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About the Organization
Founded in 1981, Community Support Services (CSS) is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families to live lives of independence, connection, and purpose. For more than four decades, CSS has served as a trusted community partner across western Cook and eastern DuPage Counties, helping individuals build meaningful relationships, develop life skills, access opportunities, and fully participate in community life. Today, the organization serves approximately 1,000 individuals and families annually across more than 50 communities throughout the region.
The Opportunity
Community Support Services (CSS) is seeking a Vice President of Programs to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the organization’s diverse portfolio of services supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families. Reporting directly to the President & CEO, the Vice President will oversee the majority of the organization’s direct service programs, including residential services, independent living supports, respite and family services, case management, community day programs, and employment services. With oversight of three program leaders and an overall team of approximately 60 employees across multiple service lines and locations, representing nearly 70% of the organization, this individual will play a critical role in ensuring that services remain person-centered, high quality, financially sustainable, and responsive to the evolving needs of the communities CSS serves.
Success in this role begins with building trust, developing relationships, and gaining a deep understanding of CSS’s programs, funding structures, and culture. The Vice President will serve as a mentor, coach, and thought partner to a team of experienced program leaders, helping strengthen communication, accountability, and consistency across service lines. This leader will be expected to make sound decisions, address challenges directly, and provide the level of support and supervision needed to help both programs and people thrive. Equally important, the Vice President will bring a continuous improvement mindset, evaluating existing operations, identifying opportunities for greater efficiency and impact, and helping position CSS for thoughtful, sustainable growth.
The Vice President of Programs will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team and a trusted partner to the President & CEO in shaping the future of the organization. Current priorities include strengthening community-based service contracts, enhancing program performance and enrollment, supporting organizational culture and staff engagement, and exploring opportunities for strategic program expansion. This role offers the opportunity to influence the future direction of a highly respected organization with a strong reputation, stable financial foundation, and a longstanding commitment to empowering individuals with I/DD to live lives of independence, dignity, and belonging.
Location, Compensation, and Benefits
This position is based in Brookfield, Illinois. Given the highly collaborative and people-centered nature of the role, the Vice President of Programs is expected to maintain a strong on-site presence, particularly during onboarding and relationship-building. A hybrid work arrangement may be available following a successful transition into the role and in alignment with organizational needs.
The salary range for this position is $100,000 to $120,000, commensurate with experience. CSS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance; a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match; generous paid time off, holidays, and personal days; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); and additional voluntary benefit offerings.
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Organizational Overview: Ada S. McKinley Community Services
Founded in 1919, Ada S. McKinley Community Services is one of Chicago’s largest and most comprehensive human services organizations, operating with an annual budget of approximately $70 million. The organization serves children, families, individuals with disabilities, and communities across the region through an integrated continuum of care. Guided by a mission to empower, educate, and employ people to change lives and strengthen communities, Ada S. McKinley delivers a broad range of services spanning behavioral health, child welfare, early childhood education, workforce development, housing, and programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Position Summary: Vice President of Behavioral Health & Clinical Services Operations
To support its next phase of growth, Ada S. McKinley seeks a Vice President of Behavioral Health & Clinical Services Operations who will serve as a key operational leader and strategic partner across the organization.
The Vice President of Behavioral Health & Clinical Services Operations is a senior operational leader responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operational performance, systems management, and service delivery infrastructure of Ada S. McKinley’s Behavioral Health & Clinical Services program. Reporting directly to the CEO and working in close partnership with departmental and senior leadership, the VP will help operationalize and scale a rapidly growing behavioral health portfolio across multiple service lines and clinic sites.
The VP of Behavioral Health & Clinical Services Operations will operate cross-functionally, partnering closely with leaders across child welfare, early childhood, workforce development, and disability services to integrate behavioral health into the broader continuum of care. The VP will play a critical role in strengthening how behavioral health services support and enhance outcomes across the organization, ensuring alignment of operations, care models, and service delivery across programs.
Location, Compensation and Benefits
This is a full-time leadership position based in Chicago, Illinois.
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience and accompanied by a comprehensive benefits package. The salary for this position is $160,000 - $190,000 with a generous benefits package.
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The Perfectly Flawed Foundation is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit located in North Central Illinois, specializing in harm reduction, overdose prevention, peer support, education, and advocacy for those impacted by substance use and mental health challenges. Founded and led by an individual with lived experience, the organization is dedicated to reducing stigma and empowering individuals through compassion, kindness, and non‑judgmental support. Their services, offered through a walk-in center, mobile outreach, and peer-led support groups, are free and open to all, meeting people where they are to promote autonomy, healing, and multiple pathways to recovery.
The Opportunity
The Perfectly Flawed Foundation is seeking an Office Manager to be the frontline face and logistical hub of the organization’s operations. This person will manage the reception area, warmly welcome visitors and volunteers, field calls and texts, and provide essential administrative support ensuring that communications, documents, schedules, and data flows support the delivery of organizational operations and programming. With a mix of front-desk duties, team coordination, data management, general operational oversight, and program support, this role helps elevate the Foundation’s day-to-day functioning and public image.
