Development Director Search Firm


What is a Non-Profit Development Director?

A non-profit development director is the individual responsible for developing and executing a non-profit organization’s annual fundraising plan. Their goal is to cultivate the various income streams necessary to further the non-profit organization’s mission.

What Is Included in the Job Description of a Non-Profit Development Director?

The general job description of a non-profit development director includes securing financial support from individuals, foundations, and corporations. To this end they write grants, develop and maintain ongoing relationships with major donors, and oversee events. Development directors are also responsible for managing all data entry and gift processing, while tracking all proposals and reports for foundation and corporate fundraising.


How Does a Non-Profit Executive Search Firm Assist Non-Profit Organizations Looking for a Development Director?


1. Non-Profit Search Experts Save Organizations Time and Money

Having an executive search firm focused entirely on located the right development director for your organization helps to save an organization the time and expense of utilizing staff for these efforts. A non-profit development director search firm with a tightly focused mission and an understanding of where to find the right individual in the long run will be more efficient at this process. The job of the search firm is to make the best use of resources to find the right candidate for you.


2. Executive Search Specialists Know What Skills and Talents Make a Great Development Director

Instead of interviewing countless people to find that one person with the skills and talents needed to grow your non-profit organization, an executive search firm knows exactly the type of professional that you need in this position. It is our job to keep ahead of the trends in technology, skill-set, accreditation, and training needed to be the best of the best in the world of development directors. We seek out only those candidates who would be the best fit for your organization.


3. Non-Profit Executive Search Firms Have the Contacts Needed to Find the Highest Quality Candidates

The right non-profit executive search firm has individuals with decades of combined experience in this sector and the proven contacts needed to find the right person to fill the role of development director with your organization. It is only through these relationships and networks developed over time that a non-profit executive search firm can identify the talent available to grow the impact and the mission of your non-profit.


We specialize in conducting non-profit executive search and recruitment services for these types of positions: President/CEO, Executive Director, Director of Development, Vice President of Advancement, as well as many other types of Vice President-, Director-, and C-level positions (CFO, COO, etc.) within non-profit organizations.

With our corporate office in North Carolina and full-time consultants living in several states, our team at Keystone Consulting has served organizations across the United States.

Our team members have worked with clients in North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Colorado, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, California, Texas, Arizona, New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Maryland, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Indiana, Arkansas, Virginia, Ohio, Kansas, Nebraska, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Massachusetts, Missouri, Hawaii and Alaska (among others), as well as in Canada and several countries overseas, including the United Kingdom, European Union, Scandinavia, Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and others.


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