Your Mission-Driven Executive Search Partner

Let’s turn transitional moments into transformational impact.

An open leadership position is a time of optimism and possibility. As one of the world’s leading nonprofit executive search firms, we partner with organizations to turn possibility into actionable executive search strategies.

Together, we can find the talented, values-aligned people who will strengthen your organization and elevate your mission in exciting and sustainable ways.

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Why Partner with Lindauer?

We act as partners and guides more than recruiters. Working together, we help you activate your organization’s mission in the workplace so you can maximize your impact in the world.

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Lindauer worked with us as thought partners to translate our new strategic plan into an approach to shaping the Executive Director role. I had confidence all along that the Lindauer search consultants had a thorough grasp of who we were as an organization and who we needed to find in a leader.

John D. Childs

Chair, Board of Managers, Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research

Recent Searches and Placements

For almost three decades, we have helped organizations navigate leadership transitions and recruit outstanding leaders from a broad array of backgrounds and areas of expertise.

ADRIENNE PERRY

Omaha Public Library Foundation

Chief Executive Officer

TINA HENNESSEY

Bowling Green State University

Vice President for University Advancement

SARAH COX

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Chief People Officer

ELLEN VARNEY

Cambridge Community Foundation

Chief Financial Officer

KIMBERLEE LABONTE

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Executive Director of Development

JACKIE SUITER

University of Arizona Cancer Center

Senior Director of Development

ALLISON DECRUZ

Cure Alzheimer's Fund

Director, Planned Giving

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What Sets Lindauer Apart

100% Mission-Driven Focus

All of our resources are devoted to the nonprofit, healthcare, and educational arenas. We understand how mission-driven organizations mature and change, how units and functions intersect, and how to navigate the nuances of nonprofit culture.

Deep Sector Experience and Trusted Networks

Many of us have significant experience as nonprofit leaders, and we continue to volunteer our time, passion, and expertise as lead volunteers for various organizations. We bring dual perspectives as nonprofit professionals and executive search consultants to every search.

An Extension of Your Team, from Start to Finish

The Lindauer consultants you meet during Discovery will be your guides at every stage of your search. No handoffs, no surprises.

Custom Strategies Powered by People and Data

We never recycle candidate lists. For every search, our Research and Data team builds a strategy tailored to you and reflective of the latest developments in the talent market. By combining our consultants’ expertise with advanced data analysis, we can surface hidden indicators of leadership potential.

We Lay a Foundation for Long-Term Success

The seeds of a new leader’s success are planted during recruitment. Our end-to-end executive search consulting lays a foundation of understanding, alignment, and trust between organizations and their incoming hires. This prepares candidates for their roles and gives organizations a road map for harnessing their potential as institutional leaders.

“Partner” Is Both a Noun and a Verb

Being a partner is not something we take for granted. It is a commitment we continually reaffirm through intentional actions. Every moment in a search is an opportunity to give strength and dimension to our evolving relationship: to listen, to adapt, to counsel, to guide you forward.

The Sectors We Serve

Advocacy and Public Policy

Advocacy and policy organizations thrive on leadership that unites vision, strategy, and public engagement. We bring proven expertise across the full range of functions needed to strengthen voice, credibility, and impact.

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Arts and Culture

Arts and cultural organizations are critical to building communities, preserving heritage, and inspiring creativity. Lindauer has extensive experience recruiting leaders who balance artistic vision with operational and financial sustainability.

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Community Impact

Lindauer recruits leaders and experts across every function who bring community connection, financial discipline, and fundraising strength to advance missions and sustain growth.

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Conservation and Environment

Environmental and conservation organizations protect our ecosystems, promote sustainability, and confront the global climate crisis. Lindauer partners with these organizations to recruit executives who combine scientific knowledge, policy insight, and fundraising expertise.

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