Fern Talent · Specialist Non-Profit Search & Consultancy
Specialist Non-Profit Search & Consultancy

Intelligence-led
leadership for
the third sector.

We recruit the leaders, fundraisers and operators who move mission-driven organisations forward — combining deep sector networks with predictive intelligence from NonprofitSage.ai.

Fixed, transparent fees 6-month post-placement mentoring Sector-specialist advisers on every search 48-hour interim response
Executive Search Fundraising & Philanthropy Interim & Fractional Strategy Consultancy NHS Charities Independent Schools Grant-Making Foundations
Engagement models

Four ways to
work together.

Every engagement begins with a free consultation to assess your specific challenge and objectives. We bundle consultancy and recruitment under one fixed fee — no duplicate overhead, no hidden costs, senior expertise at charitable-sector rates.

01 / Partnership

Hand in Hand.

Fair fixed fee · campaign boost

Professional recruitment support alongside your own campaign. Shortlisting, JD and interview advice, additional advertising across job boards and social, targeted outreach through our CRM — you manage interviews and final selection.

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02 / End-to-end

Partnership.

Fixed fee · pay on placement

End-to-end recruitment management from brief to placement. We handle all sourcing, screening and candidate interaction. Includes expert coaching for integration and six-month post-placement mentoring.

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03 / Search + Consult

Executive Search.

Fixed fee · 360° service

Our complete service combining specialist recruitment with strategic consultancy. Fundraising consultant, sector specialist and prospect-research team. Market mapping, org-development advice, expert panel for first interviews, six-month mentoring, extended guarantee.

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04 / Advisory

Consultancy & Interim.

Strategy sessions, project-based support (major gift strategy, grant applications, donor programmes) and long-term retained partnerships covering campaign development, interim leadership and training. Fixed scope, clear pricing.

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Predictive Intelligence

Data without insight
is just noise.

NonprofitSage.ai is our proprietary intelligence platform — analysing the charity sector in real time so we identify the strategic triggers behind the roles we recruit for, not just the vacancies themselves.

Organisations
30k
Tracked across the UK third sector
Daily signals
150k+
Income, governance, talent, regulatory
Turnaround
48h
For urgent interim and freelance
Search kickoff
3–5d
From brief to candidate approaches
Our Network

Previous clients
include.

We've partnered with leading non-profits, independent schools, and grant-making foundations across the UK to secure transformative leadership and fundraising talent.

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Let's find your
next leader.