Not just qualified for the job.
Energized by your mission.

“We thought we were looking for a unicorn… and NextDeavor was able to bring in a whole range of candidates that had those hard-to-find skill-sets.” “We thought we were looking for a unicorn. We thought, at best, maybe we'll find one candidate who has everything we’re looking for, and NextDeavor was able to bring in a whole range of candidates that had those hard-to-find skill sets. I was really blown away! We really needed a recruiting firm that knew the nonprofit world, knew how to work with our funders, and understood the dynamics of our organization, and we found that in NextDeavor. NextDeavor’s recruiters are incredibly conscientious and really want to understand the role: what you're looking for, what your pain points are, what you are trying to solve for. As the process went on, they were also able to help us adapt quickly and evolve our search. Collectively, between Chris and Mikkell, both the clients and the candidates are in really good hands.”

“Mikkell’s follow-up and concern for the organizations showed us that she deeply cared about the work we were doing and not just filling the position…” “Mikkell helped us with our search for an executive director. Her working style was smart, efficient, curious, creative and kind. It was a unique situation where founders were ‘hesitantly’ transferring the reins of the non-profit to a new director and Mikkell navigated it with care and high-level professionalism. Her wise counsel helped us make the leap from a working board to a professional board. Her follow-up and concern for the organizations showed us that she deeply cared about the work we were doing and not just filling the position.”

There is a very significant component of consciousness that comes across in dealing with NextDeavor. It’s clear that for them, it's not just a business and providing candidates for a fee, but it’s about absolutely appreciating the mission and vision of the organization. NextDeavor has a thorough approach and a very thoughtful plan to keep on track. They've helped Lifelong with a number of key positions, and they have an act for bringing more than one well-qualified candidate. In some cases, they bring us numerous very different candidates, so that we can compare skill sets and experience and expertise.”