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As a retained firm, we deliver on our promise to conclude leadership searches to the client’s satisfaction. Our searches typically include:
- Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Development Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Philanthropic Officer
- Chief Program Officer
- Board of Directors
Finding leaders that matter for missions that matter.®
At BoardWalk, we’re known for bringing unexpected candidates to the table, ready to make a difference in the nonprofit world, but who just didn’t know it yet. Are you a leader who exceeds expectations? Search our featured opportunities below to see if you are a fit for any of our current assignments.
One Hundred Miles (OHM) is a coastal conservation nonprofit organization working to protect Georgia’s coast through advocacy, education, and community engagement. After more than a decade of leadership by its founding leader, OHM is preparing for an important transition in recruiting the next President & CEO.
This leader will inherit an organization in strong financial and organizational health. The opportunity is to understand what has made the organization successful, preserve and build on those strengths, and help a maturing organization move confidently into its next era at an urgent moment for Georgia’s coast.
Read the full Leadership Profile to learn more about this opportunity.
Job Features
| Job Category | Conservation and public gardens |
Earthjustice, the nation’s largest and most influential public interest environmental law organization, seeks a founding Associate Vice President, Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning (AVP) to design and build the organization’s first evidence, evaluation, and improvement function. For more than 50 years, Earthjustice has built an unparalleled legacy of environmental victories in courtrooms, before regulatory agencies, and at the steps of the Supreme Court.
This is a new position and a rare opportunity for a strategic, entrepreneurial leader to build something from the ground up: a team, a framework, and a culture that will shape how a 670-person organization with more than 230 environmental lawyers understands its own impact.
Learn more about this opportunity by reading the Leadership Profile below.
Job Features
| Job Category | Environmental |
Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital (GSCNC), the largest council within the GSUSA movement, is building a dynamic Executive Leadership Team and has adopted a bold new strategic plan, “(S)heroes of the Movement,” charting the council’s course from FY2026 through FY2030.
To turn that vision into reality, GSCNC seeks a Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (CFAO) to serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and a core member of the executive leadership team who will safeguard the financial health of the council and drive the operational excellence that makes GSCNC’s ambitions achievable. This is a unique opportunity for a finance and operations executive who wants a broader mandate than the balance sheet.
Learn more by reading the Leadership Profile below.
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| Job Category | Associations, federations & member organizations |
The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC) seeks a dynamic and strategic Executive Director to lead the next chapter of one of the nation's most influential returning citizen-led organizations.
As founder Desmond Meade transitions from executive leadership, FRRC is building upon a historic legacy of rights restoration, civic engagement, and community empowerment. The next Executive Director will work closely with the Board, staff, members, and partners to strengthen organizational sustainability, expand impact, and advance the mission across Florida and beyond.
This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a respected organization at a defining moment in its history. Learn more about this opportunity by reviewing the Leadership Profile.
Job Features
| Job Category | Social justice |
Founded on the belief that every child in St. Louis deserves a fair start, Gateway Early Childhood Alliance (The Alliance) is building the connective infrastructure that a fragmented early childhood system has never had. It is now seeking a leader to realize that vision and carry forward a bold plan co-created with a broad set of partners.
The Alliance is ready to transition from a startup into a durable, transformational institution—one that is credible, well-governed, rooted in deep community trust, and able to catalyze wins in early childhood education (ECE). The organization’s next chapter includes full independence as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, a diversified and growing funding base, and expanded impact across the St. Louis region.
The incoming Executive Director will not inherit a finished organization; they will help build one. The Alliance is candid about this: it is actively defining its strategy and strengthening board governance and effectiveness, and it is recruiting its next leader while that work is underway. The board is committed to give that leader real support— executive coaching, a board that partners on the transition rather than leaving it to the ED, and a set of foundational documents in active development that the incoming leader will help shape and then step into. What the role requires is a systems leader who can help define and hold the intermediary’s lane—serving the system rather than delivering service directly, keep a wide coalition together, raise the funds to sustain the effort, and keep the voices of providers, caregivers, and families at the center of every decision.
