Are you:
For many, corporate work has lost its shine. Perhaps you feel a tug toward work that feels more connected to your values. Maybe you have specific community interests where you’d like to make an impact. Or, you’ve seen firsthand the good that nonprofits do, and you want to be a part of it.
Marcia Ballinger, PhD brings her 25 years of experience working across nonprofit and corporate sectors in the executive search world to help you determine whether a move to the nonprofit space is right for you, and more importantly, she tells you exactly how to go about making the jump.
Marcia Ballinger is Co-Founder and Principal at Ballinger|Leafblad, a St Paul-based national executive search firm. She also has extensive prior background in corporate search and human resources. A frequent presenter to groups of executives, Marcia is known as a no-nonsense representative of the executive search industry.
Marcia has a BS in Business Administration and an MA in Speech-Communication along with a PhD in Organization and Management from Capella University where she later served as chair of the board of directors. She is currently a board member at two large nonprofit organizations.
Marcia was named one of the Real Power 50 by Minnesota Business in 2014, a Top Woman in Business by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal in 2008 and a Luminary Award Winner by the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2006. She was recognized in the inaugural group of 50 Over 50 named by AARP in 2016.
A resident of St. Paul, Marcia and her husband Brad have one adult daughter and two dogs. She is trained as a registered therapy dog handler.
Marcia is the author of three award-winning books: “The 20-Minute Networking Meeting,” and “Winning the Executive Interview” and “Make the Jump: Reinvent Your Career in the Nonprofit Sector.”
Marcia Ballinger
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