Redefining leadership and infrastructure for organizational growth
Nature Sacred connects communities with nearby, healing green spaces. After five years of transitioning from a private to an operating foundation, the organization was ready to shift from a “startup” mentality to a “growth” mentality.
Initially seeking a Chief Philanthropy Officer, Nature Sacred partnered with English Hudson to navigate this critical transition. Through deep organizational listening, English Hudson helped leadership realize that they needed to restructure the role itself—shifting the scope to a Vice President of Development and Engagement to better align with the organization’s culture, salary band, and long-term strategic ambitions.
English Hudson guided the executive search from design to placement, introducing a rigorous, values-aligned interview framework that transformed how Nature Sacred evaluates and integrates leadership talent.
Areas of work
Organizational readiness and role redesign
Compensation study and salary band restructuring
Executive search and targeted candidate cultivation
Structured interview design and candidate evaluation frameworks
Leadership transition and onboarding strategy
Selected outcome
Successful placement of a high-caliber VP of Development and Engagement who brings a balance of strategic ability and humility
Redesigned hiring and onboarding processes modeled on English Hudson’s “gold standard” approach
Immediate expansion of development capacity, allowing executive leadership to focus on long-term vision
Deepened organizational culture around hiring, structure, and values-aligned growth
Client Perspective
“When you’re outsourcing something as critical as building your team, it matters who you pass the baton to. Partnering with English Hudson was the difference between business as usual and transformational change—and the difference between drowning in a process and taking a deep breath of fresh air.”
Remy Shaffer Gomes, President
Alden Stoner, CEO
Nature Sacred