CohenTaylor

01/05/2022

On behalf of our client, Northeast Youth & Family Services - NYFS, CohenTaylor is conducting a retained executive search for its President/CEO.

Northeast Youth & Family Services (NYFS), a trauma-informed non-profit agency, prepares youth and families for healthy lives. NYFS offers culturally competent mental health and community services to people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds in the northeastern suburban and Twin Cities area. Each year, NYFS improves the lives of nearly 4,000 youth, families, and adults. Their work restores families, supports seniors, prepares youth for adulthood, and strengthens our community.

Northeast Youth & Family Services is seeking a proven leader as its next President/CEO to provide strategic leadership, direction, and management toward the achievement of the organization’s philosophy, mission, and annual goals and objectives. The President/CEO will lead an organization with a 45-year history of providing quality youth, adult, and family services. The ideal candidate will bring the skills and experience to ensure the continuance of critical services to the community in a culturally relevant manner and the expansion of NYFS’ visibility and recognition as a valuable community resource. This leader will be charged with increasing the number of youth and families served, driving growth in earned and contributed revenue streams, and providing staff with a quality and rewarding professional work environment.

View the full position profile at https://cohentaylor.com/position-profile/nyfs-pres-ceo/

To apply, please send your resume to [email protected]. All inquiries will remain confidential.

11/19/2021

We're excited to join our client Make-A-Wish Minnesota in welcoming Kari Davis as President & CEO!

We're proud to announce Kari Davis as our new President & Chief Executive Officer! She will begin the role effective November 29, 2021.

Kari brings extensive nonprofit experience after serving at the executive level for the past 15 years. She comes from her role as Senior Director of ForeverWell Outreach at YMCA of the North. Previously, Kari served as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at the Twin Cities United Way and as Executive Director of The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota.

She is skilled at building long-term strategic partnerships and known for her ability to connect with teams, volunteers and supporters to create positive community impact. Please join us in welcoming Kari to the Make-A-Wish Minnesota team and read the full announcement on our website: https://mn.wish.org/welcomekari

11/19/2021

On behalf of our client, Twin Cities RISE! (TCR!), CohenTaylor is conducting a retained executive search for its President/CEO.

Twin Cities R!SE (TCR) is an innovative nonprofit with the mission to transform the lives of those impated by racial or socio-economic barriers through Personal Empowerment, career training, and meaningful employment. TCR prepares participants with the skills they’ll need on the job, works with them to find meaningful employment, and partners with participants for one full year after they’ve landed their new job.

The TCR President/CEO will support TCR’s deep commitment to innovative poverty reduction while also meeting the needs of the marketplace. This strategic, results-oriented leader will lead both TCR’s direct service model and its Empowerment Institute, setting strategic direction to advance TCR’s mission and vision.

To view the full position profile at https://cohentaylor.com/position-profile/tcr-president-ceo/

To apply, please send your resume to [email protected]. All inquiries will remain confidential.

11/17/2021

On behalf of our client, 1% for the Planet, CohenTaylor is conducting a retained executive search for its Director of Environmental Partners.

As a new leadership role within the organization designed to bring strategic focus to support 1% for the Planet’s environmental partners globally, the Director will have demonstrated capability as a manager, as an organizational integrator and leader, and experience in grantmaking, philanthropic advising, corporate giving, or a similar role in the environmental NGO sector.

A global organization that exists to ensure our planet and future generations thrive, 1% for the Planet inspires businesses and individuals to support environmental NGOs and nonprofits through membership and everyday actions. 1% for the Planet makes environmental giving easy and effective through partnership advising, impact storytelling, and third-party certification.

The Director of Environmental Partners will represent the Environmental Partners Team perspective in all organizational decisions within 1% for the Planet’s integrated leadership model. Growing the Environmental Partners team from one to four in one year, this director will oversee best-in-class diligence, onboarding, and account management of a network of thousands of impactful NGO partners globally.

View the full position profile at https://cohentaylor.com/position-profile/1-percent-dep/

To apply, please send your resume to [email protected]. All inquiries will remain confidential.

11/08/2021

On behalf of our client, YouthLink Mn, CohenTaylor is conducting a retained executive search for its Executive Director.

YouthLink is one of the longest standing and most experienced nonprofit youth service providers in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota. For more than 45 years, YouthLink has supported and empowered young people on their journey to self reliance, remaining a safe refuge for young people experiencing and/or at-risk of homelessness. An independent nonprofit, today YouthLink is a "one-stop" continuum of inclusive, youth-centered services and interventions, coaching, encouraging, and helping youth believe in themselves and have the self-confidence to use their gifts and talents to plan for the future.

