Advancing CT Together: Chief Executive Officer

Fio Partners is supporting the Executive Search for | Full time

Hartford, United States | Posted on 04/20/2026

• Industry Nonprofit Charitable Organizations

Organization:
Advancing Connecticut Together

Location: Hartford, Connecticut (Hybrid)

Reports to: Board of Directors

Status: Full Time, Exempt

Mission: Advancing Connecticut Together(ACT), with its partners, addresses the root causes of poverty, addiction, andhealth inequities through strength-based services and advocacy to ensure allpeople in Connecticut have equitable resources necessary to achieve multi-generational health, wealth, and happiness.

About Us: With a statewide footprint, ACT provides case management, emergency financial assistance, HIV services, housing support, financial empowerment, tax preparation, advocacy, and serves as atrusted fiscal and administrative partner across Connecticut’s human services ecosystem.

After twenty-eight years of stable leadership, ACT seeks a new Chief Executive Officer to guide the organization through its next chapter of sustainability, growth, and impact.

Position Summary: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the chief executive and organizational leader responsible for advancing ACT’s mission, strengthening financial sustainability, stewarding relationships, supporting staff and culture, and partnering with the Board on strategy and governance.

The CEO will inherit a strong, mission-driven $12.9M organization with complex funding, deep public-sector relationships, and a highly experienced leadership team. This role calls for a people-centered, financially savvy, and relational leader who can lead its 40-member staff through transition while honoring ACT’s culture and history.

Key Responsibilities

Organizational Leadership &Culture

• Lead ACT with integrity, transparency, and acommitment to racial and health equity
• Foster a supportive, inclusive, andhigh-performing workplace culture
• Develop and retain a strong senior leadership team
• Ensure clear communication, accountability,and staff engagement

• Steward multi-program budgets and public contracts
• Understand compliance-heavy funding environments
• Partner effectively with finance leadership and Board
• Use financial data for strategic decision-making

• Communicate ACT’s intersections of health,housing, poverty, and justice in ways that inform, engage, and influence
• Foster relationships with state agencies,funders, and partners
• Serve as a key ambassador to policymakers,funders, and community leaders
• Represent ACT in advocacy efforts aligned with mission and values
• Ensure organizational readiness and steady leadership amid evolving federal and state funding landscapes
• Lead the organization through executive leadership transition following long‑tenured leadership, while providing clarity, continuity, and readiness for future strategic planning.
• Assess program alignment, scale, and sustainability
• Strengthen internal systems, documentation,and cross-program coordination
• Monitor risks and ensure effective operational performance
• Align fundraising strategy with mission, impact,and data
• Lead a diversified revenue strategy that strengthens unrestricted funding beyond public sources, while avoiding competition for private dollars relied upon by partner organizations

• Work collaboratively with the Board of Directors
• Support the Board in governance, strategic thinking, and leadership development
• Provide clear reporting on finances,programs, and organizational health

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstratesa sustained commitment to racial and health equity through inclusive leadership, equitable decision-making, culturally responsive services, and advocacy to address structural barriers affecting the communities ACTserves.
• Brings senior leadership experience in direct service or human services nonprofits, with a track record of guiding mission-driven teams and overseeing client-centered operations of comparable scale and complexity.
• Offers deep expertise in managing government contracts and public funding streams, including compliance, reporting, and…