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.

Elizabeth Lindsey
CEO
Byte Back

Kathy Higgins
CEO
Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Danielle Reyes
Executive Director
Crimsonbridge Foundation

John Branam
Executive Director
Get Schooled

Hanh Le
Executive Director
Weissberg Foundation

Tina Atherall
CEO
PsychArmor Institute

Dr. Beth Reaves
President
The Washington School for Girls

Sheilahn Davis-Wyatt
COO
Unity Health Care

Lysa Ratliff
VP, Partnership Development
KaBOOM!

Ryan Palmer
Director, DC Community Initiatives
Clark Foundation

Harold Pettigrew
Executive Director
WACIF

Zachary Clark
Executive Director
826DC

Leora Hanser
VP, Development
US Soccer Foundation

Tamara Wilds Lawson
ED, Collective Impact
Washington Nationals Dream Foundation

Cynthia Schaal
Chief Operating Officer
Exponent Philanthropy
Our Value Proposition
Nonprofit Expertise
Our team’s extensive experience as nonprofit leaders, Board members, and volunteers has given us first-hand knowledge of the sector’s unique challenges and opportunities. Our exclusive focus on the nonprofit sector has further sharpened our knowledge and networks.
Proven Process
Having successfully completed hundreds of executive searches, we have developed a best practices methodology to maximize our clients’ limited time and resources. We balance discipline, flexibility, and a sense of urgency to lead each search efficiently and create the most value for our clients.
Diverse Network
We have cultivated an extensive cross-sector network of leaders who connect us to top talent. In addition to the thousands of candidates who apply to our searches each year, we proactively identify and connect with a diverse selection of extraordinary leaders.
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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