Secure the Legacy. Hire the Future.

As founding leaders prepare to step down, we help you identify and attract next-generation leaders who honor your mission and bring the skills to scale it.

We build searches around three shifts reshaping leadership.

Human-centric future

Your founding leaders built something that matters. We ensure their wisdom transfers to the next generation without losing what made your organization vital. We design succession plans that honor legacy while creating space for new leadership to grow.

Fractional models

Flexible leadership models are becoming mainstream and open up new opportunities for mission-driven organizations. We help you design and fill roles that blend permanent and fractional leaders in ways that protect continuity while giving you room to experiment and adapt. Not every role needs to be full-time and permanent. We help you design leadership structures that blend permanent and fractional leaders giving you room to adapt, test new strategies, and bring specialized expertise without overextending your budget.

AI-ready leadership

The leaders you hire today will navigate organizations through AI adoption. They need to understand how AI reshapes operations, decision-making, and talent—while keeping mission and human judgment at the center. We identify leaders who can harness AI's potential without losing sight of what makes mission-driven work irreplaceable.

The Leadership Succession Challenge

Founding leaders are retiring across the nonprofit sector, and many organizations lack a clear plan for who comes next or what leadership capabilities the future requires.

Before Sandflag

No shared picture of what great leadership looks like in your mission, not just now, but for the next decade.

No alignment between strategy and the leadership brief. Structural disconnect between what the organization is trying to achieve and what it is actually hiring a leader to do.

Your founding leader is nearing retirement age, the transition timeline feels urgent, but you're not ready to move and are unsure about the direction.

With Sandflag

Clear leadership competencies shaped by your mission and values. Alignment between your strategy and leadership brief, driving execution at every level.

Your succession plan is locked in years ahead of retirements, with next-gen leaders already being developed and external candidates brought closer to your universe

Solid shortlist of candidates who understand purpose-driven leadership and align with your mission. You will find the right person that will define the next chapter.

Investment securing your next generation of leaders

Start with clarity about what your organization needs.

Exploration

Preparedness Check

0€

A focused conversation to assess your organization's leadership and long-term direction.

Rather than jumping straight into a search, we look at the fundamentals. We'll discuss strategy and leadership expectations.

If this resonates, let’s keep it simple. We’ll grab a coffee, talk through where you are, and where you want to go.

Definition

Leadership Workshop

4 500€

  • Shared understanding of your mission

  • Shared data on org chart, key metrics

  • Analysis on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

  • Half-day guided sessions with your board and leadership team

  • Competency Definition Workshop

Search

Leadership Search

16 000€

  • Leadership workshop

  • Defined leadership model tailored for your mission

  • Job description

  • Search

  • Placement

  • 90-day integration support

Our impact-aligned pricing

Standard flat fee / fixed engagement fee for our executive search service is: 16 000€ (+ VAT 25.5%).

Working with a small team on a tight budget? We have experience building flexible arrangements for grassroots organisations. Let's talk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Sandflag’s Leadership service for?

It is for mission driven teams that want to secure their future leadership. If your organization is facing generational transitions or are lacking in any C-suite competencies this service is purpose-built for you.

How does the service work in practice?

You, your board and your leadership team work through short guided sessions. We define leadership competencies, expectations, finalize the Job Description and embark on a search to find your next generation of leaders.

Does this support our goals around diversity and equity?

Yes. Diversity and Equity are built into our ways of working and the way we define leadership and spot potential.

Our CEO retires in two years. How do we prepare?

That is exactly the kind of transition this service is built for. We help your board and senior team clarify what you need in the next CEO, map internal successors and gaps, and design a fair plan that protects your mission through the handover. Never hire in a rush or without a longer-term plan.