We know you’re busy changing the world.
We’ll find the people to help you do it.
Hire Talent
Empathetic, Effective, Mission-Aligned Recruitment Services to Fit Your Needs & Your Budget
Hiring exceptional talent takes time (but not as much as you think). That is time most purpose-driven teams don’t have.
We’ve been there—juggling grant deadlines, prepping for events, and scrambling to fill critical roles while trying to keep everything else moving forward (and maybe sleep somewhere in there, too).
At Riverwalker Talent, we help organizations like yours hire with intention, equity, and care without sacrificing speed, quality, or candidate experience. We bring deep lived experience of nonprofit and social impact spaces that enables us to work efficiently while providing a white-glove experience for your candidates and honoring your brand.
We specialize in working with nonprofits and values-aligned companies doing big work with busy teams. Whether you need full-cycle recruitment, vetted candidates, or short-term strategic support, we deliver customized, people-centered hiring solutions that reflect your goals and strengthen your organization.
Our Process
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From job descriptions and sourcing strategies to interviews and onboarding—we offer recruitment packages tailored to your timeline, budget, and internal capacity.
Personalized approaches are our guarantee.
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We ensure every candidate, whether they’re hired or not, walks away with a positive, transparent, and respectful experience. It's not just good ethics; it builds your reputation and your talent pipeline. We have over 3K+ in our talent database and 15K+ on social networks.
We bring an equity lens to every stage of the process. We are grounded in lived experience, community insight, and an unwavering belief in inclusive hiring. Our relational approach helps us stand out to candidates and have a pipeline of talent ready to go.
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Our President & Founder, Jessye Kass Karlin, brings more than 14 years of experience working in and alongside nonprofits and social impact ventures. As a former Executive Director, she approaches searches with a deep understanding of role requirements, organizational dynamics, and client challenges. This perspective allows her to move quickly while keeping your mission and goals at the center.
Her background spans direct service, fundraising, operations, and executive leadership in nonprofit and NGO settings. This breadth of experience informs every search and consultative project, ensuring a nuanced and practical approach to building strong teams.
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Through targeted outreach, trusted referrals, and creative sourcing strategies, we connect you with exceptional candidates who might otherwise be missed.
We design thoughtful interview questions, rooted in behavioral insights and real-world scenarios, that reveal how candidates think, lead, and problem-solve.
We offer customized skills assessments that are designed with your organizational needs in mind and compensated to provide a top-quality candidate experience.
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Yes, we know talent — but we are more than recruiters, we are thought partners and strategists with deep expertise and a passion for problem-solving.
Not sure what step to take? We will talk it through with you. A thought partner and consultant-on-demand is a useful tool during difficult decisions.
We help you clarify what you really need, navigate a changing talent market, and build systems you can use again and again.
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We immerse ourselves in your organizational culture, values, and goals. When we represent you, we show up as an extension of your team: authentic, informed, and aligned. We provide detailed discovery processes to help us represent your organization, values, and desired candidate profile.
Our Packages
Who We Hire
We’ve helped organizations hire everyone from Executive Directors, CFOs, and COOs to Directors of Finance, Development, and Operations—as well as Program Managers and Directors, Development Coordinators, Administrative Assistants, Youth Workers, Case Managers, Call Center Supervisors, Bilingual Customer Service Representatives, and more. Whether it’s a strategic leader or a frontline staff member, we find the people who make your mission possible. Whatever the role, we believe the right hire can move your work forward and we’re here to help you make that happen.
Our Pricing Philosophy
We believe pricing should be transparent, fair, and rooted in the value of partnership. Because every organization and every search is unique, we shape our fees to reflect the scope, complexity, and timeline of your needs. Your budget matters to us, and if we are values-aligned, we will work with you to design a recruitment process that fits your needs.
At Riverwalker Talent, customized solutions are our guarantee. However, we typically offer 3 different recruitment packages:
🌰 Seed — Foundational Support
Ideal for lean teams or first-time searches
Essentials covered: needs assessment, job description, ATS access, sourcing, & early conversations
Quick, budget-friendly hiring boost with interested candidates
🌱 Sprout — Expanded Partnership (most popular!)
Best for organizations needing deeper involvement in hiring
Everything in Seed, plus thorough in-depth interviews, candidate write-ups, and expanded sourcing with 3-7 vetted candidates
Recruiter-on-demand support for stronger decision-making
🌸 Bloom — Full-Service Recruitment
Comprehensive, start-to-finish hiring partnership — full-cycle recruitment
Everything in Sprout, plus candidate assessments, skills evaluations, and interview facilitation
Includes debriefs, reference checks, and final steps to get your candidate(s) to YES with confidence
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Our partners say:
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We hired Jessye at Project Citizenship to help us lead a complicated and multifaceted employee search. Jessye’s thoroughness and professionalism impressed us all. I believe it’s because she listens carefully to what an organization needs; she collaborates intuitively and clearly; she delivers on-time; and she exceeds expectations. You would be lucky to work with Jessye.
Dr. Mitra Shavarini, Former Executive Director of Project Citizenship & Former Professor at Brandeis University
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Jessye helped us re-envision the position we needed to hire for, and developed and led us through the recruitment, interview and onboarding processes. She also supported us well through the inevitable bumps along the way. In addition to being responsive and knowledgeable, I was also impressed with how kindly she treated all the job candidates. I can't recommend her highly enough.
Elena Sokolow-Kaufman, Executive Director of the Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition
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Working with Jessye has been an outstanding experience from start to finish. Her thoughtful approach and commitment to understanding both the job requirements and the organization's culture ensure that she finds the perfect match every time. The interview process was lean and seamless, making the entire experience stress-free and very efficient. What truly sets Jessye apart is her genuine care for each candidate. You will never be left in the dark; her follow-up is always timely and thorough. Thanks to her expertise, I found a position that aligns perfectly with my professional aspirations. I highly recommend her services and plan to rely on her for my future recruiting needs.
Yara Ford, V.P. of Finance & Operations at Mental Health Collaborative
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