Build the leaders your mission needs next

Give your leadership team a clear, shared system for developing diverse future leaders, keeping high performers, and strengthening culture so your nonprofit can handle change with confidence.

Develop leaders, not just roles

Give your future leaders clarity, support, and fair opportunities so your mission can thrive through any change.

Know what great leadership looks like here

Use guided tools to define clear, equitable leadership competencies so everyone knows what it takes to grow into bigger roles.

Grow a diverse bench from within

Build a living talent pipeline with shared plans, fair criteria, and equity-minded decisions that support a more inclusive leadership team.

Keep your best people for the long term

Co-create development plans, show visible paths to advancement, and turn talent talks into a regular leadership practice, not a one-off project.

Grow the leaders your mission needs

Leadership / Talent

Define leadership that fits you

Turn vague expectations into clear, equitable leadership competencies tailored to your mission and communities.

Build your future leaders bench

Map critical roles, spot emerging leaders, and keep a ready pipeline instead of scrambling for urgent hires.

Co-create growth plans

Use simple templates to build practical development plans with staff so high performers see a real future.

Make equity a daily practice

Bake racial equity into hiring, promotion, and feedback so diverse talent can grow and stay.

Roll out a clear roadmap

Get a concrete, shared action plan so leadership, HR, and managers all pull in the same direction.

Learn from global mission experts

Apply Nordic and international best practices shaped for nonprofits, foundations, and other mission-driven organizations.

Before Sandflag, our impact ideas lived in separate documents and side chats. Their open strategy workshops and simple tools helped our board, staff, and young people write one shared impact plan and hire a director that everyone could stand behind.

Sara Lind
Executive Director
Northbridge Youth Rights Fund

Our Promise to Candidates

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    We will let you know where you stand in the process

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    Not the role we can proceed? That happens. In fact 99% of our calls are rejection call.

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    We will call you and let you know.

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    Even better, we will give you feedback on the reasons and a few tips on how, next time around, you will be a stronger candidate.

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    Candidate experience is paramount to our vision and will give the hiring organization confidence to build enhancing its reputation and creating a positive impression on job seekers, which in turn helps attract and retain top talent

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Sandflag’s Leadership / Talent program for?

It is for nonprofit and mission driven teams that want to grow their own future leaders. If you are an executive director, part of a senior team, HR lead, or a board that cares about people and equity, this program is built for you.

How is this different from a one off training or using a search firm?

Instead of a single workshop or an expensive external hire, you get a clear, repeatable way to grow leaders from within. You and your team agree on what great leadership looks like, use simple tools to support staff growth, and keep that practice alive over time.

What results can we expect for our organization?

You get a clearer picture of who your future leaders are, why they stay, and what they need to grow. Over time you see better retention, a more inclusive culture, fewer “fire drill” hires, and leaders who are more prepared for change and crisis.

How does the program work in practice?

You and your leadership team work through short guided sessions, usually over a few weeks. You define fair leadership expectations, co create development plans with staff, and leave with a simple action plan you can start using right away.

Does this support our goals around diversity and equity?

Yes. Equity is built into the way you define leadership, spot potential, and support growth. You look at who gets chances to lead, how you make hiring and promotion calls, and how your leaders reflect the communities you serve.

What do we need in place before we start?

You do not need a mature HR system or a big budget. You only need a small group of leaders who care about people, are willing to be honest about what is not working today, and are ready to try a more intentional way of growing talent.

Build your next generation of leaders

Turn vague hopes into a clear, fair path for growing diverse leaders, keeping top talent, and protecting your mission when things get tough.

Start your leadership plan