Building Culture Amidst the Storm
How nonprofit CEOs are building organizational culture while battling the coronavirus. The global lockdown to fight the COVID-19 virus dispersed nonprofit organizations from their traditional work environments into remote and virtual ones. CarterBaldwin asked the leaders of Compassion International, Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill Industries, and several others how they are [...]
The First 90 Days: How to Onboard a C-Suite Executive into a Privately-Held, Family-Owned Company
Bringing a new executive into a family-owned business is uniquely complex. Founding Partner, Jennifer Sobocinski reviews the critical steps an organization should take when bringing in an "outside" leader into a family-owned business. Download her latest article to explore how these steps can make or break a C-suite leader’s success [...]
Building on Legacy: The Leadership Transition at Our Daily Bread Ministries
A nonprofit leadership transition is like tending a garden through changing seasons. Outgoing CEOs have cultivated the mission and relationships, preparing the ground for new leadership. Incoming CEOs inherit deep-rooted values while introducing fresh ideas for growth. Like a well-tended garden, a smooth transition requires planning and commitment. [...]
Candid Advice from the Head of School to the Board Chair
As the length of tenure for sitting heads continues to decline, those who care deeply about the future of independent schools are asking what can be done to reverse this trend and bring a renewed stability to our school communities. This question was front and center at the November [...]
Passing the Baton at Compassion International: A Model for CEO Transitions
A smooth CEO transition in a nonprofit should resemble the precision of a relay race — timing, trust, and preparation are key. Compassion International’s CEO transition provides a roadmap for nonprofit boards navigating leadership changes, regardless of organizational size. In 2024, we interviewed Judy Golz and Karen Wesolowski, current and [...]
CarterBaldwin Executive Search Supports Helping Mamas in Annual Day of Service
On October 2, the team at CarterBaldwin Executive Search came together for their annual Day of Service at Helping Mamas, a nonprofit dedicated to providing essential baby items and feminine hygiene products to families in need. After a brief overview of Helping Mamas’ mission and impact, the team [...]
The Head of School Interview: Navigating Key Questions
The Head of School search process has been described as a delicate dance, with both prospective candidates and boards or search committees putting their best foot forward in hopes of making a strong match. The search committee comes to the interview with carefully crafted questions, which the candidate answers with [...]
CarterBaldwin’s Scott Tanksley Joins Restore NYC Board of Directors
Restore NYC has announced the appointment of Scott Tanksley, Associate Partner at CarterBaldwin Executive Search, to their board of directors. Restore is a nonprofit organization that through survivor-informed solutions for housing, counseling, and economic empowerment is making freedom real for survivors of trafficking in the U.S. At CarterBaldwin, Scott leads [...]
Transforming Education: Unveiling the Power of Retained Search Firms in K-12 Leadership
Partners Chris Hornsby and Jack Hall explore how retained search firms like CarterBaldwin play a pivotal role in shaping K-12 education leadership. Discover their expertise in finding the right leaders, emphasizing cultural alignment, and building lasting connections between candidates and schools. Gain insights into how their approach goes beyond recruitment, [...]
CarterBaldwin Executive Search Team Gives Back with HouseProud Atlanta
The CarterBaldwin team exercised their painting and landscaping skills earlier this week as they partnered with HouseProud Atlanta in their annual Day of Service. This was the second consecutive year CarterBaldwin teamed up with HouseProud Atlanta, a nonprofit organization that provides no-cost home repairs to low-income senior, veteran, and disabled [...]
CarterBaldwin Partner Jack Hall Receives Distinguished Service Award
Jack Hall, CarterBaldwin Executive Search Partner, has been awarded the SAIS (Southern Association of Independent Schools) Distinguished Service Award in recognition and honor of his 38 years of service to independent K-12 schools. The award is given by the SAIS Board of Trustees to a head of school or senior [...]
Why Culture Matters
Partner Chris Guiney shares the importance of culture and its impact on organizations in a new podcast, "How Culture Impacts an Organization," hosted by Rob Adams and Hunt Scanlon. Chris leads the firm's energy and infrastructure practice and has more than 30 years of executive search experience spanning corporate, PE-backed [...]
CarterBaldwin Executive Search Names Chris Hornsby Partner
CarterBaldwin Executive Search is proud to announce Chris Hornsby has become a Partner of the firm, leading the K-12 education practice. Chris joined the firm in 2015 with an expertise in healthcare IT recruitment, but quickly found his “sweet spot” at CarterBaldwin in the nonprofit and K-12 education spaces, where [...]
Leading Forward Podcast Launches with CarterBaldwin Partner Andrea McDaniel Smith
Earlier this summer, CarterBaldwin Executive Search Partner Andrea McDaniel Smith joined forces with Matthew Hall, Provost and VP of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Christ Church Lake Forest Campus Pastor Ben Dockery, and Vivek Sarin, Founder and CEO of Juvo Company, to launch a new podcast, Leading [...]
CarterBaldwin Executive Search Team Joins HouseProud Atlanta for Day of Service
Earlier this week, the CarterBaldwin team partnered with HouseProud Atlanta, a nonprofit organization that provides no-cost home repairs to low-income senior, veteran, and disabled homeowners across metro Atlanta in a Day of Service. It was an amazing day, as we put both our home improvement and teamwork skills to the [...]
Five Mistakes to Avoid in Leadership Transitions
As an executive search firm, we have led more than 100 searches to find CEOs for the world’s largest faith-based nonprofits. In every instance, there is a board who is strongly committed to the future of the institution, and in every instance, there is great intent to assure that the [...]
Text vs. Email: Seven Reasons Why Email (Still) Reigns in Business Communications
To text or not to text…that should be the question we ask ourselves when it comes to business communication these days. The remote world has created a more relaxed culture - allowing us to take advantage of a work-from-home dress code, and seemingly giving us a pass to default to [...]
Andrea McDaniel Smith Named Partner, CarterBaldwin Executive Search
CarterBaldwin Executive Search is pleased to announce Andrea McDaniel Smith has become a Partner of the firm. Andrea brings a wealth of experience in mission-based organizations and will further expand CarterBaldwin’s scope and capacity in social enterprise, public policy, and the global nonprofit arena. Andrea joined CarterBaldwin in 2015 following [...]
An Impromptu Conversation with our Managing Partner, David Clapp, on our Culture and Core Values
Our Managing Partner, David Clapp, gives insight into the importance of CarterBaldwin’s culture and core values with a friend and seasoned entrepreneur and angel investor, Charlie Paparelli. Spend time with us and you will find these values to be the essence of “who we are.” […]