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CEO Succession: Case Study of Excellence from the Jewish Nonprofit Sector

October 16, 2019

AJWS' board pulled off a successful transition involving a long-serving executive, Ruth Messinger, and her faithful deputy, Robert Bank. It was a high stakes, high emotion realignment requiring each stakeholder to take deliberate, courageous steps to help move the process along.

CEO Succession: Case Study of Excellence from the Jewish Nonprofit Sector - Bend the Arc

October 16, 2019

As the long-tenured executive vice president at Bend the Arc, Stosh Cotler was told by the board that it wished to consider her for the role of CEO, a position that had recently opened up. The only problem was that Cotler didn't see herself as CEO material.

CEO Succession: Case Study of Excellence from the Jewish Nonprofit Sector - Tufts Hillel

October 16, 2019

How do you fill the shoes of a beloved executive director whose shoes seem too big to fill? In 2017, TUFTS Hillel faced this challenge with its 1st CEO transition in a generation. As the process evolved, one thing became clear to the board: its new CEO needed the same gravitas and stature.

CEO Succession: Case Study of Excellence from the Jewish Nonprofit Sector - Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston

October 16, 2019

Few organizations in Jewish life can match the scale and scope of CJP's search for a new CEO—or the pedigree of its search committee. But in assembling a team of all-stars—and then executing a search with precision and professionalism—CJP's board provides a model to which all organizations can aspire.

CEO Succession: Case Study of Excellence from the Jewish Nonprofit Sector - Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning & Leadership

August 21, 2019

When Spertus CEO Hal Lewis was ready to identify a successor from top management ranks, Dean Bell stood out as the only one with the unique combination of academic training, administrative skills, and institutional context. But first, they had work to do together to make sure Bell was "camera ready" to be presented to the board as a potential successor.

CEO Succession: Case Study of Excellence from the Jewish Nonprofit Sector - JCC in the Midwest

August 19, 2019

In 2016, after encouraging its longtime CEO to retire, a JCC in the Midwest embarked on a search for its new leader. The location's tight labor market and small Jewish community presented significant challenges in finding a CEO. Adding to the challenge was their need for a turnaround CEO capable of reversing budgetary decline and other shortfalls.