Nonprofit RolesNonprofit executive search firms
Search firms run many senior nonprofit searches. Most list their open searches on their own site. Some keep a talent network you can join.
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Search firms
Aspen Leadership Group
Search firmPhilanthropy, ED roles
Axis Talent Partners
Search firmSocial impact; diversifying leadership
Bonsai Leadership Group
Search firmNonprofit
Bridge Partners
Search firmInclusive exec search
Career Blazers Nonprofit Search
Search firmNonprofit only
Careers In Nonprofits
Search firmTemp to C-level
CEA Consulting
Search firmEnvironmental senior roles
Charity Search Group
Search firmFundraisers to execs
Climate People
Search firmClimate tech
Colibri Consulting Group
Search firmLatina-owned, equity-centered; mostly CA
Cook Silverman Search
Search firmSenior roles; mostly CA
Cooper Coleman
Search firmNonprofits, foundations, higher ed, museums
Do Good
Search firmSocial justice EDs, CEOs, board
DRG Talent
Search firmCEO, ED, CDO, Head of School
DRiWaterstone
Search firmCulture-centric retained search
DSG (Koya / Global)
Search firmMission-driven exec
Edgility Consulting
Search firmEquity in social impact hiring
Envision Consulting
Search firmCA nonprofits
Equitable Hiring Group
Search firmNonprofits
Glymph Consulting
Search firmOps and recruiting
GoodCitizen
Search firmDiverse social sector leadership
Grossman Solutions
Search firmPolitics, people, policy
Imagine Impact
Search firmCoaching and openings
Impact Search Advisors (Nonprofit HR)
Search firmAssociations, social enterprise
Isaacson, Miller
Search firmMission-driven
Job Plugs, The
Search firmRecruiters
KEES / Alford Executive Search
Search firmHuman services, health, arts, senior living
Kevin Chase Executive Search Group
Search firmHuman services, social justice, health
Kittleman
Search firmNonprofit-only exec search
LeaderFit
Search firmWomen-owned retained search
Lindauer Global
Search firmFundraising, advancement
Maneva Group
Search firmWoman and minority-owned
Matt Lockshin
Search firmDigital roles, progressive
Mission Talent
Search firmGlobal nonprofit and social enterprise
Movement Talent
Search firmPeople of color, mid-career
New Working Majority
Search firmWorker organizing, racial and economic justice
Noetic Search
Search firmMission-driven
NPAG
Search firmNonprofit and philanthropy
NRG Consulting
Search firmMission-driven
Offor
Search firmStartup exec hiring
On-Ramps
Search firmSocial sector
PBR Executive Search
Search firmNational nonprofit, $1.5M to $3B budgets
Pearl Street Collective
Search firmNonprofit exec
People Power
Search firmSocial justice talent agency
Perrett Laver
Search firmInternational, purpose-driven
Positively Partners
Search firmSocial impact
Sandler Search
Search firmNonprofits, academia, philanthropy
Scion Nonprofit Staffing
Search firmAll US
Staffing Advisors
Search firmStrategies for Social Change
Search firmWoman of color owned; leadership transition
Talent Citizen
Search firmCivic, corporate, nonprofit
Tech Jobs for Good
Search firmTech talent for mission companies
The 360 Group
Search firmMission-driven leaders
The Moran Company
Search firmNonprofit exec and interim
ThinkingAhead Executive Search
Search firmMulti-sector
Third Sector New England (TSNE)
Search firmTSNE projects
Valtas Group
Search firmNonprofit leadership
Viewcrest Advisors
Search firmSocial justice leaders
Walker & Associates Consulting
Search firmBlack and woman-owned
WittKieffer
Search firmAcademia, health, foundations