Executive Service Corps'
Executive Search and Recruitment Services
Leadership Transition Management - Are you prepared?
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What if your nonprofit organization’s founder announced her/his retirement?
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What if your Executive Director announced s/he had a new opportunity, and resigned with only two weeks’ or less notice?
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What if your Executive Director requested extended time off to care for an aging family member in another state?
How would your organization be impacted?
These are scenarios that occur every day in Chicago area nonprofit organizations, and cause concern for Boards and staffs. Fortunately, ESC has solutions to address these and other issues related to leadership transitions. Our solutions ensure stability and assist with positive outcomes when there is a leadership change.
Facilitated Executive Director Search
Often Board members think the only solution to finding a new Executive Director is through a search firm. Search firms fees are prohibitively expensive for all but the largest nonprofit organizations. Executive Service Corps has deep expertise in working with a Board of Directors in conducting a search at a fraction of the cost.
The benefits of using Executive Service Corps for your Search are:
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Our consultants understand that transitions are challenging. We are skilled in working with Board members and staff to guide them positively through the change process.
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We help an organization to view the change as an opportunity to find a new leader who can meet not only the current needs of the organization, but help guide the organization to an improved future version.
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We use the same process as executive search firms, at a greatly reduced fee
Executive Service Corps consultants will help create a position description, post the opportunity on nonprofit websites, review applications, complete telephone screens and prepare the Board search committee to review finalist candidates. The facilitated search process takes between 3-6 months.
Once a new Executive Director is selected, Executive Service Corps can work with the Board to develop a first year performance plan. Many of our nonprofit clients also take advantage of Executive Service Corps's Executive Coaching services to support the new ED during her/his first six months in the new position.
