A practical 23-page guide
Hiring your first Executive Director?
The Dirty Details helps a not-for-profit board decide what it needs, ask useful questions and assess the answers with a little more clarity.
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Sound familiar?
Nobody on your board has done this before.
Someone worked in HR at a company once, a decade ago. Everyone has gone through an interview themselves, but designing an interview process is unfamiliar territory.
The candidate with the most experience gave a very weak answer to one question. Another candidate was charming, warm and friendly—they would be a good fit even though they lacked experience. Someone favoured a long-standing volunteer who knew how to organize a fundraiser. Another candidate was confident and had a nice smile.
The real problem
Nobody decided what “a good fit” meant before the first interview.
The Dirty Details is not designed to turn your board into HR professionals. It is designed to help you find a candidate who meets your organization’s needs.
Who it’s for
A not-for-profit board facing its first hiring decision.
The Dirty Details gets down to basics. It gives your board a place to begin and a straightforward process it can actually use.
What’s included
A downloadable, reusable interview toolkit.
- Tools for hiring an ED whose role is primarily leadership.
- Tools for hiring an ED who will take on substantial administrative duties.
Keep it practical
The Dirty Details
A concise, reusable resource for the board members who have to make the decision—not a textbook on human resources.