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CEO Update reports on everything you need to know to advance your career in associations and nonprofit organizations.  Coverage includes details on who is getting the top jobs in the industry, the latest recruiting news and trends, and what jobs are available.  No other source can match CEO Update’s coverage of association and nonprofit recruiting. Our jobs coverage provides information on executive-level positions, both CEO and senior staff, with top trade associations, professional societies, foundations, and other nonprofit groups.

Posting Frequency

Positions and news are updated daily on our website.  We also mail a biweekly print edition to subscribers, which includes position listings as well as the latest news on careers and people in associations, profiles on association leaders, and articles on leadership and transition topics by experts, including executive recruiters and lawyers.

Types of Jobs

CEO Update lists senior-level positions for most of the major association/nonprofit functional areas.  You will find positions for chief staff executives as well as in communications and public relations, government relations, finance and administration, education, programs, and member services.  Because we are focused on the association/nonprofit executive, we do not include highly technical positions, including those focused on technology services or requiring a very specialized background (e.g. a Ph.D. in a scientific field).  Additionally, we limit the number of development department searches, only including the most senior level searches with the largest organizations.

Number of Positions

Each edition typically includes approximately 300 searches.

Position Locations

In the CEO Searches section, about 30% of listings are for organizations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and 70% are for organizations located in other areas of the country.  In the Senior Staff Searches section about 60% of the listings are for Washington, DC area positions and 40% are located in other areas.  While CEO Update provides national coverage, most listings are for opportunities in major metropolitan areas, including Washington, DC, New York, NY, and Chicago, IL.

Position Level

Positions in the newsletter are at the CEO, deputy director, vice president and director levels.


CEO Update is the leading resource for executive-level jobs in the association field and the news that affects every aspect of your career.  Subscribe today for: 

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The Latest News
Coverage on the trends, people, and organizations in the association/nonprofit arena

Association Leaders
Conversations with executives at the helm of today's most influential groups

Primed to Lead
Profiles of young execs with fast-moving careers in the association arena

Exit Interviews
Retiring and transitioning execs look back on their successes, challenges and what they've learned along the way

CEO Appointments
Senior Staff Appointments

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