Our Expertise: Nonprofit Executive Search

Our Expertise: Nonprofit Executive Search

We are established experts in national nonprofit executive search. Deeply rooted and cultivated in the nonprofit sector, we provide expansive reach into nonprofit, foundation, start-up, and corporate leadership communities.

Scion Executive Search is an award-winning full-service nonprofit executive search firm that provides clients with extraordinary talent for hire. Since 2006, our firm has been leading comprehensive executive searches for nonprofit organizations. From the largest foundations, universities, and government employers to social services and art organizations, we provide specialized executive recruitment programs to meet your leadership needs.

This is why so many of our prestigious clients repeatedly select our firm over others. Our network is extensive and vast. We offer a deep reach into the nonprofit, foundation, startup, and corporate leadership communities alike. In addition to our exceptional proven track record, our leadership team and executive search principals are experts who employ modern networking practices to actively educate and shape contemporary nonprofit hiring practices within the executive search industry.

As proven leaders in national nonprofit executive search and recruitment, we stand ready to represent your organization and deliver results that are thorough, strategic, and effective. Learn more. 

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Our Remote Executive Search Leaders

In addition to brick and mortar offices Scion Executive Search has nationwide remote executive search staff that recruits for their respective region and nationally.  This includes the South, East, Midwest, Mountain, and Western regions of the United States.

Our Nationwide Office Locations Recruit For All U.S. Locations/Regions

  • New York, NY (EAST REGION HQ)
  • Stamford, CT (EAST REGION)
  • Washington, D.C. (EAST REGION)
  • Cincinnati, OH (MIDWEST REGION HQ)
  • Chicago, IL (MIDWEST REGION)
  • Appleton, WI (MIDWEST REGION)
  • Minneapolis, MN (MIDWEST REGION)
  • Austin, TX (SOUTHERN HQ)
  • Denver, CO (MOUNTAIN REGION HQ)
  • Phoenix, AZ (MOUNTAIN REGION)
  • San Francisco, CA (CORPORATE & WEST HQ)
  • Portland, OR (WEST REGION)
  • Seattle, WA (WEST REGION)
  • Sacramento, CA (WEST REGION)
  • Los Angeles, CA (WEST REGION)
  • San Diego, CA (WEST REGION)

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  • We have been so pleased with Scion’s professionalism and heard that echoed from candidates as well. We’d have no hesitation in using Scion again or recommending your team to others. No matter the challenges – including a condensed timeline – we threw at the team, they delivered. We’re extremely excited to welcome our new and watch her take our organization to its next level of greatness.

    Client

  • Excellent care in understanding our needs and finding qualified candidates to fill our position. We've felt like we can have honest conversations and that Scion is part of our team in making this important decision.

    Client, Hill Country Conservancy

  • My experience with SCION was great. They did good background work on learning about our organization structure, culture and personnel, as well as our community. Braden was very professional, yet personable, good to work with, did what he said he would in a timely manner. We got some excellent candidates and the committee felt like we did our due diligence in the process.

    -Client, from 2020 Survey

  • “Throughout 10+ years of HR experience, Scion Staffing is the best staffing agency I have ever worked with.”

    San Francisco Opera, Susan Hough, Director of HR

  • “I have had the pleasure of working with Scion as a candidate as well as a client. In each instance, I was provided with exceptional service and support. Each staff member is very proactive and listens my needs. I highly recommend this organization to assist in your staffing needs.” If you would like further information, please feel free to contact me directly.”

    Stephanie Miller, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Interim VP HR/Administration and IT

  • “Scion is the best staffing agency! I mean that, by the way, after working with various agencies over my 10 years of recruitment experience!”

    LanAnh Hoang, TechSoup Global, Director of HR

  • "In am writing to express my sincere and heartfelt gratitude for the support, dedication, and commitment that my Executive Recruiter from Scion Staffing has demonstrated and rendered on my behalf. They were the utmost and consummate professional who had the ability to perform at a highly skilled, ethical, and professional level, while treating her clients with the utmost dignity and respect. I would recommend this recruiter to anyone at any stage in their profession without hesitation or reservation of any type.”

    Ismael Rodriguez-Espiricueta, M.S, PhD Candidate

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