Our Mission
To increase the impact of nonprofits and foundations
through transformational leadership.
The Problem
Nonprofit executives and board members know that the key to greater social impact starts with hiring the right talent. But many organizations lack the expertise, time, and national networks to conduct a robust and rigorous search for top talent.
Our Solution
Since 2009, we have partnered with hundreds of nonprofits and foundations to successfully hire and onboard top leadership talent. Our proprietary candidate search and evaluation methodology, deep understanding of the nonprofit sector, and national network enable us to find, assess, and deliver the right candidate to meet your needs.
Our Services
We help nonprofits, foundations, and social enterprises
hire the right talent to achieve their missions.
Executive Search
We customize and manage a search process and timeline that meets your organization's unique needs. We source a diverse selection of leadership talent through our extensive networks, primary research and outreach, and various media channels. We conduct comprehensive candidate assessments to prepare the hiring team to make the right decision.
Organizational Consulting
We also help you solve a range of organizational and leadership challenges before or beyond the parameters of an executive search. We provide a la carte consulting on topics such as leadership succession planning, Board engagement, new leader onboarding, and organizational structure design.
Our Clients
We are privileged to serve leading social impact organizations
in our hometown of Washington, D.C. and around the world.




















A Sample of Our Successful Placements
We have successfully placed hundreds of leaders
at mission-driven organizations.

Lysa Ratliffe
CEO
KABOOM!

John Branam
Executive Director
Get Schooled

Danielle Reyes
CEO
Crimsonbridge Foundation

Erica Williams
Executive Director
DC Fiscal Policy Institute

Brad Leibov
CEO
EarthShare

Enrique Ball
Director of Development
Equal Justice USA

Kim Bright
VP, Operations and Finance
Campaign Legal Center

Grace Lopes
Executive Director
Rising For Justice

Nicola Diamond
Chief Operating Officer
Urban Alliance

Alexa Lawrence
VP, Conservation, Justice and Equity
Ocean Conservancy

Sean Sands
Chief of Staff
PRRI

Margo Jacobs Collins
Chief Development and Marketing Officer
Active Minds

Lisa Cantu-Parks
VP, Philanthropy
Refugees International

Sarah Henn
Chief Health Officer
Whitman Walker Health

Lynn McNair
Chief Development Officer
Georgetown Day School
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LeaderFit has been privileged to work with exceptional social impact organizations, including:
- 826DC
- A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation
- Active Minds
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation
- Alteristic
- America’s Promise Alliance
- Arabella Philanthropic Advisors
- Aspen Institute
- Association of American Law Schools
- BBYO
- Beacon House
- Big Brothers Big Sisters National Capital Area
- Bishop Walker School for Boys
- BoardSouce
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington
- Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence
- Byte Back
- Campaign Legal Center
- Capitol Hill Village
- CASA de Maryland
- Catalogue for Philanthropy
- Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
- Center for Policing Equity
- CityBridge
- ClearPath Foundation
- CollegeTracks
- Greater Washington Community Foundation
- Community Wealth Partners
- Corporation for National and Community Service
- CrimsonBridge
- Crown Family Philanthropies
- DC Affordable Law Firm
- DC Alliance for Youth Advocates
- DC Bar Foundation
- DC Bar Pro Bono Center
- DC Prep
- DC Public Education Fund
- DC School Reform Now
- DC SCORES
- DC Vote
- Democracy Fund
- Demos
- Denver Museum of Contemporary Art
- Developing Families Center
- Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School
- EarthShare
- Echoing Green
- Educare
- Equal Justice USA
- Everybody Wins! DC
- Excel Academy Public Charter School
- Exponent Philanthropy
- Fair Chance
- Fight for Children
- Fisher House Foundation
- Flamboyan Foundation
- For Love of Children
- Fresh Taste
- Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS)
- Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ)
- Georgetown University Berkley Center
- Georgetown Visitation
- Get Schooled
- Girls on the Run of Northern Virginia
- Gonzaga College High School
- Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)
- Groundswell
- Higher Achievement
- Hire Heroes USA
- Humane Rescue Alliance
- Issue One
- KaBOOM!
- KEEN
- KIPP DC
- Landon School
- Latin American Youth Center (LAYC)
- Latino Economic Development Center
- Leading Educators
- Legal Aid
- Life Pieces to Masterpieces
- Malala Fund
- Marriott Foundation
- Martha’s Table
- My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- National Conference on Citizenship (NCOC)
- National Fatherhood Initiative
- NATS Washington Baseball Academy
- Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
- New Futures
- Northern Virginia Family Services
- Peace Players International
- Philip L. Graham Fund
- PICO National Network
- Pro Bono Institute
- Proinspire
- PsychArmor
- Public Religion Research Institute
- Ready At Five
- Refugees International
- Restore America's Estuaries
- Rising for Justice
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington, DC
- Sandy Hook Promise
- Search for Common Ground
- Service Year
- Share Our Strength
- Shared Interest
- Shelter House
- SMYAL
- St. Ann’s Center for Children, Youth and Families
- Stop Soldier Suicide
- Strive (Sports Challenge Leadership Academy)
- Teach for America
- The Consortium of Catholic Academies
- The Greater Washington Community Foundation
- The Management Center
- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation
- The Reading Connection
- The Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
- Thurgood Marshall Academy
- Turnaround for Children
- Tysons Partnership
- U.S. Soccer Foundation
- UnidosUS
- United Way Worldwide
- United Health Care
- University of Washington School of Law
- Urban Alliance
- Venture Philanthropy Partners
- Walton Family Foundation
- Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF)
- Washington Jesuit Academy
- Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
- Washington Nationals Dream Foundation
- Washington School for Girls
- Washington Tennis and Education Foundation
- Weissberg Foundation
- Whitman Walker Health
- Women In Cable Telecommunications
- Woodley House
- World Wildlife Fund
- Wyman Center
- Youth Villages
- YWCA National Capital Area