YouthLink is seeking a proven and youth-centered leader as its next Executive Director, responsible for the achievement of the organization’s mission, strategic goals, and financial objectives. Grounded in both strategic ex*****on and operational diligence, the new Executive Director will focus on strengthening the organizational infrastructure, systems, and culture to support the organization’s mission and future stability.

This Executive Director will be an inspirational leader and authentic advocate with an incredible opportunity to assume leadership of a nonprofit vital to Minneapolis’ youth. The successful candidate will inspire an inclusive, youth-centered, entrepreneurial, and results-oriented culture and promote YouthLink with care, compassion, and with the youth voice at its core.

View the full position profile at https://cohentaylor.com/position-profile/youthlink

To apply, please send your resume to [email protected]. All inquiries will remain confidential.

11/04/2021

On behalf of our client, Wallin Education Partners, CohenTaylor is conducting a retained executive search for its Director of Scholar Programs.

Wallin Education Partners (Wallin) is a proven college completion program that includes financial aid and comprehensive support for high-potential students with financial need. With a 91% six-year graduation rate compared to 64% nationally, Wallin is one of the most effective college completion programs in the country. The program addresses systemic barriers students face and provides support that sets scholars up to rise. Wallin’s model of financial aid and comprehensive individual advising accelerates economic mobility and fundamentally increases the odds of graduation and employment for underrepresented students.

Wallin is seeking a Director of Scholar Programs, a pivotal role that provides overall leadership for the vision, strategy, and implementation of the entire program of support to students, which includes scholars’ academic, career, financial, and personal needs. Reporting directly to the President/CEO and a critical member of the executive leadership team, the Director of Scholar Programs participates in research and decision making to guide the future direction of the organization. As a leader and collaborator, this Director will foster a culture of colleagueship and collaboration with staff beyond the advising team.

View the full position profile at https://cohentaylor.com/position-profile/wallin/

To apply, send your credentials to [email protected]. All inquiries will remain confidential.

11/02/2021

On behalf of our client, Central Minnesota Mental Health Center, CohenTaylor is conducting a retained executive search for its Executive Director.

For over 60 years, Central Minnesota Mental Health Center (CMMHC) has provided a vast array of high-quality mental health and chemical services to meet the needs of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright counties in Minnesota. As a community-based nonprofit mental health center, CMMHC offers outpatient therapy, rehabilitation programs, chemical health services, crisis services, and targeted case management to help people on their journey to recovery and on to living their best life.

CMMHC is seeking a dynamic and inspirational Executive Director to guide the organization through its next phase of growth. This Executive Director will also serve as the CEO responsible for fulfillment of the mission and vision and ensuring CMMHC’s stability, financial health, vibrancy, and innovation within a constantly changing healthcare environment.

The successful candidate will be a relational and inspirational leader with the exciting opportunity to lead a nationally recognized Trauma Informed Care Learning Community committed to integrated service delivery that treats the whole person, creating an environment of healing for clients, staff, and the broader community.

View the full position profile at https://cohentaylor.com/position-profile/cmmhc

To apply, please send your resume to [email protected]. All inquiries will remain confidential.

08/25/2021

On behalf of our client, Community Housing Corporation of America (CHC), CohenTaylor is conducting a retained executive search for its Executive Director.

CHC is a national nonprofit real estate organization that seeks out opportunities to create and maintain affordable housing for individuals and families of low or moderate income. Established in 1995, CHC identifies and develops properties and works with local governmental agencies to turn them into quality affordable housing. Today, CHC is proud to provide over 1,750 well-maintained and attractive living units, with a portfolio that continues to expand and set the standard for affordable housing in the market.

The Executive Director role is a great opportunity for an entrepreneurial leader. In a great financial position, the organization is poised to welcome an experienced leader excited about building infrastructure and bringing CHC into its next phase. The Executive Director will be accountable for helping professionalize CHC, continuing to build upon organizational policies/procedures, managing day-to-day operations, managing revenue and expenditure at the corporate level, recommending to the board how best to invest and manage corporate funds, and actively partnering with the board on potential real estate development or acquisition opportunities.

Learn more and view the full position profile at https://cohentaylor.com/position-profile/chc/

To apply, please send your resume to [email protected]. All inquiries will remain confidential.

08/16/2021

On behalf of our client, Make-A-Wish Minnesota, CohenTaylor is conducting a retained executive search for its President & CEO.

Make-A-Wish® is one of the world's leading children's charities, granting a wish every 34 minutes in the U.S. and its territories. Tens of thousands of volunteers, donors, and supporters advance the Make-A-Wish vision to grant the wish of every child diagnosed with a critical illness. A wish can be that spark that helps these children believe that anything is possible and gives them the strength to fight harder against their illnesses. This impact is why Make-A-Wish is driven to make every one of these children’s wishes come true.

