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Benefactor Group

Benefactor Group is a consulting firm for nonprofit organizations that fuels your cause with powerful fundraising, people, and systems. Whether it’s planning your next campaign, finding your new executive leader, or building your nonprofit’s capacity, Benefactor Group’s team of experts will help you achieve your goals with actionable, manageable processes. Read more…
Service Area: National
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Benefactor Group has spent decades studying the qualities of effective
campaigns. Successful campaigns are built on a foundation of these essential elements: a highly regarded organization, a compelling case for support, committed volunteer leaders, generous leadership gifts, and strong infrastructure. Learn more about our proven process at www.benefactorgroup.com/services/campaigns/.
Benefactor Group’s consulting services are highly personalized to our clients. Due to our mix of utilizing our proven processes and providing individualized care, our pricing is determined on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact us at www.benefactorgroup.com/contact/.
What drives major, transformational philanthropy? Above all, big ideas. Donors are inspired by organizations with a powerful case. Organizations that can clearly answer: What is your vision for a better future? How are you poised to make that future possible? Why now? And what will my gift accomplish? Our team will work with you wherever you are in your communications journey: defining your vision, telling your story in a compelling way, or creating sophisticated materials and proposals that inspire your closest supporters. Learn more about our communications offerings at www.benefactorgroup.com/communications/.
Benefactor Group’s consulting services are highly personalized to our clients. Due to our mix of utilizing our proven processes and providing individualized care, our pricing is determined on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact us at www.benefactorgroup.com/contact/.
What drives major, transformational philanthropy? Above all, big ideas. Donors are inspired by organizations with a powerful case. Organizations that can clearly answer: What is your vision for a better future? How are you poised to make that future possible? Why now? And what will my gift accomplish? Our team will work with you wherever you are in your communications journey: defining your vision, telling your story in a compelling way, or creating sophisticated materials and proposals that inspire your closest supporters. Learn more about our communications offerings at www.benefactorgroup.com/communications/.
Benefactor Group’s consulting services are highly personalized to our clients. Due to our mix of utilizing our proven processes and providing individualized care, our pricing is determined on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact us at www.benefactorgroup.com/contact/.
Leadership transitions are moments of great opportunity—opportunity for an organization’s leaders to assess strategic priorities, and to ensure they are serving their missions most effectively. Transitions are also moments of uncertainty. Whether an organization is experiencing a planned transition or a more sudden one, they can all benefit from an executive search that aligns stakeholders around a shared vision. Benefactor Group’s Executive Search and Talent team can help your organization not only survive—but thrive—during your next leadership transition. Learn more at www.benefactorgroup.com/services/executive-search/.
Benefactor Group’s consulting services are highly personalized to our clients. Due to our mix of utilizing our proven processes and providing individualized care, our pricing is determined on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact us at www.benefactorgroup.com/contact/.
We built a firm to help your nonprofit wherever it is in its lifecycle. Benefactor Group helps our clients build capacity. We position you to achieve ambitious goals and advance your cause. Our staff includes national thought leaders, award winners, authors, fundraisers, strategists, and technologists. We support our clients with a deep understanding of philanthropy and an appreciative perspective. To learn more, visit www.benefactorgroup.com.
Benefactor Group’s consulting services are highly personalized to our clients. Due to our mix of utilizing our proven processes and providing individualized care, our pricing is determined on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact us at www.benefactorgroup.com/contact/.
Benefactor Group’s Founder & Principal Laura J. MacDonald, CFRE is an expert in Planned Giving, having written the acclaimed academic text, “The Endowment Handbook: The Complete Guide to Building a Resilient Cause.” (Learn more at https://www.endowmenthandbook.com/.) Due to Benefactor Group’s concentrated size, all members of our dynamic team of experts—including our founder—touch each project. Planned Giving projects are especially positioned to benefit immensely from this collaborative infrastructure.
Benefactor Group’s consulting services are highly personalized to our clients. Due to our mix of utilizing our proven processes and providing individualized care, our pricing is determined on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact us at www.benefactorgroup.com/contact/.
Benefactor Group’s approach to strategic planning is born from decades of experience working with all aspects of nonprofit organizations. Because nonprofits have different needs, we tailor the most valuable aspects of a variety of strategic planning methodologies into a unique approach for our clients.
Benefactor Group’s consulting services are highly personalized to our clients. Due to our mix of utilizing our proven processes and providing individualized care, our pricing is determined on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact us at www.benefactorgroup.com/contact/.
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Contact: Jessi Wright
Email: jessi@benefactorgroup.com
Phone: 6143573000
Website: https://benefactorgroup.com/
450 South Front St
Columbus
Ohio
43215
United States
Columbus
Ohio
43215
United States
FREEMAN PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES, L.L.C. Retained Executive Recruitment Not-for-Profit Sector

Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC (FPS) headquartered in New York City and founded in 2002 is National is scope. FPS has completed 700+ executive recruitments in the not-for-profit sector. We have extensive success working with educational and academic healthcare institutions, hospitals, social service, advocacy, and cultural institutions. Our comprehensive services include executive recruitment for the C-suite including CEO, Executive Director, Marketing, Commutations, Human Resources, Program and Development Professionals. At FPS, we manage all aspects of search, including client relationships, research, networking, qualification, and final selection of candidates. we provide comprehensive consulting services to meet clients’ unique needs. FPS has an established record of successfully engaging and supporting Search Committees. Read more…
Service Area: United States & International
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Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC (FPS) headquartered in New York City and founded in 2002 is National is scope. FPS has completed 700+ executive recruitments in the not-for-profit sector. We have extensive success working with educational and academic healthcare institutions, hospitals, social service, advocacy, and cultural institutions. Our comprehensive services include executive recruitment for the C-suite including CEO, Executive Director, Marketing, Commutations, Human Resources, Program and Development Professionals. At FPS, we manage all aspects of search, including client relationships, research, networking, qualification, and final selection of candidates. we provide comprehensive consulting services to meet clients’ unique needs. FPS has an established record of successfully engaging and supporting Search Committees.
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Contact: GAIL L. FREEMAN
Email: Gail@glfreeman.com
Phone: 212.924.3727
Website: https://www.glfreeman.com/
315 West 23rd Street
Suite 11F
New York
New York
10011
United States
Suite 11F
New York
New York
10011
United States
Glick Davis & Associates (GDA)

Nonprofit and healthcare strategy and transitions for impact. At GDA, our mission is to propel public and nonprofit sector organizations to achieve strategic results that create their desired impact. At every stage of engagement, we focus on outcomes, not just process. Our clients report better internal alignment, strengthened and sustained service delivery, leveraging new opportunities, increased effectiveness, and magnifying their reach and impact. We come alongside our clients to drive transformative change assisting with: (1) Strategic & Business Planning; (2) Performance Improvements & Turnarounds; (3) Strategic Partnerships & Mergers; (4) Executive Search. With more than 25 years supporting non-profits, our team of experts bring years of Executive experience, having served in C-Suite or Executive Directors in this space. While we have a national presence, we have a small boutique feel offering high-touch experiences for our clients. We would love to support your organization through it’s next big move! Read more…
Service Area: Los Angeles, Orange & San Diego Counties
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GDA takes pride in being a trusted partner to not only help you find a new leader that fits and sticks, but we offer executive coaching post placement to support a smooth transition. Whether your CEO or Executive Director is new to this position or just to your organization, our team brings tailored executive coaching to foster professional development and board collaboration and development aimed at strengthening your organization’s leadership and strategic acumen.
We get it! Our team brings a breadth of expertise collectively with over 8 decades serving in CEO/ED or C-Suite roles in the non-profit and healthcare space. We know the challenges our clients face sharing our collective executive knowledge and business acumen, change management methodologies and strategic expertise to coach, support your leader through pivotal challenges and transitions.
Partnerships & Mergers
Expert Merger Consultants for Nonprofit & Healthcare Partnerships
Seeking a good strategic fit to strengthen your mission and financial performance? Our team has deep experience in nonprofit partnership development and full scale mergers. We have facilitated 32 structured partnerships, joint ventures and mergers, involving 77 discrete nonprofits, different legal and organizational structures, from all-volunteer organizations up to $100M+ agencies, and several within a regulated environment.
At Glick Davis & Associates, our executive search services are built on a foundation of firsthand leadership experience and a deep understanding of the nonprofit landscape. With over 25 years of executive search and recruitment for Healthcare and Non-profit CEOs, we bring unparalleled insight into identifying, evaluating, and placing transformative leaders. Our team members have themselves served as CEOs and Executive Directors, giving us a unique perspective on what makes a successful nonprofit leader. This lived experience allows us to design and execute a recruitment process that goes far beyond resumes and references—one that truly understands the demands of nonprofit leadership.
25+ years of nonprofit CEO and Executive Director search experience.
Former nonprofit CEOs and EDs on our team lead a more thoughtful, informed recruitment process.
Performance Improvement for nonprofits and healthcare organizations
As trusted turnaround consultants, we literally wrote the book on nonprofit turnarounds because so many mission-driven organizations struggle to find a clear path forward during periods of instability or underperformance. At Glick Davis & Associates, we apply proven performance improvement methodologies—many of which are detailed in our book—to help organizations assess their current state with honesty and precision.
Through structured diagnostics and stakeholder engagement, we guide leadership teams in creating practical, sequenced response plans that address both operational challenges and cultural dynamics. Our approach empowers nonprofits and healthcare organizations to move from confusion to clarity—and from stagnation to measurable success.
Practical planning and consulting for nonprofit and healthcare organizations
Strategic business planning and consulting is essential for nonprofits aiming to refine their mission, strengthen sustainability, and drive meaningful growth. At Glick Davis & Associates, we provide strategic planning and business planning services designed to clarify your organization’s direction and leverage new opportunities for long-term impact.
Our team of experienced business planning consultants has successfully facilitated and written more than 50 strategic plans. With deep executive leadership experience, we bring an implementation-focused approach to every engagement, helping you move from insight to action with confidence.
The best place to start is at the start. That is why our clients come to us for support when they are looking for system analysis, performance improvement opportunities or traversing uncertainty. We bring decades of expertise in leading comprehensive organizational assets to get at the heart of pinch points that are impacting performance. By taking an analytical approach our team is able to quickly identify key drivers impeding outcomes, provide systems improvement recommendations and support through implementation. Working across functional departments and teams, our capabilities span finance, human resources/people & culture, fund development, business development, programs and communications.
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Contact: Adrienne Kessler
Email: adrienne@glickdavis.com
Phone: (949) 939-2343
Website: http://www.glickdavis.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/glick-davis-associates
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KEES

