Third Sector Company

One of the most important responsibilities of a nonprofit board is filling the organization's executive leadership role when it is vacant. When the time comes to hire new long-term leadership, some boards work with a search consultant while others undertake the process on their own. In either case, board and staff leaders, including interim executives, need to know how an executive search process works and what roles they can play to make sure their process is conducted with integrity and results in a successful outcome.

This two-hour seminar will focus both on the foundational principles of an effective executive search and the specific steps recommended for an optimal process.

We'll also talk about some of the most common mistakes made in executive searches and how to avoid them, so that your organization's cause has the leadership it deserves.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this event, participants will have tools and information to:

• Outline the first steps in any successful executive search.
• Clearly identify the responsibilities of a volunteer executive search committee.
• Recognize the appropriate roles for current leadership, including an interim executive, and staff to play in the process.
• Effectively determine how long an executive search process might take.
• Identify the keys to a successful onboarding process after the hire.

Third Sector Company, Inc. is committed to advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as foundational to its programs.

We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all people; and we pledge our individual and organizational efforts to build respect, dignity, caring, and equitable treatment for all. As an organization, we are committed to transforming the world into one that promotes social justice and freedom from oppression, including but not limited to, racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ageism, and ableism.

Thus, we aim to be adaptable, actively anti-racist, embracing cultural differences, and to be accessible for people who are differently resourced and differently abled. Since we do not want financial hardship to be a barrier to participation, there are several seats reserved in each of our fee-based programs for confidentially awarded scholarships. We encourage those from historically underserved communities to apply.