Executive Consulting

Strategic counsel for boards and leaders navigating change, growth, or complexity, always grounded in your purpose and goals.

Strategic Support for Leadership

Executive consulting gives you more than advice, it gives you clarity. We work alongside boards and senior leaders to help navigate change, align direction, and make decisions that protect your culture and move your mission forward. Whether you’re in transition or growth mode, we help you lead with confidence.

Specialized Consulting Services

These focused offerings help you dig deeper, whether you’re planning strategically, strengthening board governance, or preparing for what’s next.

Let’s Navigate What’s Next

Whether you’re facing change, growth, or complexity, we’re here to help you move forward with clarity and a leadership strategy built around your purpose.

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Consulting That Starts With You

Every advisory engagement is built around your organization’s DNA. These are the principles that guide how we support you, and what makes our work personal, not prescriptive.

Strategy & Relevance

You get advice that fits, grounded in your goals, challenges, and real-time context.

Transparency & Trust

You’ll always know what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, and where things stand.

Diversity & Inclusion

You’ll receive guidance that reflects inclusive values with practical ways to build stronger, more equitable teams.

Onboarding & Ongoing Support

We stay involved beyond the engagement, helping you implement, adjust, and grow over time.

Trusted by Purpose-Driven Leaders

  • “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

  • “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

  • “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

  • “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

  • “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

  • “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

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