Location, Compensation and Benefits
The Office Manager will be based in La Salle, IL. The role requires regular in-person engagement at the Perfectly Flawed Foundation, which is located at 240 First Street LaSalle, IL. Compensation for this role is commensurate with experience, with an anticipated salary range of $38,000–$48,000, along with a full benefits package.
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Aspire’s mission is to connect people with disabilities to ever-greater possibilities for learning, jobs, and safe places to call home.
Since 1960, Aspire, a non-profit organization, has been providing services and support for people with disabilities. Aspire provides 24/7 services to 300 adults with disabilities across 23 community homes in Lake and Cook Counties and two Academies (Hillside and Waukegan, IL), including innovative services to help adults with disabilities develop the necessary skills to live a full and rewarding life.
The Opportunity
The Vice President, Program Operations, serves as the enterprise leader responsible for the performance, quality, and compliance of Aspire’s core programs, including Residential Services, Academies, Clinical Services, and Nursing. Reporting directly to the Chief Program Officer (CPO), this role ensures that all programs operate with quality, consistency, excellence, and accountability across a multi-site, decentralized service delivery model.
Location, Compensation and Benefits
Aspire has three primary locations with 22 community homes (and growing) serving the Chicagoland area and southern Wisconsin. Their Central Administrative Office is at 1815 South Wolf Road in Hillside, Illinois. This is a hybrid role, in office/ at program sites 4 days a week.
The salary range for this role is $110,000 – $130,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Aspire offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, a retirement plan with employer contributions, paid time off and holidays, and other employee support programs that foster balance and well-being.
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Organizational Overview: Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (DZCA) is a leading nonprofit conservation, education, and animal-care institution dedicated to inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations. DZCA will mark its 130th anniversary in 2026. In those years, DZCA has played a vital role in the Denver community and beyond, serving as a beloved cultural destination, a trusted conservation partner, and a hub for scientific innovation. Today, DZCA operates at the intersection of public trust and enterprise complexity, serving as a beloved civic institution for the Denver community while stewarding a large, multifaceted conservation and guest-facing operation.
Each year, DZCA welcomes over 1.8 million guests, engaging families, students, members, and visitors from across the Rocky Mountain region. DZCA stewards a campus of more than 2,500 animals representing 450 species, including many rare and endangered animals. Its multidisciplinary staff, comprised of conservationists, educators, animal-care experts, and operational professionals, bring a shared commitment to wildlife protection and community-centered conservation.
Position Summary: Chief Philanthropy Officer
The Chief Philanthropy Officer (CPO) joins Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance at a pivotal and forward-looking moment. Building on the momentum of a recently completed comprehensive campaign and the appointment of President and CEO Cristal Torres DeHerrera, DZCA is poised to elevate its philanthropic efforts and expand its revenue potential. This is a transformational role, with the opportunity to elevate and scale an integrated revenue platform spanning philanthropy, corporate partnerships, sponsorships, naming opportunities, and future capital initiatives. With a strong foundation in place, the organization is well positioned to deepen donor engagement, modernize systems and approaches, secure transformational investments, and support DZCA’s next phase of growth and impact.
Reporting directly to the President and CEO, the CPO will serve as a key strategic partner and an integral member of the senior leadership team. This leader will oversee a development program generating approximately $9–11 million annually and lead a team of 14 professionals across major gifts, annual giving, institutional giving, corporate partnerships, events, and donor engagement.
Location, Compensation and Benefits
This position is based in Denver, Colorado. The salary range for this position is $240,000 to $285,000, commensurate with experience, and includes a competitive benefits package.
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Organizational Overview: Cristo Rey Dallas
Cristo Rey Dallas is a private Catholic high school whose mission is to prepare students of all faiths from low- to moderate-income families to recognize and realize their full potential. Through a rigorous academic curriculum, an engaging college readiness program, and an innovative corporate work study program, students realize that potential as they grow to love God, respect others, and serve their community.
Founded in 2015, Cristo Rey Dallas is part of the nationally recognized Cristo Rey Network, a network of 40 schools across the United States dedicated to preparing students of limited economic means for college completion and career success. Through a unique integration of classroom learning and professional experience, Cristo Rey students graduate equipped with the academic foundation and workplace skills needed to thrive.
Position Summary: President
The President will serve as the executive leader of Cristo Rey Dallas, responsible for advancing the school’s mission, ensuring financial sustainability, and strengthening its visibility and impact across the Dallas community.
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the President serves as the chief executive of Cristo Rey Dallas and oversees the Principal, who leads the academic program. While the roles are distinct, the President and Principal operate as a closely aligned leadership team, working in partnership to ensure the school’s success. The President leads external affairs, fundraising, finance, and strategic growth, ensuring the long-term strength and sustainability of the institution.
The President will serve as the primary ambassador for Cristo Rey Dallas, building relationships with donors, corporate partners, civic leaders, and families. This leader will be instrumental in expanding philanthropic support and positioning the school for future growth, including a potential capital campaign and endowment development. The President will also directly advance the Corporate Work Study Program, expanding employer partnerships, strengthening retention, and identifying innovative approaches to growth and long-term sustainability.
