How Nonprofit Executive Search is Evolving in 2025
Molly Brennan, DSG Global’s Nonprofit & Social Impact Global Managing Partner and Practice Leader, spoke with Hunt Scanlon about how leadership expectations are evolving in 2025, and how nonprofit leaders are rising to meet the moment.
“Leaders must be able to quickly develop and implement strategies in response to external factors, and then be able to pivot when those circumstances change. Boards want executives who can do more with less, creatively navigate funding declines, and build new revenue streams.”
Check out her insights here.
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