Mission

The mission of Commongood Careers is to provide nonprofits with innovative recruitment solutions that result in faster and better hires. Our vision is that one day, all nonprofits will be able to effectively secure the talent they need to maximize their potential for social impact.

What We Do

Commongood Careers is a mission-driven search firm that supports the hiring needs of nonprofit organizations. Since our founding in 2005, we have led over 600 searches for 200 nonprofits in 29 states, making us one of the largest nonprofit search firms in the country.

Before Commongood Careers, our founding staff worked at a set of amazing organizations that spanned the nonprofit sector, including BELL, City Year, New Profit Inc., TechSoup Global, Breakthrough Collaborative and The Steppingstone Foundation.

At these organizations and others, we experienced the challenges of recruiting top talent and conducting searches in environments with limited human resource capacities. As department managers, we conducted searches with practically no time, support or training to do so. When we called search firms for help, we found that they were only interested in the top 1% of all our hiring needs for positions earning well into the six-figures. And, when we finally had such a search to discuss with them, we learned that it would cost upwards or $40,000 just to get the attention of any reputable firm.

Because we knew that there had to be a better way, we formed Commongood Careers in 2005 in partnership with New Profit, Inc, a national venture philanthropy fund. Our earliest clients were members of the New Profit, Inc. portfolio, such as BELL, College Summit, Jumpstart, Management Leadership for Tomorrow, and Year Up. We are proud to continue to support these organizations today.

Our success has led to a nationwide expansion of our services. As we celebrate our 8th anniversary in 2013, our commitment to providing best-in-class search services remains. We continue to offer personalized, engaged services throughout the entire hiring process and to leverage the aspects of service that have made us successful, namely, our streamlined service model, flat-fee pricing structure, and dedicated and experienced staff.