Modeled career paths · Nonprofit

Where does a Executive Director go next?

What employers are asking a Executive Director for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Nonprofit CEO+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
71% of modeled moves out of Executive Director go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Deputy Administrator+52% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Agency Director. 7% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Foundation President+79% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Grantmaking. 7% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Senior Executive Service+70% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Division Director, Federal. 3% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Agency Director+6% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
8% of modeled moves out of Executive Director go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Grantmaking+25% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
8% of modeled moves out of Executive Director go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Division Director, Federal+19% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Executive Director go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.