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Open Office Hours February

Join us on Friday, February 14 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. for Open Office Hours. During the first half hour, we focus on a topic of conversation of our choice, and then we open the second half hour up to whatever is on your mind. If you would like the Zoom link, please email Karen Brennan at kbrennan@thestrategygroupllc.org.

With leadership searches on our minds (we did six big ones last year and have a […]

2025-02-01T11:39:23+00:00February 1, 2025|

Director of Major Gifts | Kids In Crisis

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Kids In Crisis seeks is seeking a relationship-driven Director of Major Gifts to join its team. This position is an essential part of the development team, focused on cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors to support our mission of providing critical services to youth and families in Fairfield County. The ideal candidate thrives on connecting with […]

2025-04-30T12:04:57+00:00January 28, 2025|

Director of Development | Domestic Violence Crisis Center

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The Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC) seeks a seasoned, dynamic, and analytical Director of Development to lead the development initiatives and activities of the agency. Guided by a strong and sincere commitment to DVCC’s mission, the Director of Development will strategically develop and implement a detailed fund development plan to support and grow the agency’s programs, […]

2025-04-30T12:05:27+00:00January 27, 2025|

How to Navigate an Executive Leadership Search as an Organization

This has been a busy year for TSG with a number of large leadership searches for Executive Directors, CEOs, and top development people – and we’ve even consulted on a number of other positions not usually in our wheelhouse! With the benefit of hindsight, we thought we’d share a few lessons learned as we work to bring organizations and candidates together.

  1. Create a search committee to lead this process. The […]
2025-01-06T22:28:27+00:00January 3, 2025|

Open Office Hours January

Join us on Friday, January 10 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. for Open Office Hours. During the first half hour, we focus on a topic of conversation of our choice, and then we open the second half hour up to whatever is on your mind. If you would like the Zoom link, please email Brenda McDermott at bmcdermott@thestrategygroupllc.org.

With 2025 upon us, we just love this article! Forget about making a New Year’s resolution. […]

2025-01-07T14:55:21+00:00January 2, 2025|

Five Reasons Why Heading Into 2025 With an Executive Coach is a Good Idea

Now more than ever, leaders are turning to nonprofit executive coaches to gain insight into their professional styles, skills, and values. The goal is to help leaders go from where they are to where they need to be. At TSG, we work with current or emerging leaders to understand and strengthen their competencies.

What might be the reasons you would want a coach? Here are five!

  1. Career development – Mapping out, […]
2025-01-03T15:26:18+00:00December 24, 2024|

Open Office Hours December

Join us on Friday, December 13 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. for Open Office Hours. During the first half hour, we focus on a topic of conversation of our choice, and then we open the second half hour up to whatever is on your mind. If you would like the Zoom link, please email Brenda McDermott at bmcdermott@thestrategygroupllc.org.

This month’s topic is around the power of sitting in the circle. Sounds simple enough, doesn’t […]

2024-11-23T23:39:23+00:00November 23, 2024|

Director of Student and Family Support | Horizons

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Horizons at New Canaan Country School (Horizons) seeks a Director of Student and Family Support who will be responsible for supporting the social-emotional growth and wellbeing of students and families through individual and group counseling, and the development and implementation of programming that supports development of the whole child and nurtures family engagement and wellbeing.

Horizons was […]

2025-04-30T12:05:55+00:00November 17, 2024|

President & CEO | Family Centers

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Family Centers seeks to find a dynamic and visionary individual to lead a thriving $25 million nonprofit organization that – since its inception in 1891 – has grown to offer high quality health, education, and human service programs addressing ever-changing challenges affecting residents of Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, and New Canaan. More than 300 professionals and hundreds […]

2025-03-04T00:07:43+00:00November 10, 2024|
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