Our Work

Proof in the partnerships.

A selected portfolio of executive search, advisory, and strategic planning engagements that we've delivered alongside mission-driven organizations. Each one a different shape of work. Each one a leader still thriving in role.

500

Senior leaders
placed since founding

States where
we've worked

80%

Clients who engage in more
work within 2 years

Sectors served
across the portfolio

Featured Case Advisory

Maya Angelou Schools and See Forever Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025

Turning a 2030 vision into a plan the team could actually run.

Maya Angelou Schools and See Forever Foundation had a board-approved five-year plan. What the team needed next was a first year of work, a short list of numbers the board could track, and a clear answer to who owns what. Stronger built a 19-KPI scorecard mapped to DC's own accountability system, with every measure tied to a named owner.

Board-level KPIs

Strategic priorities

Accountability measures mapped to OSSE

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Teach Plus · National · 2025

Building the fundraising infrastructure to carry a national growth plan.

Teach Plus had an ambitious 2025 growth plan and one real fundraising channel. It needed a staffing model, a donor pipeline, and a path into individual giving to carry it all the way. Stronger delivered a new regional fundraising role, a donor stewardship framework, and a phased roadmap toward a $5 million individual giving program.

Proof in the partnerships.

Turning a 2030 vision into a plan the team could actually run.

The full portfolio.

Building the fundraising infrastructure to carry a national growth plan.

Fixing the structure, not the budget.

Building a leadership bench before a small nonprofit needed one.

Building a talent strategy a seven-person team could actually run.

Finding a CEO ready to lead a coalition, not just an organization.

Building pay bands that close gaps instead of hiding them.

A compensation model equitable enough to trust, competitive enough to keep.

Turning pay equity from a value statement into a data-backed plan.

Two critical seats, filled without a gap.

One national leader for postsecondary outcomes across every region.

Earning trust before asking East Oakland to change.

Building a stronger candidate pipeline for the Propel Fellowship.

An Executive Director hired on a very short timeline.

Rigor and equity at the network level.

Meeting or exceeding $6M in fundraising goals, every year.

Community trust isn't a credential you can hire for.

One of the most consequential financial roles in American public education.

The communicator whose personal story is the mission.

A high-confidence people leadership decision at a pivotal moment.

When growth demands a fundraiser who can build, not just manage.

The search that grew into something bigger.

Finding a mission-aligned executive leader to drive growth in South Carolina.

Building a stronger leadership pipeline for hard-to-fill principal roles.

Stabilizing and scaling a fundraising operation for a growing charter school network.

Helping FaithActs build the fundraising infrastructure to sustain a growing education justice movement.

Building a transparent, equitable compensation structure for a growing charter network.

Designing a transparent compensation strategy for a regional foundation.

The numbers across the portfolio.

Every case study started with a first conversation.