Your mission: Make the world better.
Our mission: Make your world better.
Your partners in nonprofit management for:
Leadership
We’ll work with you to identify new top leaders and set them up for success. We provide one-on-one mentorship for new leaders, providing a confidential sounding board as they grow.
Transitions
Change is hard – we can provide interim leadership to hold the fort during a transition, or we can clear messy decks before a permanent leadership change.
Culture
Get the right people in place, build solid systems so they can focus on mission, and build a productive and healthy workplace culture.
Taking care of people
Motivation, support, and development of staff pays big dividends.
Our Values
Streamlined processes
Investment in solid, efficient systems saves both time and money.
No Nonsense
We respect your time and ours, so we’ll speak clearly and bluntly.
High Expectations
We insist on competence, integrity and transparency at all levels.
Practical
Big ideas are great, but execution matters. We’re in the trenches with you getting the work done.
Fun
There’s no reason work can’t be enjoyable and productive.
Our clients love us
“I’ve been engaged with a multitude of executive search firms for decades during my career, and Arts Progress is on the top of my list with respect to the standard setting experiences and benefits that Ashwabay Alliance gained through the outstanding processes and principles that Arts Progress executed during the search for an ED.”
— Board Member, Ashwabay Alliance
“Robin has been a great resource to sound ideas off of, consider a situation from a new perspective and share her knowledge of how to effectively juggle all of the moving parts of an arts organization.”
— Twin Cities-based Executive Director
“Thank you for the way your firm is handling this search. I have experienced recruiters who drag their feet (for months!), or worse, who just "ghost" candidates. I greatly appreciate the dignity and respect you have shown to me and, I assume, all the candidates.”