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A leading nonprofit community recruiter, we serve a wide range of nonprofit organizations beyond community development and community health. As a boutique search firm, we focus on one or two clients at a time, enabling us to focus on your organization’s unique challenges and objectives, tailoring our approach to your specific mission. Whether it’s cultural organizations, educational institutions, youth development services providers, cause-driven foundations or social services providers, we’re driven by your mission.

Our Completed Nonprofit Searches

Below are representative searches we have completed in various community nonprofit sectors. We’ve selected this subset to illustrate the diversity of our experience. Each nonprofit is as unique as the community it serves.

Executive Director, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Florida Gulf Coast
  • Community Health
  • Anywhere

As Board Chair for this long time chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, headquartered in Tampa Florida, recruited a professional Executive Director who jump-started the organization to reach its full potential. Succe ...

CEO, provider of integrated early intervention therapy for autism and communication challenges
  • Community Health
  • Anywhere

Mission Driven Search has been competitively selected to conduct a CEO search for an innovative provider of integrated early intervention therapies for autism and similar communication challenges. Located in the Southeastern Unite ...

CEO, Emerge
  • Community Health
  • Southeast

Mission Driven Search is leading the CEO search for The Emerge Center, an innovative non-profit in Baton Rouge, LA. All inquiries and applications will be handled in strict confidence. About The Opportunity: For the last six deca ...

CEO, Chamber of Commerce for Nonprofits
  • Community Nonprofit
  • South Carolina

Are you passionate about the power of the nonprofit sector to advocate for the good of all? Do you know how to lead a member-driven association that is the face of the sector? Are you committed to best practices in working with th ...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), United Way
  • Community Nonprofit
  • Midwest

For a United Way organization in the nation's breadbasket, retained by the Board of Directors to conduct an executive search for a CEO to provide strong, innovative leadership with a focus on increasing resource development. Seeki ...

Executive Director, St. Vincent de Paul Santa Fe
  • Community Nonprofit
  • Albuquerque NM

Executive Director (ED), St. Vincent De Paul Archdiocese of Santa Fe (SVDP-ASF) Location: Albuquerque, NM  (candidates with a connection to this area preferred) Compensation: Base Salary based on relevant experience; the benefit ...

CEO, Society of St. Vincent De Paul
  • Community Nonprofit
  • Baton Rouge

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), St. Vincent De Paul Baton Rouge (SVDP-BR) Location: Baton Rouge, LA  (candidates with a connection to Southern LA preferred) Mission Driven Search was competitively selected and retained by the ...

CEO, Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program (nonprofit offering supported employment services for disabled adults)
  • Community Nonprofit
  • Morgantown WV

Our client enjoys a well-deserved reputation as a dynamic, non-profit providing essential services to individuals with disabilities for over 50 years. Founded as a faith-based nonprofit by three local families seeking to help peop ...

Specialists in Community-Centric Executive Recruitment

Leveraging years of experience, we excel in identifying and assessing leaders for Community nonprofits, from Youth Development organizations e.g. Girls/Boys Clubs, Big Brothers/Sisters and Community Centers e.g. YMCAs/YWCAs and United Ways — to Cultural Institutions, Foundations and cause-based nonprofits (e.g. National Multiple Sclerosis Association, Habitat for Humanity, etc.)