Victoria Schiff Silverman

About Victoria Schiff Silverman

Cook Silverman is a retained search firm focused on senior management positions for nonprofit organizations including Development, Marketing/Communications, Executive Director/CEOs, CFO, COO, Program Directors and more. Cook Silverman Search marks its ten-year anniversary serving the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, I want to pause and share my gratitude. We have been trusted by hundreds of organizations to support leadership transitions that have helped shape missions, cultures, and communities.Nonprofits are facing unprecedented complexity, funding cuts, workforce change, stakeholder pressure, and the increasing use of AI. This era demands a different level of clarity, alignment, and governance. We are committed to providing ethical and exceptional service to every client we serve. We know thousands of professionals in nonprofit organizations, enabling us to help connect the best candidates with the right positions.

Experience

1. Managing Founder and CEO

   Cook Silverman Search

   Oct 2015 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Cook Silverman Search (Cook Silverman) is a retained search firm focused on senior executive positions for nonprofit organizations. Our client base represents a broad range of organizations, including independent schools, universities, faith-based organizations, conservation and environmental organizations, health care, social service, social justice, museums, science, animal welfare, and the arts. Cook Silverman brings more than one hundred years of nonprofit experience, spanning all aspects of development, advancement, communications, and executive management. Our team includes individuals who have served as executive directors, development and marketing directors, and other senior positions in nonprofits, and therefore have unique knowledge and abilities to evaluate skill sets of nonprofit executives. We have worked in the positions our clients hope to fill, which gives us a unique perspective on evaluation of the candidates.

Education

• Washington University in St. Louis

  BS, Music Performance

Skills

• Start-Ups
• Nonprofit Consulting
• Sustainability
• Entrepreneurship
• Non-Profits
• Executive Management
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Leadership
• Fundraising
• Marketing Strategy
• Venture Capital
• Public Speaking
• Strategy
• Marketing Communications
• Nonprofits
• Board Development
• Management
• Program Development
• Event Management
• Strategic Planning
• Philanthropy
• Recruiting
• Public Relations
• Business Strategy
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Media
• Marketing
• Executive Search
• Program Management
• Research
• Niche Talent Acquisition
• Event Planning