Talent & Wisdom Aligned with Culture & Mission

Copley Raff recruits executives and senior development professionals for many of the nation’s finest healthcare, educational, cultural and human service organizations. We carefully seek and match the best executives with the culture and mission of each client. The professionals we place enjoy exceptionally long tenure in their positions and remain among the nation’s most respected and successful nonprofit leaders. Searches are always conducted confidentially while underway.
Interim Leadership
Copley Raff’s consultants can also serve as interim leaders in Vice President for Advancement or Director of Development roles to maintain or create forward momentum in your advancement program. Copley Raff consultants can assume all the duties of the position. They bring in-depth knowledge of effective practices for raising funds and expert skills to facilitate and guide clients through the transitional time to achieve a new, higher level of fundraising activity.
To inquire about initiating a search please contact Larry Raff at lraff@copleyraff.com
For more information on career opportunities please contact Paul Yeghiayan at pyeghiayan@copleyraff.com or Rebekah Kaufman at rkaufman@copleyraff.com
Selected Completed Searches
- Vice President for Development, Claudia Swain
South County Health System
- Vice President for Advancement, Jeff McGuinness
Huggins Hospital
- President, Paul Yeghiayan
The Foundation for the Public’s Health
- Vice President for Advancement, Kathleen Cragin Brittan
Crotched Mountain Foundation
- Vice President for Advancement and Marketing, Mark T. Cummings
Franciscan Hospital for Children
- Chief Development Officer, Suzanne Cook Kinsellagh
Boston Foundation for Sight
- Chief Advancement Officer, Dennis Holter
The American Optometric Association
- Chief Advancement Officer, Shelley Cornish
The Learning Center for the Deaf
- Campaign Director, Jennifer Richards
Bates College
- Director of Annual Giving for the Gasson Society and Special Gifts, Patrick Sylvester
Boston College
- Vice President for Development, Roy Temper
First USA
- Director of Philanthropy, William A. Parkinson, CFRE
LRG Healthcare
- Director, Fundraising & Development, Cheryl Cummings
National Center on Family Homelessness
- Director of Development, Eric Phelps
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance
- Vice President of Development, Nancy Broude
New England College of Optometry
- Senior Vice President for Development, James Dig
Rochester General Hospital
- Vice President of Development, Catherine Squires
Tufts Medical Center