In a recent all hands meeting our Nonprofit Executive Search Team came together with our consultants serving in interim nonprofit leadership roles to answer one (very big) question: “What is going on in nonprofit recruiting right now?” Everyone contributed insights into what the current nonprofit search landscape was looking like right now. The goal was to share […]
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One consequence of the COVID pandemic has been to significantly amplify the industry of coaching professionals. In fact, since 2019 hiring rates for coaches have gone up by 51%. The coaching sector in general has been growing by 2.8% on average for the last five years and is now one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Why? One primary […]
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Hugo House is a Seattle-based organization that aims to provide a place for writers of all ages to come together to celebrate the written word. This year they celebrated their 25th anniversary as an organization and made an announcement that their current Interim Executive Director, poet Rob Arnold, would be leaving to lead Poets House, a Manhattan-based […]
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It feels wrong to say “COVID is behind us now” or “We’ve moved past COVID” given that people are still getting sick and dying from it, not to mention experiencing lasting health complications due to long COVID. And yet, we are seeing that people have largely moved on with their way of thinking. For better […]
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“I regret to announce – this is The End. I am going now. I bid you all a very fond farewell.”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring In Tolkien’s famous The Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo Baggins throws an elaborate birthday party for himself that is actually a goodbye party. This is dramatically revealed during his […]
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In August we published an article titled Successful Anti-Racist Leadership in Nonprofits that was based on a presentation we gave for the Washington State Nonprofit Conference. After publishing that article, we received the following comment: I like the focus on racism vs. DEI. I’ve always felt the DEI approach was too squishy and had way too many […]
In the months since former CEO Joe Roszak announced his retirement Kitsap Metal Health Services (KMHS) screened over 100 qualified applications to fill his role. Ultimately, they ended up finding their perfect match internally. Kitsap Mental health Services is pleased to announce that they will be led by one of their own – Monica Bernhard. […]
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Change used to be something we chose to do. Now change is something we are constantly a part of whether we like it or not. A Forbes article on how high-performing nonprofits get ahead of change states, “A 2016 survey from the Human Capital Institute (HCI) found nearly 80% of leaders said their organization was in a […]
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In the last few years, we’ve all experienced a long overdue social reckoning with racism. To address it many nonprofit organizations have implemented diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and tried to hire more BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) staff. While this is important work and more needs to be done, unfortunately there is […]
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Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County (VHOCC) is pleased to welcome Dr. Supriya (Priya) Jayadev as their new Executive Director after an extensive search.Priya brings an extensive medical background as well as significant lived experience to the role. Her love of mission-based work and understanding of the importance of end of life care make her a […]