Retained Executive Search and Recruiting for Mission-Driven Organizations
Blair Search Partners provides executive search and recruiting for nonprofits and mission-driven organizations. We recruit the highest caliber talent from across the nation for our client organizations and connect talented individuals with the right career opportunities at the right time.

Our Commitment to DIVERSITY in Our Executive Searches
of our placements
have been filled by women, people of color, or candidates from other diverse communities and backgrounds.
BSP Placements:
President & CEO
Vice President of Operations
Photo Credit: Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos
Why Use an Executive Search Firm?
Focus
Running a comprehensive search process can take up valuable time and energy – resources that could otherwise be invested in your organization. A search firm partner can manage the entire process end-to-end, enabling you to stay focused on mission and impact.
Cost
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, a bad hire can cost your organization 30% of the employee’s annual salary and negatively impact productivity, reputation, culture, and morale. A professional search firm can provide you with the right candidates and help you make the right selection.
Options
It’s important that you feel good about your hire - working with a professional search firm can provide you with a pool of qualified candidates from which to choose, not just a single candidate.
Guarantee
Each placement comes with a guarantee period, giving you additional peace of mind and support.





Who We Are
We help build organizations that serve and support local communities. Blair Search Partners (BSP) is a highly entrepreneurial, retained executive search and recruiting firm, serving nonprofit and public-sector organizations. Our mission is to recruit the highest caliber talent from across the nation for our client organizations and to connect talented individuals with the right career opportunities at the right time.
We are passionate about the nonprofit sector and helping our clients better reflect the communities they serve, through intensive cultivation of diverse leadership. Human-Centered Design principles form the foundation of our recruiting processes, paired with a demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusivity, and transparency in everything we do.
What We Do
Our team manages search engagements for clients across the country, representing almost every area of the sector, including civic and philanthropic institutions, health and human services, education, and the arts.
Our executive search clients range from start-up 501(c)3 organizations to multibillion-dollar government agencies, which retain us to manage search engagements at all levels, including CEOs, directors, managers, program officers, and support staff.
BSP Placements: Chief Executive Officer
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PSIA-AASI Western Division
Full specialization within the nonprofit sector. Blair Search Partners employees have served in nonprofit roles of all levels, from executive assistant to program manager, fundraiser, director, executive director, volunteer, and board chair.
Unhindered national candidate access – absolutely no conflict between Blair Search Partners’ prior placements and target candidates/organizations.
Dedication to the candidate experience – our executive search process is focused on preserving and enhancing our clients’ relationships with internal and external candidates at all levels.
Creation of a highly participatory and transparent process, customized to the needs of our clients, which engages staff and key stakeholders.