Make-A-Wish is one united family, but it’s also a collection of independently chartered nonprofit organizations that stand committed to a shared vision and mission. Since 1982, Make-A-Wish® Minnesota has granted over 6,000 wishes to create hope, strength, and joy for wish kids, their families, and entire communities. With a staff of 20 and more than 450 volunteers throughout the state, Make-A-Wish Minnesota grants a wish every 33 hours – making life-changing impacts.

Make-A-Wish Minnesota is seeking a dynamic and visionary President & Chief Executive Officer to guide the organization through its next phase. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the President & CEO will provide innovative leadership in support of the organization’s mission, vision, and strategic direction and ensure MAW Minnesota’s stability, financial health, vibrancy, and innovation within a constantly changing environment.

This is an extraordinary opportunity for a highly relational, experienced team leader and proven fundraiser to join a committed team creating unforgettable experiences with the power to change lives.

Learn more and view the full position profile at https://cohentaylor.com/position-profile/makeawish/

To apply, please send your resume to [email protected]. All inquiries will remain confidential.

08/13/2021

On behalf of our client, Minnesota Public Radio | American Public Media Group Jobs, CohenTaylor is conducting a retained executive search for its Planned Giving Director.

MPR|APM is a dynamic, multifaceted media organization with broadcast and digital content creation and distribution arms operating across the country. The media industry has never been more dynamic, complex, and influential in our lives than now. It’s an exciting time to join APM!

MPR|APM is seeking its next Planned Giving Director to lead the planning and implementation of sustainable strategies and tactics to continue to build the MPR|APM endowment. We are seeking a proven strategic planned giving enthusiast to elevate MPR|APM’s already well-established program to the next level.

The Planned Giving Director should have a collaborative approach and innovative mindset. The ideal candidate for this role will be an highly relational, inspirational leader – a donor experience connoisseur who brings enthusiasm, collaboration, and proven experience in planned and major gift fundraising.

Through the support of its highly engaged members, generous donors, visionary board, and talented staff, APM’s 54-year history is highlighted with many successes – and its strategic plan, Audiences First 2025, poises it for continued success in the future. This is a tremendous opportunity for a growth-minded leader to lead MPR|APM’s planned giving work within Minnesota as well as expand the program at a national level.

Learn more and view the full position profile at https://cohentaylor.com/position-profile/apmmpr-pg-director/

To apply, please send your resume to [email protected]. All inquiries will remain confidential.

08/02/2021

On behalf of our client, the Center for Victims of Torture, CohenTaylor is conducting a retained executive search for its Director of U.S. Clinical Programs.

Flexible location; prefer Minnesota or Georgia.

The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) is seeking a new Director of U.S. Clinical Programs to manage and lead a national team of clinical leaders extending mental health services and rehabilitative care to survivors of torture and severe war-related trauma. This Director, participating as a member of the Executive Team, will be responsible for building authentic, trusted relationships among CVT clinical staff, ensuring the integrity and sustainability of services, providing oversight to existing programs, and leading the delivery of new programs. Successful candidates will bring demonstrated professional leadership and clinical operations experience in such sectors as torture or trauma rehabilitation, human rights, humanitarian relief, clinical mental health, psychosocial and/or social justice. This is an outstanding opportunity for a seasoned, collaborative leader to strengthen and advance CVT’s clinical operations in the United States during a crucial time in the organization’s growth.

The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) is an international nonprofit human rights organization headquartered in Minnesota, dedicated to healing survivors and ending torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment (torture/CIDT). By extending trauma-informed mental health and rehabilitative care to survivors of torture and severe war-related trauma, developing the capacity of institutions and individuals, and advocating against torture/CIDT and in support of human rights, CVT works toward a future in which these abuses cease to exist and their survivors have hope for a new life.

In the United States, CVT extends care to torture and war survivors through clinical locations in Georgia and Minnesota. Each survivor works with a team of specialists who provide psychotherapy, social services/case management, medical treatment, nursing care, and massage and physical therapy.

Learn more at www.cohentaylor.com/position-profile/cvt

To make recommendations or express your interest, please email [email protected]. Please include a resume or CV to apply. All inquiries will remain confidential.

07/26/2021

Our client, the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, is seeking an Associate Executive Director, Mission & Strategy (AED) to lead the operations of Community Health Services, Advocacy and Public Policy, Health Clinic Partnerships, and Health Equity Partnerships. This AED will set the strategic objectives, resources, and priorities for these areas, responsible for leading the continued growth and evolution of EFMN’s programming and services across the entire state.

Learn more at https://cohentaylor.com/position-profile/efmn/

To apply, please send your resume to [email protected]. All inquiries will remain confidential.