We find the talent that fuels non-profits

• Our clients include social service agencies, private schools, universities, libraries, museums, performing arts institutions, foundations, international aid, human rights and environmental agencies. We work for every cause.

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• Our proprietary database contains thousands of thoroughly screened, executive level non-profit professionals. This network becomes an extension of yours when we pick up the phone share your opportunity with them, or ask for candidate referrals.

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• We have developed a range of non-profit staffing services designed to meet every budget and time constraint. We are also the only non-profit recruitment firm to host an autonomous job board, providing you with an even deeper reach into the talent pool.

Organizations we work with​​

• A Place Called Home
• ​Anti Defamation League
• Autry Museum
• Bentley School
• ​Catalina Island Trust
• Crossroads School
• Childrens Bureau
• Chrysalis
• Covenant House
• Homeboy Industries
• Inner City Arts
• Los Angeles Police Foundation
• New Directions for Veterans
• KCET and KCRW
• Northeastern University
• Pacific Environment
• Special Olympics
• Upward Bound House
• University of Southern California
• ​Weizmann Institute of Science

​​​​​​​Positions we fill​​

• Executive Director
• Chief Executive Officer
• Chief Operating Officer
• EVP Marketing and Communications
• VP of Development and Marketing
• Director of Development
• Chief Financial Officer
• Treasurer
• Human Resources Director
• Chief Information Officer
• Director of Programs
• Director of Residential Care
• Major Gifts Director
• Director of Special Events
• Director of Individual Giving
• Director of Foundation Relations
• Director of Planned Giving
• Annual Giving Manager
• ​Grantwriter​

Some Of Our More Popular Services

Our primary focus is on senior level, retained, executive search.
We also provide customized recruitment services and technology-based tools to reach a wider audience.
Our Job board provides a cost-effective solution providing quick results when search or recruitment are not appropriate.

Retained Search

• Job scope analysis
• Benchmarking critical skills
• Job description composing
• Recruitment campaign strategy
• Identification of the top players
• Hands-on calling of the prospects 
• Face-to-face interviewing of dozens of prospects
• Shortlist selection guidance
• Client interviewing guidance
• Salary and offer negotiations
• Deep reference checking

Tailored search

Our Partial Search solution gives you the flexibility to pick the parts of a retained search that meet your needs and budget.

Our Job Broadcasting service allows you to quickly reach hundreds of local, passive job seekers matching your job's core requirements.

Our Database Search service can also quickly provide you with highly qualified, active, non-profit job seekers.

Job advertising

Shirley Associates operates DeepSweep, a non-profit job board reaching a national audience, with deep exposure to Californian non-profit professionals and a preponderance of job postings in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Deepsweep.com is particulary effective due to local promotion of the site to qualified prospects. ​You won't need to read hundreds of "commercial sector" resumes to get to the candidates who have non-profit experience. We make sure that those watching your posts are from our sector.

Our Team Has a Noteworthy Track Record

The firm's partners have ​a combined 55 years of non-profit recruitment experience on three continents. They have placed Chief Executives, Directors of Development, CFOs, HR VPs, Program Directors, IT Directors, Special Events pros and Grantwriters at Non-profits all over the U.S., Europe and New Zealand.

YEARS IN BUSINESS

HAPPY CLIENTS

SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENTS

TEAM MEMBERS ON THREE CONTINENTS

What our clients think of us

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To my way of thinking, Martin Shirley is simply the best nonprofit executive search consultant in Southern California. In my long-time capacity as a Chief Advancement Officer, I have retained Shirley Associates to conduct dozens of searches over the course of 15+ years. Time and time again, Martin reached into his deep and vast network of sources and resources to identify and recruit the highest caliber candidates for a wide variety of director-level fundraising and management positions. He understands his client's needs, works to make that perfect fit, and strives for excellence in all communications and placements. Martin is that unique in-demand expert, who has has the charm, charisma, intelligence, humor and grace to bring about a successful conclusion to a search. The value-added far outweighed any budget concerns one faces in making the decision to hire a search firm. How much revenue is lost when a integral fundraising position is left open for any period of time? Or worse, when a new hire doesn't work out? It is without hesitation that I recommend Shirley Associates to all nonprofit executives and boards for their executive search needs.

Tina Johann

Associate Senior Vice President

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Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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I’m the founding executive director of a 15-year-old non-profit in the college access and success arena. Our founding program director has a new job (he was recently elected mayor of our city!) so we had to replace him with someone who would be skilled, experienced, energetic, able to both absorb what we do as well as initiate new ideas, and who would be a cultural fit. We engaged the services of recruiter Martin Shirley to find our new person. Martin met several times with me, our management staff and our board chair to get as full a sense as possible of the content and culture of our organization and what each of us was looking for in a candidate for this position. He then strategically contacted over 100 possible candidates as well as people in a position to recommend others who might be a good fit. After going through several screening stages to narrow the pool, he ultimately presented us with a list of the top four for us to interview. All four were definitely viable, and two were particularly strong. After having second interviews with those two, we made our choice and we are very happy with her and excited to bring her on board. Martin’s process was always timely and he reported to us weekly to keep us informed. I highly recommend him to any nonprofit seeking the right person for a top leadership position.

Stephanie Campbell

Executive Director

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When looking for a career in the Non-Profit Sector, few people can claim to have the experience and contacts as Martin Shirley. He not only helped me find a great job, he became a great confidant during those very trying first 90 days.

Joseph Lerner

former Development Director

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​Anti-Defamation League, San Diego

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Martin has the executive search business in his blood, and a very broad knowledge of how the non-profit and various corporate sectors operate. His extremely inquisitive and intuitive nature cause him to dig deep in order to intimately understand the needs of his clients, as well as identify only the best possible candidates for every search the firm undertakes. His clients love his work, and always return for more. His staff love his easy demeanor and sense of humor, as well as respect the high expectations he has of everyone working for him.

Quite simply, Martin’s instincts for the perfect fit are incredible, because they are always correct.

Paula Cocks

Volunteer

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Getting in touch with us

Our L.A. office address is:

200 N. Larchmont Bl., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Non-profit employers: To discuss our Executive Search services , please call 323-460-6202
Job seekers: Send your resume to the email below, with preferred causes, work location and current compensation.
email: martin@shirleyassociates.com

click here to visit our non-profit Job Board