The Boland Group
Organization Overview
Founded in 2000, The Boland Group (Mission Driven Search) is a boutique firm that specializes in conducting CEO searches for community nonprofit boards. The firm has recruited 27 CEOs & Executive Directors, including six C-Suite leaders in SC: CEO for Together SC (2024); CEO for the SC Community Loan Fund (SCCLF) in Columbia (2021), CEO for the SC Community Loan Fund (SCCLF) in Charleston (2025); President for SCCLF in Greenville (2021) and SCCLF CFO in Charleston (2021); Executive Director for LISC Upstate SC (2021), and head of Planning for the City of Spartanburg (2024).
Mission Driven Search differentiates itself by its:
* consultative approach - CEO is former big four Management Consulting Partner; for every hour the Board spends with a finalist, we will have invested three to five
* skill in making highest and best use of the time and talent of all volunteer governing boards; we shepherd search committees through the process
* track record of success recruiting CEOs who reflect the community served - of our last 15 CEO searches, eight were BIPOC, seven were female; 100% reflected the community served and were unanimously elected by the board
Mission Driven Search differentiates itself by its:
* consultative approach - CEO is former big four Management Consulting Partner; for every hour the Board spends with a finalist, we will have invested three to five
* skill in making highest and best use of the time and talent of all volunteer governing boards; we shepherd search committees through the process
* track record of success recruiting CEOs who reflect the community served - of our last 15 CEO searches, eight were BIPOC, seven were female; 100% reflected the community served and were unanimously elected by the board
Contacts
Ann Boland
CEO