Commongood Careers

What Commongood Careers does

Commongood Careers operates as DSG | Koya, the dedicated nonprofit and social-impact executive search practice of DSG Global, LLC. The firm recruits senior leaders — from manager-level roles through C-suite and board positions — for mission-driven organizations across the United States and globally. It is headquartered in Boston, was founded in 2005, and operates as a privately held limited liability company with 51-100 employees firm-wide.

The core service is a tailored, retained executive search: consultants partner with client organizations to design a search process reflecting each client's goals, culture, and values, then identify, evaluate, and place transformational leaders. The practice serves nine defined verticals: arts and culture; environment and conservation; foundations and philanthropy; global organizations; social justice and advocacy; social services; women and girls; youth development and educational equity; and social impact companies. Functional specializations cover CEOs/executive directors, board directors, fundraising and advancement officers, financial officers, HR officers, legal/risk/compliance, and corporate affairs. The underlying technology footprint is minimal: a public-facing "Join Our Talent Network" platform and an active-search listings directory function as sourcing infrastructure, with no disclosed proprietary matching algorithms, AI tooling, or data products.

The business model is professional services: revenue is generated per executive search engagement on a quote-based retainer structure typical of the search industry, with no public pricing or SaaS/ARR components. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales into nonprofit boards, executive committees, and search committees, supported by content marketing through the firm's "News and Insights" publication. The firm claims five decades of category presence through its parent DSG Global and is positioned as the "nation's premier search firm dedicated to mission-driven leadership."

Name

Commongood Careers

Legal name

DSG Global, LLC

Website

https://koyapartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Commongood Careers, now operating as DSG | Koya, is the nonprofit and social-impact executive search practice of DSG Global. It places senior leaders and board directors at mission-driven organizations across arts, environment, philanthropy, social justice, and social services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAAAI

Public Sector, Education & Nonprofit Leadership Search

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Executive Search & Headhunting

SECONDARYBPACAFAA

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Permanent Placement & Direct Hire

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Nonprofit leadership recruiting
• Mission-driven talent acquisition
• Social impact headhunting
• Board director placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: The firm generates revenue through executive search engagements for mission-driven organizations, filling senior leadership roles across nonprofit and social impact sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Commongood Careers (operating as DSG | Koya) is an executive search firm that recruits exceptional leaders nationwide for positions ranging from the manager level up to the C-suite at organizations committed to social impact. The firm partners closely with mission-driven clients to design tailored searches reflecting unique goals, culture, and values, and places leaders across nonprofit, foundation, social enterprise, and social impact company sectors.

Product overview

DSG Global operates DSG | Koya as its dedicated Nonprofit and Social Impact practice. The offering is a single, comprehensive executive search service focused on mission-driven organizations, providing end-to-end talent acquisition for senior leadership roles across diverse sectors including arts and culture, environment and conservation, foundations and philanthropy, global organizations, social justice and advocacy, social services, women and girls, youth development, and social impact companies. The service emphasizes tailored search processes, inclusive and rigorous candidate evaluation, and a deep network of leaders across the nonprofit, public, and private sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DSG | Koya Nonprofit and Social Impact Executive Search An end-to-end executive search service placing senior executives and board-level leaders at nonprofit organizations, foundations, social enterprises, and social impact companies. The engagement is tailored to each client's goals, culture, and values, with an inclusive, rigorous, and transparent search process.

Named customers20 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bridge Partners Executive Search: Boutique executive search firm dedicated to placing nonprofit, association, and mission-driven leaders. A direct peer with a comparable business model, target client base, and search engagement structure.
• The 360 Group: Executive search and consulting firm dedicated to nonprofit and association leadership transitions. A direct peer with comparable positioning and target customer base.
• DRG Executive Search (Development Resources Group): Boutique search firm focused on nonprofit and association executives. A direct peer with a similar boutique, mission-driven practice and overlapping customer base.
• Isaacson, Miller: One of the largest executive search firms dedicated to the nonprofit sector, placing leaders across education, advocacy, arts, foundations, and health-related nonprofits. A direct peer and a benchmark for the dedicated nonprofit search model.
• Armstrong McGuire: Specialized executive search firm focused exclusively on nonprofit and association leadership. A direct peer that competes head-to-head for nonprofit CEO and senior leadership mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with a dedicated Social Impact & Nonprofit practice. A broad incumbent with comparable mission-driven practice capabilities and global reach.
• Korn Ferry: Large global organizational consulting firm with a significant executive search business. A broad incumbent that increasingly competes for nonprofit CEO and senior leadership searches and brings tech-enabled assessment tools.
• Spencer Stuart: Long-established global executive search firm with a dedicated Nonprofit, Philanthropy & Social Enterprise Practice. A broad incumbent whose nonprofit practice directly overlaps with DSG | Koya's positioning in the mission-driven segment.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm. A broad incumbent that competes for senior nonprofit and foundation leadership searches and is increasingly active in social-impact mandates, though most of its work spans for-profit C-suite roles across industries.

Emerging players

• Bridgespan Group: Advisory and search firm focused on the nonprofit and social-impact sector. An emerging player in nonprofit leadership placement, with a broader consulting remit that overlaps DSG | Koya's executive search work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commongood-careers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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