The Salvation Army – A Client Success Story The Salvation Army, a global nonprofit and church, exists to meet human need wherever, whenever, and however they can. Heralded for DOING THE MOST GOOD for over two decades, they assist approximately 23 million Americans annually, serve in 130 countries globally, have been steady in their service since 1865, and do all their work of meeting human need without discrimination.
The KEES-Salvation Army partnership dates back over 30 years, when our company was still a part of The Alford Group. Since 2013, KEES has frequently been retained to provide Executive Search and Consulting services for professional staff roles across the country. For more than 20 years, members of the KEES team have partnered with numerous territories (3 of 4), divisions, commands, and service extension units, etc. to help strengthen leadership structures.
KEES has worked in the following domestic locations:
Eastern Territory:
Greater New York City, New Jersey, Empire State, Pendel (Philadelphia), and Territorial Headquarters
Central Territory:
Metropolitan, Midland, Northern, and Territorial Headquarters
Western Territory:
Alaska, Del Oro, Northwest, Southwest, Territorial Headquarters
Additionally our consulting has been used to support The Salvation Army in various capacities, including: Interim Staffing, a Divisional Staffing and Compensation Review, and a Territorial Compensation Analysis.
We believe the scope of the partnership at various levels and the critical hires to create effective organizational structures that result from our partnerships help expand and propel The Salvation Army’s mission and ministry with further resources to fulfill the mission.
Our efforts have resulted in successful hires, with higher than average tenures, for the following roles:
- Executive Director of Development (2 different geographies)
- Territorial Direct Marketing Director
- Territorial Director of Major Giving
- Territorial Director of Planned Giving
- Regional Manager of Major Giving Programs (Central and Western)
- Regional Development Director
- Divisional Development Director (Alaska, Del Oro, Metropolitan Division (2 in 11 years), Northwest Division, Pendel Division, Southwest Division)
- Divisional Finance Director
- Director of Marketing and Communications
- Finance Director
- Human Resources Director
- Capital Campaign Director
- Planned Giving Director
- Corporate Relations Specialist
- Donor Relations Director (aka Major Gifts Officer) – over 60 roles total over 5 years
- Planned Giving Representatives – 4 roles
