Before hiring your next development director, make sure you’re hiring them into a position where they can succeed. A practical readiness checkup for nonprofit CEOs and boards.
Free Checkup and Discussion Tool
Development Director Ready
This guide is designed to support nonprofit leaders through a few important conversations before beginning a search for a new development director, or your first development director. It is not a fundraising audit or an evaluation of your current staff.
UnderDeveloped
Still the premier study on reducing development director turnover, from CompassPoint.
How to Hire a Director of Development/AFP
The Association of Fundraising Professionals overview of the process to hire a development leader for your organization.
How to Hire a Fantastic Fundraiser
Author and consultant Amy Eisenstein shares her thoughts on hiring a great fundraiser.
Interview questions for Development Directors
Joan Garry of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab shares her insights on questions that get to the heart of fundraising.
