Executive Search

Today’s nonprofits face a growing need for exceptional leaders. Passionate, motivated, and talented nonprofit leadership is crucial for managing increasingly complex challenges while keeping organizations focused on their vital missions. Without strong leadership, nonprofits fail to reach optimum operating levels and thus their mission impact suffers. CEOs and senior philanthropy officers must be able to develop and implement in-depth strategic plans to ensure their organizations thrive and continue to make a difference in the lives of those they serve.

PDA’s leadership team comprises consultants who have served for decades in the nonprofit sector as successful institutional leaders and chief development professionals. We fully understand the attributes and skill set necessary to achieve and sustain a high functioning nonprofit organization, and we leverage our contact network to find exceptional candidates who inspire as leaders and find purpose in their work. 

Ours is an individualized and proactive approach, taking time to understand what makes each of our client-partners unique. This allows us to incorporate the overall culture, as well as team dynamics, of each organization to ensure we match clients with leadership candidates capable of taking missions to higher levels.