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At BoardWalk Consulting, we are proud to be one of the nation’s leading specialists in nonprofit executive search. We have conducted some 600 leadership searches for nonprofit and foundation clients in three dozen states coast to coast. Our clients are national, regional and local in scope. The diversity of their work spans mission, size, culture, challenges and aspirations.
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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
“We search for leaders who are going to succeed in the context of the aspirations, challenges, and the culture of the organization. Cultural fit is a make-or-break situation in a nonprofit environment.”

~Kathy Bremer, Managing Director

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.

Note: Thank you for your interest in BoardWalk opportunities. Please note that we will contact you directly if your profile matches the requirements for a specific role.

Executive Director | The Wilderness Land Trust

CEO / Executive Director

The Wilderness Land Trust is a mission-driven conservation organization known for its thoughtful growth and strategic land acquisition partnerships. The Trust transfers acquired land to the federal government to ensure its permanent protection. With a collaborative and non-hierarchical culture, the organization operates primarily remotely with a small, dedicated team of seven professionals who value flexibility and mutual trust.

The Executive Director will lead this well-established organization, supported by an engaged board and experienced staff. This role calls for a leader with a strong commitment to wilderness protection, proven nonprofit leadership, fundraising skills, financial management experience, and the vision to expand the Trust’s impact while working closely with a high-performing team to protect public lands at the highest level.

Leadership Profile | Client Website

Job Features

Job CategoryEnvironmental

The Wilderness Land Trust is a mission-driven conservation organization known for its thoughtful growth and strategic land acquisition partnerships. The Trust transfers acquired land to the federal go...

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President | Color Of Change

President
New York, NY

Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. It is a powerful force for racial justice, driven by millions of members nationwide, and it is needed now more than ever.

At this defining moment in America, Color Of Change seeks a visionary leader and President to steer the nation’s most influential digital organizing force for Black communities through transformative change, while deepening and accelerating its mission to advance racial justice and demand accountability from corporations and government.

Leadership Profile | Client Website

Job Features

Job CategorySocial justice

Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. It is a powerful force for racial justice, driven by millions of members nationwide, and it is needed now more than ever. ...

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Chief Operating Officer | Deep South Today

Chief Operating Officer
Deep South Today (DST) is a networked hub of nonprofit digital newsrooms that serves one of the country’s most challenged regions. It was created from a shared belief in the inherent value of crucial local news reporting—robust, unfettered, nonpartisan—backed by a shared commitment to local journalism’s essential role in a democracy. DST seeks an inaugural Chief Operating Officer (COO) to serve as a strategic thought partner to the President and CEO while managing daily operations and overseeing finances. Leadership Profile | Client Website

Deep South Today (DST) is a networked hub of nonprofit digital newsrooms that serves one of the country’s most challenged regions. It was created from a shared belief in the inherent value of crucia...

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President | Focused Community Strategies

President
Atlanta, GA
For 47 years, Focused Community Strategies (FCS) has been investing in relationships to revitalize neighborhoods in Atlanta. FCS empowers neighborhoods to thrive by taking a holistic, neighbor-focused approach to bring renewal and vitality. As FCS grows into the sixth decade of impact, the organization is seeking a new President to strengthen, sustain, and enhance the character, resilience, affordability, and flourishing of South Atlanta in this time of fast-paced growth. Leadership Profile | Client Website

Job Features

Job CategoryCommunity/Neighborhood

For 47 years, Focused Community Strategies (FCS) has been investing in relationships to revitalize neighborhoods in Atlanta. FCS empowers neighborhoods to thrive by taking a holistic, neighbor-focused...

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President and Chief Executive Officer | The Korea Society

CEO, President
New York, NY
The Korea Society (TKS) is an independent U.S. nonprofit that promotes awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea. In pursuit of its mission, the Society creates events, exchanges, briefings, and research on topics of vital interest to both countries. The new President and CEO will be a leader of strategic vision, depth, and influence. The CEO will foster growth in The Korea Society’s financial resources and its profile at the epicenter of the U.S.-Korea relationship. The CEO will inspire growing audience participation and diversification, partnerships and programs within and beyond NYC and Washington, DC. Leadership Profile | Client Website

The Korea Society (TKS) is an independent U.S. nonprofit that promotes awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea. In pursuit of its mission, the Socie...

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Chief People Officer | Year Up United

Chief People Officer
New York, NY
In its nearly 25-year history, Year Up United has provided pathways for tens of thousands of young people to earn successful careers with  strong growth potential. The organization seeks an experienced Chief People Officer (CPO) to build a best-in-class Human Resources (HR) operation that maximizes Year Up United’s greatest asset—its people—aligns with the current business needs and positions the organization for future growth. Leadership Profile | Client Website

In its nearly 25-year history, Year Up United has provided pathways for tens of thousands of young people to earn successful careers with  strong growth potential. The organization seeks an experienc...

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Chief Executive Officer | Adapt Integrated Health Care

CEO
Roseburg, OR
Building on a legacy of over 50 years of service, the people of Adapt Integrated Health Care have quietly built a health care powerhouse, integrating science, compassionate care and innovation to promote the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities in Douglas, Josephine, Curry and Coos Counties, the four southwesternmost counties in Oregon. Adapt’s next CEO will lead an organization of committed professionals providing life-changing and life-enhancing services to thousands of  residents in rural Oregon who otherwise might go underserved, if not unserved. Following a decade of growth that an observer in 2014 could  hardly have imagined, Adapt in 2024 is a trusted, dependable and even irreplaceable resource that impacts the region in multiple ways, all of them consistent with a commitment to improved community health. Leadership Profile | Client Website

Job Features

Job CategoryHealth and wellness

Building on a legacy of over 50 years of service, the people of Adapt Integrated Health Care have quietly built a health care powerhouse, integrating science, compassionate care and innovation to prom...

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Commissioner of Public Works | City of Atlanta Department of Public Works

Commissioner
Atlanta, GA
The heart and soul of a dynamic metro area with a population of some 6.3 million, the City of Atlanta is at the center of one of the nation’s most vibrant regions. There are just over 500,000 residents in the City itself, but its services and influence spread well beyond the city’s legal limits. The City’s Department of Public Works (DPW) is little known by the general public, but its work touches more residents every day than almost any other city department. DPW has two core functions: Solid waste services (garbage, yard waste and recycling) and fleet services (maintenance of the City’s fleet of nearly 5000 motorized vehicles). Other important services include street sweeping, the Keep Atlanta Beautiful initiative and related special services. All contribute to effective services and a livable, thriving city. Atlanta’s Commissioner of Public Works will be an experienced, adaptive and broad-gauged leader with a passion for excellence in civic services. Leadership Profile | Client Website

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Job CategoryCivic services

The heart and soul of a dynamic metro area with a population of some 6.3 million, the City of Atlanta is at the center of one of the nation’s most vibrant regions. There are just over 500,000 reside...

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