Leading Edge Alliance

Name

Leading Edge Alliance

Legal name

Leading Edge Alliance Inc.

Website

https://leadingedge.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Capacity Building and Leadership Development

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Employer-Led Workforce Partnerships & Sector Strategies (EDAAAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH), Survey/Panel-Based Lead Capture & Co-Registration Services (BPAFAKAN)

Keywords

• Nonprofit leadership development
• Employee engagement surveys
• Board governance training
• Workforce research
• Talent management

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Grants and Donations: Leading Edge operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded primarily through grants from Jewish family foundations and philanthropies. Major funders include Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, Jim Joseph Foundation, Crown Family Philanthropies, The Marcus Foundation, and others. Federal Tax ID# 81-2625263.
2. Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Gifts: Accepts gifts through DAF providers including Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, and community foundations.
3. IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions: Accepts tax-free gifts directly from IRAs for donors age 70½ or older, up to $111,000 in 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Leading Edge Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that delivers talent, culture, and leadership development programs, workforce and board surveys, research reports, and a job board for Jewish nonprofit organizations across North America. Its offerings include the Employee Experience Survey, CEO Survey, and Board Experience Survey; cohort-based programs such as Onboarding Intensive, People Pro Collective, and the Board Leadership Accelerator; the CareerHub job marketplace; the annual JPro conference; and a research library including the State of Jewish Nonprofit Talent report.

Product overview

Leading Edge Alliance is a nonprofit organization that operates as an integrated platform for talent, culture, and leadership development in the Jewish nonprofit sector. The portfolio includes survey tools (Employee Experience Survey, CEO Survey, Board Experience Survey powered by Culture Amp), professional development programs (Onboarding Intensive, People Pro Collective, Board Leadership Accelerator), a job marketplace (CareerHub), and a resource library featuring guides and research reports. In 2025, Leading Edge merged with JPro and in 2022 acquired Boardified, expanding its reach to serve Jewish professionals across North America through programs, events, and alumni networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000+ employees surveyed since 2016
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• JProcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025JPro united with Leading Edge as of January 1, 2025. JPro had educated and connected Jewish communal professionals for over 120 years. Ilana Aisen became Chief Community Impact Officer. The combined organization creates a central address for professionals and leaders throughout the North American Jewish nonprofit sector.
• BoardifiedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2022Acquired by Leading Edge in 2022, Boardified was the Jewish nonprofit sector's premiere platform for board development. Its Board Member Institute (BMI) and 360° board health assessments were integrated into Leading Edge's offerings. Alicia Oberman, Boardified Founder, became VP at Leading Edge.
• Jewish Federations of North AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of the JPro annual conference with Leading Edge. Strategic partner in driving excellence across the Jewish nonprofit sector. Eric Fingerhut serves as President and CEO.
• Culture AmpmajorTechnology or IntegrationSurvey platform partner used by Leading Edge for the Employee Experience Survey, CEO Survey, and Board Experience Survey. Provides confidential data collection and reporting.
• GetromajorTechnology or IntegrationTechnology platform powering the CareerHub job board, enabling Jewish nonprofits to post jobs and job seekers to search opportunities in the Jewish nonprofit sector.
• PSB InsightsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for the Talent Unlocked study, conducting surveys of 3,350 potential Jewish nonprofit sector employees and focus groups to examine barriers to talent recruitment.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bridgespan Group: Nonprofit and philanthropic consulting firm that authored Leading Edge's founding 2014 report 'Cultivating the Next Generation of Leaders for Jewish Nonprofits.' Comparable because it serves overlapping nonprofit leadership and strategy clients with research-driven frameworks.
• BoardSource: National nonprofit organization focused on nonprofit board leadership and governance, providing training, assessment, and resources. Directly comparable to Boardified/Leading Edge's board development offerings in the secular nonprofit space.
• CompassPoint Nonprofit Services: Provides leadership development, executive coaching, and organizational consulting for nonprofit leaders. Comparable because it serves HR and executive professionals in nonprofits with research-informed programs and communities of practice.
• The Management Center: Nonprofit management support organization providing training and resources for executive directors and senior leaders. Directly comparable as a capacity-building peer serving a similar leadership and management audience.
• Idealist: Nonprofit job board and career resource platform serving the broader nonprofit workforce. Directly comparable to CareerHub as a talent marketplace for nonprofit professionals across causes.

Broad incumbents

• ASAE (American Society of Association Executives): Membership association for association professionals offering research, training, and credentialing across all association sectors. Comparable in delivering talent and leadership programming for the broader nonprofit/association workforce beyond a single faith-based segment.
• Candid (formerly Foundation Center + Guidestar): Source of data and research on nonprofit organizations and foundations, producing the leading nonprofit sector intelligence products. Comparable as a sector-research and data-infrastructure peer anchoring nonprofit workforce and organizational analytics.

Emerging players

• NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network): Membership organization providing technology, digital, and data capacity-building resources for nonprofits. Comparable as a research and community-anchored peer supporting nonprofit operating professionals, though focused on tech adoption.
• Work for Good: Nonprofit-focused job board and career community for mission-driven organizations. Comparable to CareerHub as a sector-specialized talent marketplace serving nonprofit employers and job seekers.

Regional players

• JCC Association of North America: Convening and capacity-building body for Jewish Community Centers in North America. Comparable as a Jewish communal-sector umbrella serving overlapping employer populations and workforce talent-development needs, and a core distribution partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leading-edge-hq
• Xx.com/jewishleaders
• Facebookfacebook.com/LeadingEdgeAlliance

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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