CSG-J01
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ATS-Ready Resume Template + Keyword Checklist
A recruiter-tested format that passes applicant tracking systems, with a keyword-match worksheet.
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A Second Mission
For every nonprofit ready for a retained search, a hundred more just need the tools. So we built a self-serve library of templates, guides, and AI-powered tools for nonprofit leaders, boards, and job seekers — delivered instantly, available to anyone.
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For Candidates
Tools for the people moving into nonprofit leadership — the audience already visiting our Candidates pages every day.
A recruiter-tested format that passes applicant tracking systems, with a keyword-match worksheet.
Copy-paste prompts that turn a tired resume into sharp, quantified bullets in minutes.
Editable letters for ED, development, and program roles that actually get read.
Word-for-word scripts for asking — without feeling like you are betraying the mission.
Turn an executive profile into an inbound-opportunity magnet.
Pre-built answer frameworks for the leadership questions you will be asked.
Board, speaking, and LinkedIn bios in three lengths, ready to fill in.
Show up to the interview with a plan — and survive the first quarter.
Translate for-profit experience into language nonprofit boards trust.
Warm and cold outreach that gets replies, with follow-up sequences.
Ask for references and LinkedIn recommendations the right way.
Stay top of mind after every round without being a pest.
A practical guide to landing your first (or next) board seat.
See yourself the way a search committee will — and fix the gaps.
Paste your resume and a job post; get an instant match score and the missing keywords.
Negotiate the whole package — PTO, severance, deferred comp — not just base.
A clean system to manage applications, contacts, and follow-ups.
Address the hard questions with confidence and zero apology.
Find and win the roles that do not require relocation.
Templates, checklists, and a stakeholder map for the highest-stakes quarter of your career.
For Organizations
The governance, fundraising, and succession tools EDs and boards search for — from the firm that places nonprofit leaders.
Answer a short set of questions; receive a board-ready succession plan tailored to your org.
The "if the ED left tomorrow" plan every board should have on file.
Get new board members effective in week one, not month six.
A full development plan and 12-month calendar your team can run.
Map your current board against the expertise your strategy actually needs.
Define the role and score candidates objectively before you fall in love.
Hire the right fundraiser at the right number.
A fair, structured annual review the board and the ED both trust.
Facilitation guide, worksheets, and a board-ready plan format.
Make the ask compelling — and make it land.
Build a pipeline and a healthy rotation using the proven 3x3 model.
Stop the leak. Keep the donors you worked so hard to win.
Conflict of interest, whistleblower, document retention, and more — ready to adopt.
A board-friendly budget and a one-page financial dashboard.
Score your organization's readiness for a leadership change and get a prioritized action list.
Structured templates that funders are used to reading.
Run tighter meetings and keep clean records.
The single relationship that makes or breaks an organization.
Turn your year into a story donors want to fund again.
Navigate the hardest, most emotional leadership change of all.
For the AI Shift
76% of nonprofits have no AI policy. These tools close the gap — and feed directly into our AI advisory practice.
Answer eight questions; receive a tailored, board-approvable AI policy in plain language.
A guided assessment that scores where your org stands and what to do next.
Exactly what is safe to put into ChatGPT — and what is never okay.
Dozens of tested prompts for narratives, budgets, and LOIs — without the hallucinated stats.
Appeals, thank-yous, and stewardship emails, drafted in your voice.
A no-jargon guide to picking the right tool for your team.
When and how to tell funders, donors, and staff you used AI.
The one-page policy your team will actually read and follow.
Data agreements, encryption, where your data lives — vetted before you buy.
Three pre-written policy starting points for small, mid, and large orgs.
Start where you lose the most time — and adopt the one tool that fixes it.
A values-aligned framework for mission-driven AI use.
A step-by-step process that keeps the facts real and the voice yours.
Turn messy program data into clear board and funder summaries.
Practical AI workflows for the operations side of the house.
A ready-to-present deck that gets your board comfortable with AI.
Identify, rate, and track AI risks the way auditors expect.
High-impact, low-cost (often free) ways to start today.
Paste the RFP and your facts; get a grounded first-draft narrative to refine.
The 90-day plan that takes you from policy to real adoption.
Made For The Sector
Every resource here comes from the same people who run executive searches and succession plans across the nonprofit sector. We turned that experience into tools any organization can put to work today — and we add more every month.
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