If you are vying for a top spot in an association or nonprofit, chances are high that you’ll be facing an executive recruiter before ever sitting down with a search committee. Overall, 38 percent of CEO searches are handled by a retained recruiting firm, and that number jumps substantially to 70 percent when the organization’s budget is over $10 million. The prestigious recruiting assignments in associations and nonprofit have long been dominated by familiar names, Heidrick & Struggles, Korn/Ferry International, Russell Reynolds, and Spencer Stuart, but the firms winning the high profile search contracts have been shifting over the last two years. Globally speaking,… Read More