KEES (formerly Alford Executive Search) is a nonprofit executive search firm that builds diverse teams with dynamic leaders in the nonprofit and public sectors. A woman-owned and operated firm, KEES offers a full array of nonprofit consulting services including executive search, leadership development, interim staffing, and HR support. For more information, please visit www.kees2success.com. Read more…
Service Area: National
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KEES specializes in executive searches for high-level leadership roles, including Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Executive Director, and President. In addition to our focus on top executive positions, we are adept at building and strengthening teams by conducting searches for key staff roles such as Vice President of Programs, Chief Development Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Philanthropy, Major Gifts Officer, and more.
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Contact: Heather Eddy
Email: inquiries@kees2success.com
Phone: 888-687-3186
Website: https://kees2success.com/
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Scion Executive Search

Scion Executive Search is more than just an award-winning recruitment firm; we embody a team of innovators committed to delivering exceptional service and unparalleled nonprofit leadership. Since our establishment in 2006, we have served over one-thousand local and national nonprofit organizations, associations, educational institutions, and foundations across the United States. We recognize the vital role diversity, equity, and inclusion play in effective leadership and incorporate these principles into every step of our search process. No matter your location or mission specialization, our dedicated and knowledgeable team can connect your organization with transformative leaders who satisfy role demands and drive positive change within their organization. Our expertise lies in leading executive searches for mission-driven organizations. From the largest nonprofits, universities, foundations, and government employers to social services and art organizations, our firm offers tailored executive recruitment services to meet your leadership needs. With our team of skilled search experts, we offer vast talent connections from across the United States and a candidate network of over fourteen million professionals and counting. Our search practice specializes in the following searches: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Executive Director (ED) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Chief Development Officer (CDO) Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Chief Program Officer (CPO) VP / Director of Development VP / Director of Philanthropy VP / Director of Programs VP / Director of Operations VP / Director of Marketing VP / Director of IT VP / Director of HR VP / Director of Finance & Read more…
Service Area: National and International
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Scion Executive Search is more than just an award-winning recruitment firm; we embody a team of innovators committed to delivering exceptional service and unparalleled nonprofit leadership. Since our establishment in 2006, we have served over one-thousand local and national nonprofit organizations, associations, educational institutions, and foundations across the United States. We recognize the vital role diversity, equity, and inclusion play in effective leadership and incorporate these principles into every step of our search process. No matter your location or mission specialization, our dedicated and knowledgeable team can connect your organization with transformative leaders who satisfy role demands and drive positive change within their organization.
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Contact: Isaac Schild
Email: info@scionstaffing.com
Phone: (888) 487-8850
Website: https://scionexecutivesearch.com/
85 Broad St.
New York
New York
10012
United States
New York
New York
10012
United States
Sterling Search, Inc.

