President & CEO

Overview

President & CEO

Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri

St. Joseph, Missouri

The Moran Company is pleased to partner with the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri to recruit the organization's next President & CEO.

The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri is a 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 2009, serving 18 counties in northwest Missouri. Its mission is to perpetually improve residents’ quality of life by promoting and facilitating charitable giving, helping donors support causes they care about - now and in the future - and ensuring that locally raised funds remain invested locally. The foundation manages more than $35 million in assets distributed among over 220 funds, covering grants, scholarships, and regional initiatives.

One of its signature programs, Maximize NWMO, helps communities build leadership capacity, identify priorities collaboratively, and work toward shared goals in economic vitality, health, education, and quality of life.

Located in St. Joseph, MO, The Community Foundation employs three staff and is governed by a Board of Directors that includes 18 dedicated community volunteers. The President/CEO of The Community Foundation is a key civic leader in the region.

The Community Foundation is seeking a dynamic leader to serve as its next President/CEO. This position requires a passionate and strategic individual who can provide effective leadership and continue to grow the Foundation’s donor pipeline.

• Build and Maintain Strong Community Presence:
  Enhance the Foundation’s visibility and impact through networking, media outreach, partnership-building, and community engagement activities.
• Provide Strategic Direction and Oversight:
  Develop, recommend, and implement clear strategic plans approved by the board, use data-driven insights to measure performance, and continuously adapt to keep the Foundation aligned with its mission.
• Maintain Financial Sustainability and Budget Management:
  Lead budgeting efforts, monitor financial performance, and propose strategic resource allocations to sustain and grow the Foundation.
• Fundraising and Donor Relations:
  Serve as the chief fundraiser to attract and close new donors while expanding existing relationships, ensuring the Foundation’s financial stability and growth.
• Operational Management:
  Direct every aspect of daily administration - resolving operational issues and ensuring continuously uninterrupted, fully functioning operations.
• Ensure Regulatory and Operational Compliance:
  Oversee all organizational processes and fund administration, maintaining rigorous adherence to legal, ethical, and regulatory standards.
• Manage and Develop Staff:
  Build a high-performing, mission-focused team through effective hiring, mentorship, performance reviews, and a supportive organizational culture.
• Run and Manage All Active Committees:
  Recruit, onboard, lead, and operationally execute clearly defined objectives, driving measurable organizational outcomes.
• Maintain a Robust and Effective Board:
  Proactively identify and recruit new board candidates, provide ongoing training, and ensure board members remain engaged, informed, and capable of advancing the Foundation’s mission.
• Facilitate Effective Board Governance:
  Supply timely, accurate information and recommendations that enable the Board to make informed financial, legal, and strategic decisions.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for philanthropy as a vehicle to strengthen the community. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in managing staff and will be capable of communicating with a wide range of audiences. Specifically, the ideal candidate will possess the following attributes, skills, and experience.

• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Skilled at weaving narratives that resonate with different stakeholder groups, from large-scale philanthropic foundations to grassroots donors.
• Inspirational:
  The personality to motivate staff, volunteers, and board members through a compelling vision of philanthropy’s impact on Northwest Missouri’s communities.
• Nonprofit Leadership:
  Demonstrable…