Nonprofit Professionals Now (NPN)

What Nonprofit Professionals Now (NPN) does

Nonprofit Professionals Now (NPN) is a Portland, Oregon-based staffing and executive search firm founded in 2012 by Agnes Zach and Kim Freed, exclusively serving nonprofit organizations across the Pacific Northwest. The firm operates as a privately held entity whose sole shareholder is WVDO (Willamette Valley Development Officers), an arrangement that embeds NPN within the regional nonprofit development officer community and aligns its governance with its primary professional audience. Since inception, NPN reports having worked with 150+ nonprofit clients.

NPN's service portfolio spans the nonprofit talent lifecycle: Executive Search and Direct Hire placements form the core, supplemented by Flexible Staffing for interim needs, Consulting engagements, and recurring Salary Surveys. The firm also operates the NPN Job Board (npjobboard.com), a standalone marketplace that extends NPN beyond transactional search into persistent candidate-employee matching. Service quality is supported by a stated 100% placement success rate, an 86% retention rate, and a 90-day search guarantee.

The business model is professional services-based: revenue is generated through search fees on executive placements, placement fees on direct hires, billable rates on flexible staffing assignments, and consulting and salary survey engagements. With 19 employees, NPN is a small, specialized firm whose revenue mechanics depend on sustained nonprofit hiring activity in the Pacific Northwest rather than on scalable technology or recurring SaaS contracts.

Name

Nonprofit Professionals Now (NPN)

Legal name

Nonprofit Professionals Now

Website

https://npprofessionals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nonprofit Professionals Now (NPN) is a Portland, Oregon-based executive search and staffing firm founded in 2012, serving 150+ nonprofit organizations across the Pacific Northwest with recruiting, flexible staffing, consulting, salary surveys, and a job board marketplace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Executive Search and Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

Keywords

• Nonprofit executive search
• Direct hire placement
• Flexible staffing solutions
• Salary benchmarking services
• Nonprofit consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Percentage of base salary-based executive search fees, all-inclusive of expenses including meetings, job postings, consultant time, and interviews. Does not include candidate travel expenses.
2. Job Board Postings: 30 or 60 day job postings. Minimum 30-day posting payment required regardless of closing date. Can extend for additional 30 days with extra payment.
3. eBlast Job Advertisements: Email newsletter format job advertisements distributed directly by NPN. Purchasers provide content in jpeg/word format. Sent separately from regular newsletters.
4. Salary Surveys: Individualized salary surveys for nonprofits reflecting job description, revenue, mission area, and location. Provided through WVDO connection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NPN is a full-service staffing agency specializing in the nonprofit sector, offering executive search for senior leadership roles, direct-hire placement for mid-level positions, flexible/temporary staffing, organizational consulting, and salary benchmarking. The firm operates the NPN Job Board (npjobboard.com) for Pacific Northwest nonprofit job postings and provides ongoing revenue back to Willamette Valley Development Officers (WVDO) education programs.

Product overview

Nonprofit Professionals Now (NPN) is a full-service nonprofit staffing agency offering a portfolio of talent solutions including Executive Search Services for senior leadership (with 90-day placement guarantee), Direct Hire for permanent mid-level placements, Flexible Staffing for temporary/interim needs, and Consulting for organizational assessments and succession planning. The company operates the NPN Job Board (npjobboard.com) as a listing platform with optional email blast advertising. Additional offerings include Salary Surveys for compensation benchmarking and the Ask Agnes educational blog as a content resource. The service model centers on customized, hands-on support with built-in onboarding assistance for placed candidates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ask Agnes: NPN's blog featuring advice on nonprofit management, hiring, and leadership topics written primarily by Founder and CEO Agnes Zach

