At Perspectives, we have been honored to work with over 100 United Ways since 1989. Over the years, we would get requests from our United Way clients to help them find their next president or executive director. We helped several of our United Way clients with their search process, but this was always work we did quietly, and we never publicly offered executive search services.

Until today.

We are pleased to officially announce our executive search services for United Ways, which include:

Internal Candidate Assessment: If your United Way has one or more current employees that could be your next president or executive director, we will work with your board to assess the strengths, weaknesses, and attributes of internal candidates compared to potential external candidates. We will provide an unbiased perspective on internal candidates which will allow your board to decide whether an external search would be necessary or beneficial.

Executive Search Services: United Ways are unlike any other nonprofit organization, so our executive search process for United Ways is unlike any other executive search process. From coaching and guidance for your board to execute the search process yourself, to providing your board with comprehensive search services, our customized search services will help you find the leader your United Way needs for a strong, successful future.

Please note that at this time, we are only conducting searches for president and executive director positions for United Ways in the United States.

We know that finding a president or executive director that fits your United Way’s culture is essential. You are going to want a president or executive director who shares your board’s beliefs about important topics like community impact, designations, diversifying revenues, administrative costs, partner agency funding, measuring outcomes, and communicating results.

We will help you find the person with the skills, experience, passion and management style to take your United Way to the next level. We invite you to check out how our executive searches meet the unique needs of United Ways like yours on our website.

If your United Way is currently seeking a new president or executive director, let us know by sending us an email. We would be pleased to talk with you about our executive search services and how we can work with your United Way’s board to secure your next president or executive director.

If you would be an exceptional president or executive director for a United Way and would like us to consider you when an appropriate opening exists, we would like to hear from you too. Contact us by email confidentially so that we can learn more about you.