Leadership Recruitment for Nonprofit Organizations
Helping mission-driven organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area find the transformational leadership they deserve.
Campbell & Company specializes in nonprofit executive search designed to meet the leadership needs of mission-driven organizations across the San Francisco Bay Area.
Whether you’re looking for a Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, or Chief Development Officer, our team is here to help you identify and attract top-tier talent who can lead with impact — right here in the Bay Area.
Chief Executive Searches
We provide strategic guidance and insights to recruit exceptional leaders who embody your mission and values and inspire results.
C-Suite Searches
From CEOs, CMOs, CDOs to CFOs and beyond, we identify innovative, results-driven candidates who will shape your organization’s future.
Board Member Searches
We connect you with board candidates whose values, skills, and networks align with your strategic priorities and vision.
Staffing Services
From discovery conversations to building a strong candidate roster, we equip you with everything you need to start your next search on the right foot.
Rooted in purpose. Driven by impact.
San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose aren’t just cities, they are each unique. With its activist roots, diverse communities, and visionary spirit, the Bay Area is home to some of the most powerful nonprofits in the world. But leading here takes more than passion, it takes resilience, strategy, and adaptability. That’s where Campbell & Company comes in.
We’re not just a nonprofit search practice deeply rooted in San Francisco, we have connections that extend far beyond, and we’ve been part of the community for decades. We understand the complexities of local hiring, the urgency of fundraising and board relationships, and the realities of recruiting in one of the country’s most competitive and cost-intensive job markets.
Dan Nevez, Vice President of Executive Search
How I Help You Succeed
As a hands-on, nonprofit executive search consultant, I bring deep local insight and national perspective to every engagement. I understand the effect that visionary leaders can have on an organization’s future, and I find and place leaders who will drive continued growth for your organization. Our clients tell me that by listening to understand their specific needs, I ultimately become their trusted advisor and partner.
The nonprofit sector in San Francisco Bay Area is unique.
So Is My Approach.
The Bay Area is diverse demographically, geographically, and organizationally. I bring a deep understanding of how nonprofits work here—and what kind of leadership succeeds.
Regional Expertise
I know how to recruit and assess results-driven, organization builders who can expand revenue who will resonate with the diverse communities and leadership expectations across the region.
Sector Fluency
Whether you’re a health-focused foundation, an arts & culture organization, or a direct service provider, I understand the competencies and lived experience your next leader needs.
A Network That Matters
I connect you with top-tier, mission-driven talent who are deeply embedded in the Bay Area.
A Process You Can Trust
I guide you from defining the role to onboarding the hire, with a focus on clarity, equity, and leadership alignment every step of the way.
We are passionate about the nonprofit sector.
We partner with people and organizations that change lives every day. For more than 45 years, we have helped our nonprofit partners across the country mobilize resources and build resilience. The good they each do in their communities is our greatest measure of success. Here are some of the partners we have proudly supported so far:
People matter. Results matter.
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Years of Nonprofit Recruiting Experience
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Voted by nonprofit leaders and business executives
Campbell & Company has been listed as one of the country’s best executive search firms by Forbes Magazine and named one of Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC)’s Top 10 search firms for placing extraordinary leaders of color for four consecutive years.
Crain’s Chicago Business Magazine recently named us one of Chicago’s Best Places to Work; Seattle Business Magazine also named us one of Washington’s Best Companies to Work For.
Sector-specific expertise.
We’re as comfortable talking composers with a symphony conductor as we are getting in the weeds – literally – with folks fighting to save our planet. Campbell & Company knows that different corners of the nonprofit sector have different norms and needs, and we’re ready to dig deeply alongside you.
Let’s Move Your Mission Forward—Together.
Whether your organization is rooted in the Mission District, growing across the Bayview, or reaching beyond the Golden Gate, strong leadership is the bridge between vision and impact.