HR Services

Strategic HR support that helps you build policies, structure, and culture aligned with your people and purpose.

HR That Reflects Your Values

Great HR is more than compliance, it’s how your team experiences clarity, care, and consistency. We help you build people-first systems that support growth, protect your culture, and ensure every policy reflects what your organization stands for. It’s strategy, structure, and humanity, all working together.

Where We Support You

You’ll get HR systems that reflect your values, and make day-to-day leadership easier.

Employee Handbooks & Policies

Create clear, compliant, and culture-aligned policies your team can actually understand and use.

Performance Management Systems

Implement value based tools that support accountability, recognition, and employee growth.

Onboarding & Offboarding

Ensure smooth transitions that make people feel supported, whether they’re arriving or moving on.

HR Audits & Compliance

Stay confident in your systems and practices with expert guidance on evolving standards and legal requirements.

Workplace Assessments

Uncover risks and opportunities through confidential, culturally aware workplace reviews and assessments.

Build the HR Foundation You Need

Let’s turn your HR from reactive to strategic. We’ll help you build the policies, systems, and structures that support your people, and your long-term goals.

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HR That Fits Your Team

You won’t get cookie-cutter templates. We build HR solutions that match your people, your structure, and the unique challenges of leading a purpose-driven organization.

Strategy & Relevance

Everything is designed with your organization’s goals, size, and growth stage in mind.

Transparency & Trust

You’ll always understand the why behind every recommendation, and how it supports your people.

Diversity & Inclusion

We help you embed equity and belonging into your practices, not just your policies.

Onboarding & Ongoing Support

We’re here beyond the hiring phase, offering guidance as you implement, evolve, and lead well.

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

Ready to Hire with Purpose?

You don’t need just any leader — you need one who fits your mission, your team, and where you’re going next.