Commongood Careers

Diversity Commitment

Commongood Careers is committed to social impact. Our top priority is to support the hiring needs of dynamic, high-performing nonprofits that demonstrate an unwavering pursuit of real social impact every single day. This type of impact doesn’t spring up out of uniformity, and it’s not produced in a room of homogeneous perspectives. Rather, the social impact that transforms the world around us starts at the intersection of diverse experiences, points of view, backgrounds and cultures—where the status quo is challenged, unique perspectives are considered, and divergent approaches build a spirit of creativity and innovation.

At Commongood Careers, we are committed to diversity because we believe in social change. It is our duty to build an organization that values the vast possibilities that a diverse environment creates and to work with organizations that share that commitment.

Our Vision for a Diverse Nonprofit Sector

Commongood Careers envisions a nonprofit sector that is staffed by a workforce as diverse as the communities it serves, and that is filled with organizations possessing the cultural competency to tackle a wide array of social issues. To reach this goal, diversity can’t just be a program or a series of events, but rather an ongoing strategic process that supports each of our objectives and is essential for the continued success of our organization.

When an organization is rich in diverse people, talent and ideas, it doesn’t just settle for the easy answers. Diverse organizations are able to reach greater solutions to today’s most pressing social problems. Diversity isn’t merely a goal, but rather a strategic process in pursuit of a much greater goal. It is an integral part of operations that drives performance and is essential for success. In short, diversity makes organizations stronger, and stronger organizations can change the world.

Recruiting Diverse Talent

Commongood Careers is committed to recruiting the highest-quality and most diverse candidate pool possible for each of the searches we manage. To meet this challenge, we exhaust every available resource and utilize strategic partnerships, targeted sourcing, extensive networks, and other innovative approaches. We do this by:

• Continually building and cultivating our network of over 40,000 talented nonprofit professionals throughout the country.
• Crafting strategic sourcing and recruiting plans including online social networks and diversity posting sites.
• Partnering with affinity groups, membership organizations and universities to offer our services to jobseekers, present on topics related to working in the nonprofit sector, and bring visibility to exciting opportunities with our clients.
• Advocating for and promoting the importance of diversity throughout the nonprofit sector through our involvement in national and sector-wide movements.

Commongood Careers is committed to enhancing nonprofit organizations’ capacity to connect with amazing talent from a diversity of backgrounds. Contact us any time to discuss how we can work together to achieve this goal.