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"Diligent preparation, insightful understanding of the organization, and broad, inclusive networking: these all resulted in outstanding outcomes in AAUW's Chief Executive Officer search. Nancy Racette and the DRi team guided a dynamic, comprehensive process that exemplified best practices of collaborative partnership with the Search Committee, The team presented challenges and opportunities of strategic directions, conducted extensive interviews with varied stakeholders, and prepared candidate materials in a format that provided optimally helpful information to the committee. As a highly respected executive recruiter, DRi understood the mission and passion of the organization and found the perfect fit for AAUW in a time of change, challenge and opportunity."

“We selected DRi to lead Greater Public’s search for our first President and CEO in 20 years. Greater Public had already come such a long way–we have 275 member stations and one of the biggest public media conferences in the business–but we needed to meet an array of 21st-century public media fundraising challenges. Since the incumbent had been in place for so long, identifying the right person who had the combination of talents to build upon what was in place while steering us into the future was a challenging task. DRi knew how to recruit people who could do it. Just as important, DRi made contributions beyond simply identifying candidates. They helped the Board set up a cogent search process, steered us steadily in the right direction, identified challenges well in advance of them becoming issues, and supported us with a level of professionalism that made what could have been a bumpy road very smooth and successful. I highly recommend DRi to any Board that needs a top-level CEO.”

I have worked extensively with DRi, both when I served as Chief Operating Officer at AARP and now as President of Share Our Strength. DRi and Jennifer Dunlap were critical partners in the reinvention of the AARP Foundation. Their exceptional business and fundraising acumen, ability to serve as a key strategic advisor, and expertise in finding and recruiting top level leadership, led to a 14-year partnership with AARP that strengthened both the Association and the Foundation. Share Our Strength has recently begun a similar partnership with DRi to help us enhance our staffing and fundraising for our crucial social mission. Their recommendations have challenged us in the best possible ways.

We have had many conversations regarding DRi and how fortunate we have been to partner with the organization. Their experience and expertise was clear in all areas, from their understanding of the YWCA and our needs to their support and guidance for both the Search and Executive Committees. We were on a journey not only to find a CEO but to improve our organization, and we are so grateful to you for all your contributions to our success!

I just wrapped up a welcome lunch with Natasha and wanted to thank you for bringing her here to Safe Kids. She is an exceptional person and she will be an outstanding addition to the organization. I really enjoyed worked with you and your team – it’s always a pleasure to work with straight shooters –and I just want to say kudos to you all for a job well done.

DRi has helped me build an outstanding Development team that has transformed our ability to raise significant funds for the National Park Foundation. They find the right people for the right job, and those people produce.

Martha’s Table has a great brand and strong programs and a reputation built over 33 years of hard work—but like so many non-profits our development strategies and systems had been neglected. DRi changed all of that. They started with an analysis of the situation and quickly moved to recommendations, but perhaps most importantly, they then provided the straightforward tools and quality training so we could rapidly implement the highest-priority changes. DRi not only improved our systems, skills and efforts; our fundraising rose dramatically in the first six months of implementing their changes.