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You’ve just wrapped an intensive search process. A dynamic new CEO, with the right assets for the challenges and aspirations of your organization, will start in a few weeks. Congratulations! Now what? Everyone exhales and thanks the committee for its fine work. There is a collective sigh of relief. That’s…

BoardWalk has partnered with several hundred search committees in our 21 years of Finding leaders that matter for missions that matter.® Based on the fascinating mix of extraordinarily diverse missions, personalities, recruitment challenges and interview styles, we’ve developed 5 questions for search committee discussion. These questions help deepen search committee…

BoardWalk Consulting is proud and honored to be included on Hunt Scanlon Media‘s HR/Diversity Recruiting Power 65 List. Hunt Scanlon’s annual roundup recognizes the most prominent executive search firms specializing in human resources and diversity, equity & inclusion. Our respect for the power of diversity is deep, and we are unapologetic…

BoardWalk Consulting is very excited to work with visionary organizations fighting for climate justice, including Sierra Club, Earthjustice, Southern Environmental Law Center, and the Union of Concerned Scientists. Sierra Club President Ben Jealous praised the COP28 agreement, particularly in the context of a summit hosted by a major oil producer. “At a COP hosted by a petro-state, presided…

On October 18, at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, BoardWalk Consulting, Sterling Seacrest Pritchard, and Truist sponsored the 12th Annual Nonprofit Leadership Conference. The theme for this year’s event, “Turbulence in the Talent Pool,” offered leadership techniques and solutions, along with particular guidelines for creating a diverse, multigenerational workplace. Senior consultant…

Hunt Scanlon Media recently interviewed Sam Pettway about the state of #nonprofit #executive search. “Purpose-driven work has enormous appeal to executives whose lives may have been governed primarily by economic metrics that feed egos and bank accounts but not the soul. The pandemic has taught all of us new ways to work; for many, it also…

Goodwill of North Georgia helps nearly 20,000 North Georgians find jobs annually. President and CEO Keith Parker said the nonprofit, which connects employers with job seekers, invests $20 million annually in training and employment services. “We train people to be a good worker,” Parker said. “For many who come through our doors,…

BoardWalk Consulting is proud to have our very own Sam Pettway and Kathy Bremer featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s article about the challenges that nonprofits and executive recruiters are currently facing in the hunt for top talent. “While finding corporate executive talent is difficult, the task of locating leaders for the nonprofit sector is…

We want to give a big congratulations to Kathy Bremer for 14 years at BoardWalk Consulting! Kathy’s dedication, professionalism and kindness are inspiring and we are so grateful to have her on the BoardWalk team. As Managing Director of BoardWalk Consulting, Kathy Bremer is passionate about helping nonprofits recruit great leaders and tenacious…

We are honored and thrilled to be featured in Hunt Scanlon Media Executive Search Review’s Non-Profit Recruiting Special Issue. Our founding director Sam Pettway shared his thoughts in this special issue about leaders contemplating shifting to non-profit work: “Of any 10 leaders contemplating a shift to the non-profit sector, perhaps one or two have…