Products and services

• Executive Search Services Full-service executive recruitment for CEO/Executive Director and senior leadership positions at nonprofit organizations, including search committee support, candidate evaluation, onboarding assistance, and a 90-day placement guarantee. Priced as an all-inclusive percentage of base salary.
• Direct Hire Permanent placement recruitment services for mid-level nonprofit positions including Development Directors, Program Managers, and other staff roles.
• Flexible Staffing Temporary, fractional, and interim staffing solutions providing organizations with part-time or short-term professional support, including Pro-Team Members for administrative and data entry tasks.
• Consulting Advisory services for organizational assessments, succession planning, strategic planning, and hiring process optimization for nonprofit organizations.
• Salary Surveys Compensation benchmarking services using Payscale data to help nonprofits set appropriate salary ranges for positions, customized by organization size, location, revenue, and mission area. Offered through WVDO connection.
• NPN Job Board Online job listing platform (npjobboard.com) for nonprofit job postings in the Pacific Northwest, with 30 or 60-day posting options and optional email newsletter blast advertising (eBlast).

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% Placement Success Rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The People's Nonprofit AcceleratorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization providing nonprofit support and acceleration services
• Nonprofit Association of Oregon (NAO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide association for Oregon nonprofits - NPN offers salary surveys through this connection and participates in community
• Network of Nonprofit Search Consultants (NNSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization of nonprofit search consultants - NPN participates in national network for best practices and referrals
• 501 CommonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit support organization providing back-office and operational resources
• Portland Metro ChamberminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Chamber of Commerce membership for business community engagement
• American Staffing AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational staffing industry association - provides industry standards and practices support
• Benefit Corporations for GoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization promoting benefit corporation practices and social enterprise
• Partners in DiversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting diversity initiatives in the workplace
• WVDO (Willamette Valley Development Officers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPN's only shareholder is WVDO. WVDO receives dividends from NPN annually. The two organizations share staff/space agreements and continue to work together to build sustainability in the nonprofit sector. Salary surveys are offered through this connection.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Isaacson, Miller: National executive search firm specializing exclusively in the nonprofit sector, recruiting leaders for foundations, advocacy, education, and social impact organizations. Directly comparable as a nonprofit-focused search firm with similar service offerings (executive search, leadership advisory) and a similar vertical-specialist positioning.
• Koya Leadership Partners: Executive search firm dedicated to mission-driven organizations, placing leaders across nonprofits, foundations, and social enterprises. Directly comparable in vertical focus (mission-driven sector), executive search methodology, and post-hire client support model.
• On-Ramps: Executive search and consulting firm focused on nonprofit and social sector leadership placements, with emphasis on diverse candidate pools. Closely comparable as a nonprofit-specialist search firm offering executive search and HR/advisory services.
• Idealist: Online job board and career platform dedicated to nonprofit, social enterprise, and mission-driven roles. Directly comparable as a nonprofit-focused job listing platform serving the same candidate and employer audiences as NPN's npjobboard.com.
• Nonprofit HR: HR consulting firm dedicated to the nonprofit sector, offering executive search, talent management, compensation consulting, and HR advisory services. Comparable in vertical focus and overlapping service lines (search, compensation/salary benchmarking, consulting).

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): Global professional network and talent platform offering job postings, recruiter tools, and direct sourcing across all sectors including nonprofits. Comparable as a job board and sourcing channel competing with npjobboard.com, but vastly broader in scope and scale.
• Robert Half: Large national staffing and direct hire firm with broad industry coverage. Comparable as a direct hire and flexible staffing provider, but does not specialize in the nonprofit vertical and operates at much greater scale.
• The Bridgespan Group: Large nonprofit and philanthropic consulting and executive search firm, offering strategy, organizational development, and leadership recruiting for the social sector. Comparable in nonprofit sector focus, executive search, and organizational consulting; broader scope and larger scale than NPN.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting and executive search firm with a dedicated nonprofit and social impact practice. Comparable in executive search and leadership consulting, but with vastly greater scale, geographic reach, and proprietary assessment technology.
• Diversified Search: National executive search firm with a dedicated nonprofit practice serving associations, foundations, advocacy, and social impact clients. Comparable service offering (executive search) but broader sector coverage and substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/npprofessionalsnow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nonprofit-professionals-now-npn-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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