Higher Talent: Expertise

When higher educational institutions, medical centers, trade associations, membership organizations, other non-profits, corporations and professional services firms need to find the right executive-level candidates to match their organizations, many of them trust Higher Talent. Our reputation precedes us.

We are known for our work in the following areas:

Non-Profit Development and Fundraising Searches
Other Non-Profit, Corporate and Professional Services Searches
Interim Professionals

Non-Profit Development and Fundraising Practice

We’ve found a unique niche as experts finding top development and fundraising professionals for higher education and other non-profits – many of whom have experience planning and executing development campaigns and specialty programs to help organizations take fundraising success to the next level.

We have successfully identified candidates with experience in:

Executive management
Principal gifts
Major gifts
Campaign planning and execution
Annual funds
Planned giving
Telemarketing and direct-mail programs
Corporate and foundation relations
Parent and membership programs
Alumni relations
Regional advancement
Marketing communications
Affinity marketing
Prospect research
Gift accounting
Data management and information systems

Other Non-Profit, Corporate and Professional Services Practice

Our methodology is effective for all our management and executive level searches, regardless of industry or functional area. We’ve successfully completed searches for non-profit administration as well as corporate management. We recruit professionals in:

Executive management
Higher education and non-profit administration
Human resources
Finance and accounting
Marketing and public relations
Purchasing and procurement
Information technology
Operations
Law and legislative affairs

Interim Professionals

Organizations often need interim talent, whether due to reorganization, an executive’s departure, an increase in workload or other circumstances. We effectively apply our expertise to help identify qualified professionals who can work within organizations on an interim basis.