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Read Leyna’s latest blog post A Board Chair Manifesto—the key to happiness for an executive director is the right board chair

What we do

Leyna Bernstein specializes in helping small and medium-sized nonprofits assess leadership needs, and recruit and retain strong leaders. Her focus is on executive director transitions, development director search, and board recruitment and development. When your organization has the right board, executive and fundraising leadership in place, it can do extraordinary things. When the right members of this leadership triangle are absent, organizations often flounder.

Why we do it

Nonprofits can’t afford to spend valuable time and resources on the wrong hire. Skills and experience are not enough when it comes to adding a new leader to your staff. Fit is everything. We use our 25 years of recruiting and management consulting experience to ensure that you find the perfect fit for your nonprofit - for your mission, your culture and values, and your specific challenges.

We believe that recruitment is only one part of ensuring you have the right leadership in place.We provide support for on-boarding, performance planning, coaching and training, to help you retain and develop your leadership team.

Why choose us

Leyna Bernstein was the top human resources executive at two of the Bay Area’s leading socially responsible businesses, and managed recruiting research for The Gap, Inc. She then spent 12 years as a consultant, trainer, and program director for nonprofit support centers in San Francisco, Marin and the East Bay. She knows recruiting, she knows nonprofits, and she knows a lot of talented people working in the local nonprofit community.

Our commitment to you

We want every contact with us to result in a useful connection for you. If we aren’t the right fit for your needs, we will gladly help you identify other consultants and resources.

Member of:

Association of Fundraising Professionals •• BoardSource •• Development Executives Roundtable •• Olive Grove Consulting