Seattle, WA – November 17, 2022 – Campbell & Company, an employee-owned national consulting firm for mission-driven organizations, formally announces that we have selected The Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) as our 2022 Equity Partner. Campbell & Company’s Equity Partners Program supports the philanthropic growth and mission advancement of nonprofits advancing racial justice within our sector. Campbell & Company is committed to walking with our nonprofit partners in advancing equity and inclusion within our sector and envisioning a more equitable and just world. We engage ..read more

It’s the start of the new year, hiring is in full swing, and organizations are preparing to welcome and onboard new employees at every level.  There’s no doubt, we’re living through The Great Resignation. When an organization has great onboarding practices, 69% of employees are expected to stay for at least three years! As we work to build new teams, strong, organized onboarding plans produce these outcomes: Greater confidence for new staff members and team Clarity about expectations Positive social integration and cultural alignment Higher productivity ..read more

Campbell & Company, a national nonprofit consulting firm, has announced the promotion of Caitlin Bristow and Sarah Marino to Vice Presidents of Fundraising.  In their new roles as Vice Presidents, Caitlin and Sarah will build client relationships, lead Campbell & Company teams to identify solutions to client challenges, and mentor and serve as a resource to our newer staff. Read on to find out their accomplishments as they worked toward this well-deserved role. CAITLIN BRISTOW Since joining Campbell & Company in June 2014 as an Associate Consultant and being promoted to Con ..read more

While the clock is ticking on 2021, annual appeals are out the door and we’re all starting to put off tasks and meetings until January, it's not too late to make sure your organization is top of mind for your supporters as they make year-end giving decisions.  My colleagues and I are constantly hearing a few things from our clients as we check in with them on year-end fundraising. First, gifts of appreciated securities and IRA distributions are up significantly; and second, donors who made standard annual gifts earlier in the year are making additional gifts  ..read more

Peter Fissinger, Julia McGuire, and Kate Roosevelt Peter Fissinger is becoming a Senior Advisor for Campbell & Company as Julia McGuire and Kate Roosevelt become Co-Presidents. As we share this news with you, we are excited to see what lies ahead for our firm. With Peter’s leadership, we have driven through a recession and a pandemic, each time coming out stronger. We have reached new goals and set new precedents as he has guided the firm. In the firm’s 45 years, this is the fifth time such a transition has taken place. It has been planned for years to ensure support and success. Peter ha ..read more

If we’ve flexed any muscle in Executive Search over the past year, it’s our adaptability muscle. Transitioning to fully virtual interviews during the pandemic era was disorienting at first, but together, we and our partner organizations have really gotten into a groove. Necessity is the mother of invention, and we’ve found ways to help our partners meet, assess, hire, and onboard Executive Directors and CEOs without ever meeting them face-to-face. Now that much of the country is reopening, hiring managers and search committees are feeling a bit of whiplash. We’re hearing the questions more an ..read more

Charitable giving reached a record high of $471 billion in 2020, according to Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy. Overall, giving increased by an estimated 5.1% over 2019. The report reflects a unique and complex year in giving, as economic indicators were broadly mixed and donors were motivated by multiple crisis events such as the pandemic and the racial unrest created by the murder of George Floyd. Peter Fissinger, President and CEO of Campbell & Company, commented on the 2020 Giving USA results. “To see giving increase by 5.1% during a year where many donors and fundraisers ..read more

Building a team of diverse backgrounds and perspectives can lead to better decision-making, greater innovation, and increased engagement in the workplace. If this is true, then why are our workplaces so white? It will probably not come as a surprise that most nonprofit leaders are white. Over 80% of nonprofits are white-led. What you may not know is that the solution to a lack of diversity starts in the very beginning of your recruiting cycle—with your talent pool or candidate pipeline. Studies show that when there is only one woman or minority candidate in a pool of four finalists, their odd ..read more

The Campbell & Company East Region team is pleased to announce the addition of a new Senior Consultant, based in the Boston area. Caitlin Bristow joined the team in May from Campbell & Company’s Chicago office. Since joining the firm in 2014, Caitlin has worked with clients across regions and sectors. She has also developed deep expertise in higher education and independent school fundraising, exemplified by her work with the Fenn School in Concord, MA on a successful two-year, $20 million campaign. During her time with Campbell & Company, Caitlin has emerged as a thought leader an ..read more

This has been an interesting year for hiring. Hiring freezes followed by hiring blitzes, shifting job responsibilities, Zoom interviews (not to mention, Zoom onboarding!). While COVID numbers are improving, and vaccines give us reason to hope for a gradual return to normalcy, organizations must be prudent and assume that more surprises could be on the way. The good news: leaders who are interviewing for new roles now have tangible examples of how they have weathered challenges in their careers. Below, I shared three characteristics our Executive Search team has found to be the most important ..read more