We Search With Intention, and Attention
It starts by understanding what matters most to you: your values, your team, your vision. From there, we focus on finding a leader who not only fits but helps move everything forward, with clarity and care.
Identifying Potential Leaders
Your leadership needs are unique. Whether you’re hiring from the outside or developing from within, we help you build the right team, aligned with your purpose, shaped for where you’re going.
Executive Recruitment
We find leaders who do more than meet the requirements: they fit your rhythm, reflect your values, and push your vision forward.
Executive Consulting
Board alignment, operational insight, strategic clarity, wherever leadership needs direction, we help you get there.
Leadership Development
Coaching and development for leaders who are ready to stretch, adapt, and go further.
HR Services
Strategic HR support that helps you build policies, structure, and culture aligned with your people and purpose.
How We Show Up for You
This goes beyond just a search. We create a relationship built on trust, insight, and shared purpose, because finding the right leader means understanding you deeply, first.
Experienced & Strategic
We’ve held executive roles ourselves, so we know how to lead a smart, relevant search grounded in real-world insight and strategy.
Transparent & Trusted
You’ll always know where things stand. Clear fees. Honest feedback. Real results.
Future-ready by Design
We help you meet the moment with the right mix of candidates and strategies, so you’re ready for what’s next.
Built for Long-Term Success
Because the right hire isn’t just about today. It’s about who’s still leading years from now.
Communicative & Consultative
You won’t be left wondering. We stay in touch, share updates, and listen carefully as we move forward together.
Leading Results
From onboarding to leadership development, we stay connected to help your leaders grow, even after the search ends.
Leadership That Shapes Leaders
Mark Kraft
President
Mark brings seasoned judgment and strategic clarity to every search, grounded in a deep respect for your mission and voice.
Jeff Pitchford
Vice President & Senior Associate
Jeff blends decades of executive insight with a people-first mindset, helping teams embrace the kind of change that leads to real growth.
Behind our leaders, a team of experts delivers successful, values-aligned placements.
Trusted by Purpose-Driven Leaders
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“I have worked with a number of recruiters over the course of my lengthy career as a not-for-profit executive and as a Board Director. I can say with confidence that Nelson/Kraft & Associates is exceptional. Their commitment to client satisfaction from start to finish is apparent. Most importantly we found just the right candidate to help advance our work. I would recommend Nelson/Kraft & Associates without hesitation.”
Paula Roberts
Vice Chair, Alpha Canada Board of Directors
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“Finding a Dean of Business for Redeemer University’s School of Business was no small task. Nelson/Kraft found quality candidates and worked with us through the process to identify the right person for the role. Jeff Pitchford provided wisdom and guidance for our search team, helping us reach a collaborative decision with confidence.”
Peter Neumann
Vice President, Academic, Redeemer University
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“Executive leadership hiring is too important a task for us to handle entirely on our own. At Providence, we depend upon Nelson/Kraft to help us find the best available leaders so we can flourish in our mission. At this point, we feel like the folks at Nelson/Kraft are a part of our team, bought into our vision, and helping us find new levels of opportunity.”
Kent Anderson
President, ProviDENCE University College & Theological Seminary
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“These guys have it figured out! From the development of the position description to the marketing package and then the search. I have never worked with a better firm in over 25 years of not-for-profit management. They kept on track with the approved deadlines, and exceeded our expectations.”
Kurt H. Davis
Board Chair, Galcom International
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“Tabor Home Society thanks Mark Kraft of Nelson/Kraft & Associates for the sensitive way in which he assisted us in finding the right individual to lead Tabor Village as Executive Director through the next decade. Mark provided a slate of well-qualified applicants for the position and we were able to select the one that best fit our requirements. We have other senior management positions that need filling and appreciate his assistance.”
Vic Martens
Chair, Tabor Home Society
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“I have enjoyed engaging Nelson/Kraft to assist with executive and leadership recruitment. In this ever changing and challenging time during and post-pandemic, recruitment for senior leadership this is something that I do not have the in-house expertise or time to pursue. In addition to making the process painless and efficient, Nelson/Kraft captured the culture of our organization and leadership team. I am more than pleased with the outcome and now have a strong, thriving leadership team because of their help.”
Joy Parsons
CEO, Fair Haven Homes Society