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| Job Category | Human services |
BoardWalk Consulting is delighted to partner with the Board of the Colorado Health Foundation (CHF) in the search for its next Chief Executive Officer. CHF stands as one of the largest private foundations in Colorado and one of the most significant health philanthropies in the country, with an endowment approaching $3 billion and the reach to make health more possible for every Coloradan.
This is a defining opportunity to lead with courage — centering health equity, deepening relationships across Colorado, and bringing together community, business, government, and civic voices to change the conditions that shape health.
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| Job Category | Foundations |
Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital (GSCNC), the largest council within the GSUSA movement, is in a period
of growth and momentum.
Under the leadership of Kim R. Ford, Chief Executive Officer, the council is building a dynamic Executive Leadership Team and has adopted a bold new strategic plan, “(S)heroes of the Movement,” charting the council’s course from FY2026 through FY2030. This is a rare opportunity: the vision has been set, the priorities are clear, and the organization is aligned behind them. GSCNC now seeks a Chief Strategy and External Affairs Officer (CSO) ready to help lead that plan from ambition to achievement.
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| Job Category | Associations, federations & member organizations |
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta sits at the intersection of generosity, civic leadership and community change in one of America’s most dynamic regions.
The Foundation is entering a new chapter. Atlanta is dynamic, generous and growing, but the region continues to face real disparities in income, wealth, housing and opportunity. With $1.8 billion in assets, a 23-county service area and deep relationships across philanthropy, nonprofits, business and civic life, CFGA is positioned to help Atlanta imagine—and fund—a more equitable future.
Recent strategy work placed equity and shared prosperity at the center of CFGA’s aspirations. The next strategy, to be guided by the new CEO, will be every bit as ambitious, with a streamlined focus on the Foundation’s role, resources and capacity.
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| Job Category | Community/Neighborhood |
The North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF), one of the state’s most trusted philanthropic institutions, is conducting a national search for its next President & CEO. The incoming President & CEO will step into a high-functioning organization with a dedicated team, a proven model, an extraordinary platform for impact, and room to lead what comes next.
North Carolina is changing, philanthropy is changing, and the communities NCCF serves face challenges and opportunities that will require genuine leadership, not just stewardship. The board seeks a President & CEO who brings the vision to look around the corner and see what more NCCF can become and the energy to build it.
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| Job Category | Community/Neighborhood |
The Greenville Housing Authority (TGHA) stands at a consequential moment, not only in its own history, but in the future of Greenville. For nearly nine decades, TGHA has provided affordable housing. Greenville is experiencing sustained and highly visible growth, emerging as one of the most dynamic cities and metros in the Southeast.
The next Chief Executive Officer will be charged with bringing clarity, consistency, and credibility to an organization that sits at the center of Greenville’s housing ecosystem. This is not simply a management role; it is a leadership role that requires presence, discipline, and the ability to engage and inspire confidence across a wide range of stakeholders.
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| Job Category | Human services |
Founded in 1929, Atlanta Ballet is the oldest continuously operating ballet company in the United States and one of the most enduring cultural institutions in the Southeast. With a legacy rooted in artistic excellence, education, and community engagement, Atlanta Ballet has long been a cornerstone of the region’s cultural identity.
Now, as the organization approaches its Centennial in 2029, Atlanta Ballet seeks an experienced Executive Director to help guide the institution into its next century. The ideal candidate is a strategic, relationship‑centered leader who brings financial rigor, operational discipline, and a deep respect for artistic excellence. This is a rare opportunity to partner with Artistic Director Gennadi Nedvigin and the Board of Trustees to strengthen the Ballet’s financial foundation, elevate its visibility, and ensure its continued impact for generations to come.
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| Job Category | Arts & cultural organization |