Charter Schools Deserve More Than a Generic Search

Every hiring season has a tell. This year, candidates are watching you as closely as you're watching them, and they're drawing conclusions long before the offer stage.

Last quarter, we ran a CEO search that drew more than 200 applicants in the first three days. On paper, it was an embarrassment of riches. In practice, we had received a stack of resumes so uniformly...

The first year looks like success. Relationships are built. There are no major fires. Staff are relieved. The board is pleased. Sometime around month 10, most boards exhale and think: We made a good...

This week in New York, King Charles knelt in the soil at a community farm on 134th Street and helped a group of Harlem kids plant lavender. One of the children asked what he'd name his plant. He...

By Serena Moy

I know how hard it is to be a nonprofit board member and volunteer. I've been one for almost two decades. Nonprofit board members devote hours of their time, without any financial compensation (in...

This will be controversial, but here goes. “Culture fit” is one of the most problematic frames people use in making hiring decisions. In my two decades as a recruiter, I’ve never seen it make a...

Women Aren't Lagging Behind in AI. They're Leading Ahead. Women C-suite executives generate nearly three times the return from digital transformation as their male counterparts. Three times. That's...

I was meeting with a founder who had built an impressive organization. Fundraising and earned revenue were growing, partners and funders were happy and their programs were best-in-class. But the team...

We spend a lot of time in our sector diagnosing nonprofit culture problems. We see that staff burnout leads to high turnover and talent shortages. We explain that lack of a sustainable financial...

When the process is right, the results follow. Here is what four years of data shows. Over the past four years, Edgility Search has placed over 225 leaders across more than 115 education, nonprofit...

Over the past few years, I've had more conversations than I can count that start the same way:

The Edgility team has been doing this work long enough to know when someone truly gets it.

At Edgility, we believe exceptional executive search is powered by more than expertise—it’s grounded in trust, relationships, and operational excellence. Since joining Edgility in 2021, Emma Tat has...

I know this might make some nonprofit leaders and board members uncomfortable but it has to be said: Mission alone is no longer a compelling employee value proposition.

This summer, as I was thinking through how to tell our Edgility Search story with Jonathan Schorr, Amirah Raveneau-Bey and Hadley Kornacki, the team was encouraging me to record short-form videos of...

Leadership transitions are pivotal moments for mission-driven organizations. In my previous post, I strongly encouraged leadership that this season must be different, that the time has come to shift...

At Edgility, we’re always listening—to clients, to candidates, and to the trends shaping the talent market. In this conversation, Christina Greenberg (CEO, Edgility Search) and Naomi Roth-Gaudette...

It’s a story I know all too well. I get a call from a panicked board member in November - or January or (gasp!) April - saying that their longtime, beloved charter school executive is leaving that...

In recent years, “urgency” has begun to feel like a constant companion. While a sense of urgency can drive productivity and innovation, we can all agree that an environment where everything is deemed...

In October we hosted our first event in Oakland, California, an exciting event that brought together educators, education leaders, parents, and community members for a special evening of conversation...

A Long-Standing Partnership Over the years Edgility and our team of experts have become trusted partners to the team at Value Schools. In fact, their emphasis on equal opportunities and outcomes...

Executive onboarding is a strategic process to help new executives integrate smoothly into their roles, maximize their impact, and align with company goals. Yet according to data from Gallup, one in...

Inclusivity is often looked at from two lenses: accessibility and diversity. These lenses often overlap in their interests, intents, and vocabularies. Accessibility in hiring practices refers to the...

Edgility is excited to offer a brand-new leadership evaluation service!

One of the most under-valued, but most important parts of any job search, is the job description. While some hiring teams may see the job description as a basic tool, at Edgility, we see it as more...

Choosing who will succeed the current leader of an organization can weigh heavily on the minds of many Boards and executive teams. Yet when most organizations start the succession planning process,...

Many organizations succeed in building a diverse workforce, but it does not always result in diversity in leadership positions. Building a diverse leadership team takes time, intention, and a clear...

Let’s be honest, the pursuit of a fulfilling career often involves navigating twists and turns, and occasionally, a complete overhaul of your professional trajectory. If you find yourself at a...

At Edgility our commitment to diversity and equity informs and influences everything we do, and holds our team accountable for reassessing traditional practices that create inequities in the hiring...

At this point, we should all be familiar with the pervasive influence of bias in our lives, whether it’s in our personal interactions or our daily conversations. As responsible individuals who...

As recruiters and experts in finding leaders for social impact organizations, we know how important a board search committee is to the recruiting process. At Edgility, we have the privilege of...

Hiring a new leader is a decision that will have a significant impact on an organization’s future, and it is essential to get it right. Staff, board members, and other constituents each hold unique...

As we celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AAPI staff reflected on our heroes, and what call to action we have for ourselves and our AAPI community

How long does it take to hire a new employee? In most cases, it depends on the size of your organization and the role you are looking to fill. Generally, executive searches can take 12-16 weeks—but...

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, remote work and hybrid work arrangements have become increasingly popular. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many organizations to shift to remote...

As a Senior Search Consultant, Sourcing Operations at Edgility Consulting, and as a recruiter in the K-12 education space for the last nine years, I’ve become very familiar with utilizing LinkedIn...

2022 brought about a great deal of discussion about the various challenges that organizations currently face due to the ever-changing “post” covid landscape. Staff retention, hyper-competition in the...

Series: From the Desk of Co-Founder, Christina Greenberg Over the past couple of years, as Edgility has more than quadrupled in size, my business partner and Edgility co-founder Allison Wyatt and I...

Let’s say you have a vacancy on your team and you want to prioritize making your team more diverse. What does “diverse” mean to you? A crucial error that many managers make during the hiring process...

In an education environment, consistency is key to building trust and creating the best possible outcomes for learners. Hiring and nurturing top school leadership should always be a priority when...

Hiring managers, let’s talk about candidates aka the people who could be a part of your organization one day. They are people who could potentially end up leading your organization, and regardless,...

Most of us are aware of the role that bias can play in many aspects of our lives. We strive to be better community members by attempting to mitigate these personal biases in our everyday...

Series: From the Desk of Co-Founder, Christina Greenberg A few years ago, I was working with a client to fill one of their senior leadership openings. A candidate who made it to the finalist round...