Talbott Blog
The Role of a Professional Search Firm in Your Nonprofit’s Executive Search
For nonprofit leadership transitions, the decision to engage a professional search firm can be pivotal. The stakes are high, and the wrong choice can have lasting consequences for your nonprofit organization and the continuance of your organization’s mission.
MCCOY Names Elizabeth Coit as its Executive Director
MCCOY (Marion County Commission on Youth) has named Elizabeth Coit as its new Executive Director beginning January 2024. Coit has devoted most of her career and personal life to serving others, either as an organizational change agent and growth-focused leader, or through her volunteerism.
Navigating Change: A Guide to Strategic Nonprofit Leadership Transitions
Learn from their missteps and discover how meticulous planning can not only mitigate risks but also set the stage for a thriving future under new leadership.
NAMI Mid-Ohio Names Holly Novak as its Executive Director
NAMI Mid-Ohio has named Holly Novak as its new Executive Director. A seasoned community leader in the healthcare and community impact space, Holly will lead NAMI Mid-Ohio’s efforts to improve the quality of life for people with mental illness and their families in Delaware, Union, and Morrow counties.
How to Prepare for a Nonprofit Board President Transition
As a board president, your invaluable experience and insights can significantly impact the future success of the organization, but only if that knowledge is effectively transferred to your successor. In this blog post, I'll share practical strategies and advice to ensure a seamless transition as you pass the baton to the president-elect.
Roscoe Brown named Transportation Director at Janus Developmental Services
In April 2023, Talbott Talent conducted a retained search to place Roscoe Brown as Transportation Director for Janus Developmental Services. Partnering with Janus Developmental Services' leadership, Talbott Talent identified and recruited a candidate whose skills and competencies were ideally suited to move the organization’s mission forward.
Nonprofit Hiring Secrets
What’s the secret? I’d love to tell you that we have a magic hat where - instead of pulling a rabbit out of it - we pull out your ideal nonprofit team member. But, that’s not the case. From our experience helping nonprofits attract, grow, and keep great people, we have learned a few tricks that help us to best help nonprofits! And, I’m excited to share a few of these tips that helped us fill that role on the philanthropy team - and will hopefully help you!
Retired Indiana Public Employees Association names Jessica Love as its CEO
RIPEA has named Jessica Love as its new CEO. A seasoned nonprofit executive, Love will lead RIPEA’s efforts to improve the quality of life of their members by protecting and enhancing their retirement benefit, providing group insurance for members, and disseminating information to and advocating on behalf of retired Indiana public employees.
Talbott Talks: E-Myth
A topic that has been coming up a lot lately in my conversations is one that is prominent throughout the book the E-Myth, by Michael E. Gerber. It’s the concept of the tension and difficulty found between spending your time working “on” versus “in” your organization. While the E-Myth is focused on the “Entrepreneurial Myth”, I think it’s important to recognize that it also has implications for nonprofits.
The Truth About Recruiting Passive Candidates
When nonprofits develop a strategy for filling leadership roles, they often focus too much on finding active candidates. In this blog post, we’ll explore why passive candidates are so important to focus on during a leadership transition and why your organization should focus on recruiting them.
The Gift of Being Vulnerable
I didn’t know if my personal experience and perspective was something that anyone wanted or cared to hear. But I knew in my heart, I wanted – maybe even needed – to share my story with you.
Talbott Talks: A Model for Change
If we want to get different results than we are getting today, we have to change our habits, and in order to change our habits, we have to change our actions. In order to change our actions, we need new and different thinking, and in order to start thinking differently, we need to gather new information.
The Value of Recruiting for Nonprofit CEO Searches
Recruiters can provide tons of value to nonprofits during a CEO search, from helping to determine the ideal candidate profile to managing the entire search process. In addition, recruiters are expert salespeople who can sell your organization to top candidates.
So, Your Nonprofit’s Executive Director is Leaving… Now What?
For better or worse, one thing is for certain - your nonprofit's leader will not be there forever. And, at your organization, it looks like now is the time when you need to start doing the deep work to make sure you have a smooth executive transition.
Not Attracting Good Candidates for Your Open Positions? 4 Common Job Posting Mistakes!
We see so many nonprofit organizations that, even when they aren’t copying and pasting the job description, they are still filling their job posting with overly technical language that doesn’t really communicate anything.
Travis Skodack, CAE, RYT named Director of Membership at American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS)
In July 2022, Travis Skodack, a Talbott Talent candidate, was named Director of Membership for the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS). Skodack brings expertise in membership development and strategic partnerships, having previously excelled in member engagement and retention strategies at the International Association of Professional Women.