance directors, and other leadership and fundraising roles across foundations, associations, and community organizations.
We are not a staffing agency. This is direct permanent placement with milestone-based pricing. You hire the candidate directly. We are not placing temps or contractors.
Payments are tied to defined milestones in the search process rather than a lump-sum contingency fee at the end. Total cost is roughly 50% less than a standard contingency arrangement. Exact structure is covered on your discovery call.
If the placed candidate does not work out within 45 days of their start date for any performance-related reason, we conduct a replacement search at no additional charge.
Typically within one week of your discovery call. We begin active sourcing immediately after alignment on the role profile and compensation range.
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