Location, Compensation and Benefits
This role is based in Dallas, Texas, and requires a highly visible, on-campus presence, along with regular engagement in the broader community.
Salary for this position is expected to range from $175,000 to $215,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications, and includes a competitive benefits package.
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About the Organization
Aspire’s mission is to connect people with disabilities to ever-greater possibilities for learning, jobs, and safe places to call home.
Since 1960, Aspire, a non-profit organization, has been providing services and support for people with disabilities. Aspire provides 24/7 services to 300 adults with disabilities across 23 community homes in Lake and Cook Counties and two Academies (Hillside and Waukegan, IL), including innovative services to help adults with disabilities develop the necessary skills to live a full and rewarding life.
The Opportunity
Aspire is seeking an entrepreneurial, systems-minded, and growth-oriented leader to serve as the Vice President, Program Innovation. Tasked with bridging the gap between high-level strategy and operational reality, this leader will advance Aspire’s growth pipeline and programmatic partnerships by executing priorities set by the Executive Team and outlined in the organization’s strategic plan and 7-year roadmap. Reporting to the Chief Program Officer (CPO) and working in close alignment with the VP, Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships, this leader will serve as the organization’s primary "incubator," taking new concepts and turning them into actionable, scalable, and sustainable business models.
Location, Compensation and Benefits
Aspire has three locations (and growing) serving the Chicagoland area and southern Wisconsin. Their Central Administrative Office is at 1815 South Wolf Road in Hillside, Illinois. This is a hybrid role, in office/ at program sites 4 days a week.
The salary range for this role is $110,000 – $130,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Aspire offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, a retirement plan with employer contributions, paid time off and holidays, and other employee support programs that foster balance and well-being.
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The Chicago Public Library Foundation exists to unlock the full potential of one of Chicago’s most vital and trusted civic institutions. As the philanthropic partner to the Chicago Public Library, the Foundation mobilizes resources, relationships, and ideas to ensure that every Chicagoan, across all 81 neighborhoods, has access to opportunities that inform, inspire, and transform lives.
The Opportunity
The President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) serves as the Foundation’s chief executive, principal ambassador and lead fundraiser, reporting to and working closely with the Chairman of the Board, and the Board of Directors. The CEO is responsible for translating the Foundation’s mission and long‑term vision into measurable impact by providing strategic leadership across fundraising, operations, finance, marketing, technology, and programs. The role is externally focused, with the majority of time dedicated to fundraising, donor engagement, and ensuring the Foundation (and Library) maintain their leadership position and visibility within the Chicago philanthropic community and beyond.
Location, Compensation and Benefits
The President & CEO will be based in Chicago at Impact House (200 W. Madison), along with regular in-person engagement across the city with civic leaders, partners, and stakeholders.
Compensation for this role is anticipated to be in the range of $250,000–$275,000, commensurate with experience, and includes a comprehensive benefits package.
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ContinuServe is a technology-enabled, cloud-based outsourcing firm that’s changing the way companies think about accounting, human resources, and technology services.
ContinuServe enables their clients to simplify business complexities through timely action and responsiveness, utilizing best practices to streamline labor-intensive processes. Through world-class teams, highly personal services, and a dynamic online portal, ContinuServe provides tactical expertise to small, mid, and enterprise companies across multiple industries including non-profit, retail, auto, and restaurant.
With smarter systems and over 2,300 specialists in multiple fields, ContinuServe enables clients to see further, scale smarter, and stand stronger. Their domain expertise, specialization, and tools have transformed business insights, empowering clients not just to find solutions, but to shape them. By shifting from reactive decision-making to proactive ownership of action and outcomes, ContinuServe consistently achieves customer satisfaction ratings above 96%.
The Opportunity
The Assistant Vice President (AVP) will provide oversight of direct reports and controller services. While a member of the broader team which services multiple clients, this AVP will support mutiple clients. This leader will also serve as a brand ambassador and thought-leader for ContinuServe and helps initiate, maintain, and develop relationships.
For this particular client, ContinuServe is seeking an experienced accounting and finance leader to serve as the Assistant Vice President supporting several nonprofits in Chicago. This role is well suited for a technically strong, mission-driven accounting professional who can bring both strategic leadership and hands-on expertise to complex nonprofit finance operations.
The AVP will oversee all accounting and financial reporting functions for the client, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and compliance with U.S. GAAP and federal, state, and local grant requirements. The position partners closely with the nonprofit’s CFO and executive team, as well as ContinuServe’s internal leadership, to deliver high-quality financial management and insight.
This role leads a team of approximately 7–8 U.S.-based staff and 20 international team members who manage accounting operations, grant management, and reporting. The ideal candidate is a confident and collaborative leader with strong technical accounting skills, executive presence, and the ability to guide teams and influence senior stakeholders within a dynamic, mission-oriented environment.
Location, Compensation and Benefits
This is a hybrid role based in Chicago. The salary range for this role is between $160,000- $200,000, accompanied by the ContinuServe benefits package and an annual bonus.
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