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January 2009

     
Welcome to DRG, Executive Search Consultants for the Nonprofit sector

With over 20 years of experience, DRG has established a national reputation as a firm that specializes in recruiting for the nonprofit sector. We have worked throughout the United States conducting searches and consulting assignments with nonprofit organizations and institutions from a wide variety of fields.

We are a firm committed to recruiting nonprofit executives who possess the experience and leadership qualities necessary to help nonprofit organizations manage change and achieve their goals. We believe that with creative professional leadership, nonprofit organizations will succeed in building the resources and services that can have a positive impact in communities around the world. Continue.

DRG Consultants in the News

DRG Associate Jill Sarah Moscowitz is an employment and workplace mediator who recently published an article on Understanding Conflict in Nonprofit Organizations in ACResolution. Nonprofits may be hit harder by conflict than corporate or government agencies and may also unfortunately, lack the resources and operational capacity to address conflict in a systematic fashion. Click here to read this article.

Senior Vice President, Mary T. Wheeler is currently serving as a Career Coach for the National Urban Fellows 2008 Class.

Recently, David Hinsley Cheng, DRG's Managing Partner spoke on a forum about Perspectives on Executive Succession in Nonprofit Organization at the Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management at Baruch College. The video of the session is now available online. Click here to view the session.

DRG Articles on Leadership and Recruiting

Every month, DRG reviews best thinking and practices in professional staff recruitment and development in the nonprofit sector. Given the nature and direction of the global economy, we have decided to depart briefly from our articles on executive leadership to address the economy and its impact on the nonprofit sector.

Our current article Sustaining Nonprofits During Economic Downturns by George Head, Ph.D. addresses how to navigate these uncertain economic waters which requires the capacity to measure risk and opportunity.

Risk management, countering threats and seizing opportunities in uncertain times, is both a way of thinking and a way of acting. The key resources discussed are: People, Income, Property and Reputation. The article suggests ideas in each area that can turn negative challenges into positive opportunities. This model of analysis is relevant for nonprofits of all sizes.

In these rapidly changing times, tools to evaluate the potential impact of a downturn on your organization's ability to meet its mission are critical. Risk management is not just the measure of risk but also of opportunity and can help nonprofits consider how best to move ahead in the future.

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Recently Closed Searches

The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) has appointed Joshua Lamont as Vice President for Public Information. Mr. Lamont had been the Vice President and Director of Corporate Giving of Lehman Brothers. Search by David Hinsley Cheng and Jill Sarah Moscowitz.

Planned Parenthood of Nassau County has appointed Sherry Perlman as Vice President for Development. Ms. Perlman had been the Director of Development for Variety Child Learning Center. Search by Lucretia Cavan and Jill Sarah Moscowitz.

Daniel J. Sokatch has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. Sokatch is the founding Executive Director of the Progressive Jewish Alliance. Search by David E. Edell.

 

New Searches

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DRG has been recently retained by New York University (NYU) to recruit for their Vice President for Development and Campaigns. This newly created position will play a lead role in working with the President, Deans, Trustees, and staff to continuing building the University's fundraising programs. Founded in 1831, New York University (NYU) is now the largest private university in the United States, with nearly 40,000 students and over 16,000 employees. NYU recently completed the $2.5 billion "Campaign for NYU" with over $3 billion raised. In the most recent academic year, NYU raised over $862 million, the most ever in its history.

Episcopal Social Services (ESS) has retained DRG to conduct a search for a Director of Development and Communications. Founded in 1831 as the Protestant Episcopal City Mission Society, ESS has a long history of nonsectarian service. Over the course of its 177-year history, ESS has worked with people in need from all walks of life: unwed mothers, orphans, the homeless, foster children, the developmentally disabled, the elderly, the unskilled unemployed, high-school dropouts, HIV/AIDS patients, prison inmates and formerly ex-offenders, and the generally impoverished. Today ESS has an annual budget of almost $40 million and meaningfully impacts over 5,000 lives every year throughout New York City.

DRG is currently working with the Board of VIP Community Services to recruit a new President and CEO. Founded in 1974, VIP Community Services offers a continuum of services to individuals with histories of chemical dependency. In addition to its highly respected alcohol and substance abuse treatment programs, the organization provides extensive HIV prevention, as well as primary medical care, with a specialty in HIV treatment, offers vocational and educational opportunities, and job placement. VIP has an operating budget of $25 million and a staff of over 300.

The Jewish Child and Family Services of Chicago, has retained DRG to conduct a national search for their new Executive Director. Jewish Child and Family Services (JCFS) is the result of the successful 2006 merger of two non-profit agencies serving children and families of all backgrounds throughout the Chicago area, Jewish Children's Bureau (founded in 1893) and Jewish Family and Community Services (founded in 1859). With an annual operating budget of $31M, JCFS serves adults, children and families at 14 locations throughout Chicagoland.

Assessment Tests for Hiring Fundraisers

Who is most likely to succeed as a fundraising executive? NPEdge online tools make that question easier to answer than ever before.

NPEdge profiles for Fundraiser Generalists and Major Gifts Specialists identify the talents and experiences that can lead to success in the nonprofit sector. The assessments were created under special arrangement with Hogan Assessment Systems and are based on the Hogan Personality Inventory. Hogan Assessment Systems pioneered the use of personality measures for making organizational decisions These groundbreaking easy-to-use, secure online tools are useful to those who are doing the hiring as well as those who are looking for a position. The cost is only $55. To see sample reports or purchase the tests visit www.NPEdge.com

NPEdge tests were created by DRG President David Edell and Paul Connolly Ph.D., an expert in assessment testing, of Performance Programs Inc.

 

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