Stay objective. Reflect your community.
For an equity-driven organization to be truly successful, we believe a diverse group of people must lead the work. When paired with the right opportunity, a person’s unique identity becomes one of their greatest professional assets. We focus on candidates’ experience, skills, knowledge, and career goals, rather than who they know and where they went to school.
By introducing a more objective process that challenges biases and assumptions, people who most experience structural racism and discrimination have greater opportunity to reach an organization’s highest levels. And this means they’re more reflective of the communities they serve. To match the right leaders with the right roles, we combine what’s working for our other clients with a deep knowledge of your culture —including talking with people at all levels of your organization to understand your needs now, and in the future.
Offerings
Executive search
Leadership search
Recruitment campaigns
Hiring process design & implementation support
Our process
1
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
We meet with your key constituents—from board members to community members—to develop an ideal candidate profile and position competencies.
2
CANDIDATE CULTIVATION
We build and execute a recruitment strategy that leverages our network of 40,000 nominators, personalized outreach, as well as social media and online tools to reach a diverse talent pool.
3
CANDIDATE SCREENING & ASSESSMENT
We shepherd incoming candidates through a consistent, transparent, and competency-based process before passing the top candidates along to your team.
4
HIRING PROCESS SUPPORT
We support your candidate diligence process, project manage your onsite interviews, and facilitate hiring committee debriefs grounded in anti-bias principles.
Recent placements
Experienced Leader Continues Her Commitment to Harlem Community at Harlem Grown
Edgility places Nicole Engel as Executive Director of Harlem Grown where she will empower youth t
Democrats for Education Reform Chooses Long-time Educational Equity Advocate as New York State Director
Edgility places Crisanta Duran, a strong advocate for educational equity as Democrats for Educati
Charter School Veteran Joins Oakland-based Francophone as Executive Director
Edgility places Kennedy Hilario, charter school veteran as Executive Director for the Oakland-bas
Parent Revolution Picks Education Advocate as New Executive Director
As a director of educational equity policy issues, teacher diversity, and school funding, Jay Art
Dream of Ending Educational Inequity Realized in New Executive Director Position
Edgility places Anthony Wilson as the founding Executive Director of Equity in Education, further
Case studies
GO Public Schools Taps Edgility to Hire Two Executive Directors
GO Public Schools taps Edgility to successfully hire two Executive Directors for its Fresno and O
Parent Revolution Partners with Edgility to Place Executive Director Amidst Global Pandemic
Parent Revolution partners with Edgility to place a new Executive Director who reflects its value
Our results
The more organizations that adopt more equitable hiring, compensation and talent management practices, the more it becomes something talent expects and demands.
73%
OF CANDIDATES
placed in Edgility searches in the last three years identify as people of color
67%
OF CANDIDATES
placed in Edgility searches in the last three years identify as non-male
96%
OF CLIENTS
say they are satisfied, very satisfied, or extremely satisfied with Edgility’s work
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