A National Boutique Executive Search firm owned and run by women placing leaders in Healthcare, Nonprofit, and Education positions. – Woman founder and owned since 2002. – 100% focus on mission-driven nonprofits, higher education and healthcare. – National data base with over 45,000 nonprofit professional executives. – Search consultants have over 105 years of nonprofit leadership. – 43% of placements in 2023 were represented by diverse candidates; prior three-year average was 37%. – Guarantee of 12 months. – Utilize AI technology to identify accomplished “hard to find” top talent. – Recognized by Forbes as one of the best executive recruiting firms of 2020. – Active members of Network Nonprofit Search Consultants who provide market data and trends. Read more…
Service Area: National
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A National Boutique Executive Search firm owned and run by women placing leaders in Healthcare, Nonprofit, and Education positions. – Woman founder and owned since 2002. – 100% focus on mission-driven nonprofits, higher education and healthcare. – National data base with over 45,000 nonprofit professional executives. – Search consultants have over 105 years of nonprofit leadership. – 43% of placements in 2023 were represented by diverse candidates; prior three-year average was 37%. – Guarantee of 12 months. – Utilize AI technology to identify accomplished “hard to find” top talent. – Recognized by Forbes as one of the best executive recruiting firms of 2020. – Active members of Network Nonprofit Search Consultants who provide market data and trends.
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Contact: Sarah Agee
Email: sarah@sterlingsearchinc.com
Phone: 7144337040
Website: https://www.sterlingsearchinc.com/
427 E 17th St, # F460
Costa Mesa
California
92627
United States
Costa Mesa
California
92627
United States
The Batten Group

The Batten Group is a premier national executive search and consulting firm dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations find and recruit transformational leaders. For over 15 years, we’ve partnered with nonprofits, healthcare institutions, foundations, associations, and academic institutions to place exceptional C-suite executives and senior leaders who move missions forward. With more than 650 successful placements, our team brings a proven, relationship-driven approach rooted in discretion, strategy, and purpose. We don’t just match resumes to job descriptions—we match values, vision, and culture. From Executive Directors to Chief Development Officers, we identify the leaders who can elevate your impact and drive sustainable growth. Our approach combines research-backed methodology with deep sector expertise and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe DEI is not a trend—it’s a standard. That’s why every search is designed to attract, engage, and retain inclusive leadership reflective of the communities our clients serve. Known for our white-glove service, proactive communication, and lasting partnerships. Our clients trust us to handle complex transitions, high-stakes leadership gaps, and confidential searches with professionalism and care. Whether you’re planning for succession, launching a new strategic initiative, or scaling your leadership team, we’re here to help you build the future. Because great leaders don’t just fit in—they stand out. Read more…
Service Area: National
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As a premier executive search firm exclusively serving the nonprofit, healthcare, higher education, and mission-driven sectors, we specialize in connecting visionary organizations with exceptional leadership. We’ve built a reputation for identifying the kind of bold, values-driven talent that propels organizations forward.
We believe the right leader doesn’t just fill a role—they elevate the mission, inspire teams, and build a stronger, more inclusive future. That’s why we go beyond resumes to find individuals who reflect the richness of the communities our partners serve. Our tailored, research-driven approach ensures every placement aligns not just with the skills required but with your organization’s culture, goals, and long-term vision.
From CEOs and executive directors to senior fundraisers and board members, The Batten Group delivers recruitment solutions that make a measurable impact—strategically, operationally, and culturally. We support our partners at every step, from candidate discovery through onboarding and beyond.
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Contact: James Batten
Email: james@thebattengroup.com
Phone: (704) 841-2099
Website: http://www.thebattengroup.com
3046 Senna Drive
Matthews
North Carolina
28173
United States
Matthews
North Carolina
28173
United States
The Moran Company LLC

The Moran Company partners with nonprofit organizations nationwide to recruit CEOs, executive directors, senior-level fundraising staff and other key leadership positions. We specialize in the recruitment of Executive Directors/CEOs, Fundraising/Development Directors, Hospital Foundation Directors and other senior leadership staff — who get results. We only serve the nonprofit community. Our firm is unique because our recruiters excelled as nonprofit leaders for decades before being hand-picked to join our team. Now it’s our personal mission to recruit top talent for organizations, associations and foundations throughout the country – just like yours. We have the right background and the right contacts—and we’re ready to put them to work for you. Our executive search process, combined with our nonprofit knowledge and network, allows us to recruit the very best. Read more…
Service Area: National
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The Moran Company partners with nonprofit organizations nationwide to recruit CEOs, executive directors, senior-level fundraising staff and other key leadership positions. We specialize in the recruitment of Executive Directors/CEOs, Fundraising/Development Directors, Hospital Foundation Directors and other senior leadership staff — who get results.
We only serve the nonprofit community.
Our firm is unique because our recruiters excelled as nonprofit leaders for decades before being hand-picked to join our team. Now it’s our personal mission to recruit top talent for organizations, associations and foundations throughout the country – just like yours.
We have the right background and the right contacts—and we’re ready to put them to work for you. Our executive search process, combined with our nonprofit knowledge and network, allows us to recruit the very best.
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Contact: Susan Barton
Email: susan1@morancompany.com
Phone: 8558830464
Website: https://morancompany.com/
8927 Sagamore Road
Leawood
Kansas
66206
United States
Leawood
Kansas
66206
United States