Nonprofit Career Coaching ~ Find the Role That Honours Your Life Purpose
The Critical Step Most Leaders Skip
Does your work fit who you are?
Do you feel like something's missing in your job or organization?
Maybe you've achieved success at work by traditional measures, but you're left wondering: "Is this really what I'm meant to be doing with my life?"
Or you may be approaching a transition— a career change, promotion, or even stepping into retirement—and are unsure what activities or work truly suit you.
Here's what I've learned after working with hundreds of people in transition... The disconnect most often isn't their experience, their passion, or their resume.
The main problem was a lack of clarity about their purpose. And after settling that, they were better able to seek out the best place or role to help them live out that purpose!
When advancing, many leaders miss the most critical step in career planning-- that is aligning their work with their unique vocational identity.
Without this foundation, they end up chasing opportunities that look good on paper but leave them feeling misaligned, frustrated, or stuck.
At Congruent Coaching, we help mission-driven leaders gain the clarity they need to build careers—and lives—that actually fit who they are.
Whether you're searching for your next leadership role, planning a meaningful retirement, or seeking better alignment in your current position, we provide the coaching , resources and community you need to create lasting life/work congruence.
Because when what you do fits who you are, everything changes.
OUR NEXT FREE WEBINAR!
"The Nonprofit Job Search Blueprint: How to Land Mission-Aligned Roles"
In this free 60 minute training, you'll discover:
- Our 3-phase system to give you access to the hidden nonprofit job market
- Why 60-70% of nonprofit leadership positions never hit job boards (and how to find them)
- The framework that accelerates your ability to find mission-aligned roles
- The #1 mistake corporate professionals make when transitioning to nonprofits
Next Live Webinar: TBA
Resource Library
Templates, scripts, tools to optimize your career, identity, job search and others.
Peer Network
Connect with other leadership professionals clarifying their purpose-driven careers.
LinkedIn & Resume
Get help to update and orient your communication around your true identity.
Hidden Job Openings
Offline purposeful job opportunities shared by community members and networking.
Workshops
Trainings and special guests speaking on skill development, and purpose-filled career topics.
Peer Accountability
Stay motivated with goal-setting threads, new ideas, and make progress check-ins.
Meet Jim Foster ~ Your Guide to Career Congruence
ICF-Certified Career Coach | 30+ Years of Nonprofit Leadership | Former Executive Recruitment Business Co-Owner
For three decades, I've lived at the intersection of purpose and profession. After leading multiple large organizations, co-leading an executive recruitment firm, and coaching hundreds of professionals in their career choices and through job transitions, I've learned several fundamental truths that help us all find meaningful lives and work...
We must know ourselves and then live true to ourselves to find joy and fulfillment in our work!
These two truths have changed everything for me. Finding congruence between my true work identity and a role, organization or mission where I can live out my true life purpose - well, that is what I call congruence.
And so I launched FC Congruent to help purpose-driven leaders like you take the critical steps needed to align your work or volunteer activities with your life mission. And I offer to walk with you as a seasoned and effective career coach, helping you reach that goal.
I've combined my nonprofit leadership background, executive recruitment experiences, and professional coaching and training into a unique methodology: the Mission-Fit Framework™. This proven approach to Career Coaching helps mission-driven leaders like you find work that truly aligns with your true work identity and purpose.
Mission-FiT Framework™
My 3-Phase Coaching Approach
This is the Mission-Fit Framework™ that we use when coaching leaders toward renewed congruency, where you "know yourself & live/work true to yourself."
Phase 1: Identity - Clarify your work-related identity through reflection on peak life experiences, core values, life message, and more.
Phase 2: Alignment - Define your life mission and align that with the good you were meant to bring to the world.
Phase 3: Implementation - Apply your mission-fit identity to specific life contexts, like career, new role, job search, retirement, and more.
The Mission-Fit Framework™ isn't a one-size-fits-all coaching method. At FC Congruent, we adapt this to your specific situation!
For Nonprofit Job Search: Use the framework to identify your mission-fit roles before applying so you're not chasing opportunities that look good on paper but leave you misaligned. You'll enter the job search with clarity about which organizations and roles truly match your vocational identity—and gain access to the 60-70% of positions that never appear on job boards.
For New Leadership Placements: Apply the framework to align your authentic leadership approach with your organization's culture and mission. You'll onboard with confidence, knowing how to bring your full self to the role, while honouring the organizational and team values.
For Retirement Plans: Use the framework to design meaningful activities beyond traditional work. You'll create a purposeful plan for working or volunteering in retirement based on your life message and core values, not on the expectations of others.
For Career Clarity: Apply the framework to evaluate your current role and future opportunities in congruence with your identity, not just compensation. You'll make strategic career decisions that advance both your mission and your leadership impact.
Who Does Congruency Coaching Serve?
Mission-driven leaders who feel stuck or misaligned and need help clarifying their core identity so they can make confident decisions about career, calling, and life direction.
Mid-to-late career professionals approaching new seasons of life, or retirement, who want to design their next chapter with intention, not drift into it by default.
Nonprofit job seekers ready to go beyond resume tactics and discover the vocational clarity that leads to mission-fit roles, not just any job.
My Signature Coaching Programs
Nonprofit Job Search Accelerator
For nonprofit professionals seeking mission-fit roles in the sector.
Retirement Planning Accelerator
For leaders seeking a purposeful retirement aligned with their life mission.
Nonprofit Leaders Transition Accelerator
For leaders onboarding to new nonprofit leadership roles.
Ready to get started?
Other Coaching & Consulting Services
I offer these additional ways to support your leadership and team development.
Development Coaching
Ongoing, one-on-one career coaching for mission-driven professionals navigating significant work and life transitions. Ideal for leaders who need sustained support beyond an intensive accelerator program. Through our coaching, we help you with:
• Vocational identity clarity and purpose discovery
• Strategic career decision-making
• Nonprofit job search strategy and interview preparation
• Resume and LinkedIn profile optimization for mission-fit roles
• Navigating career pivots and transitions
• Work-life integration and boundary setting
We can customize the frequency of coaching sessions to meet your specific development needs.
Leadership Consulting
Organizational consulting services for nonprofit boards, leadership teams, and executives navigating transitions or seeking to develop their talent pipeline. We provide consulting specializing in:
• Succession planning for new nonprofit executives
• Executive onboarding programs for new leadership hires
• Leadership team development and alignment
• Add new volunteer board members
• Organizational culture assessment and renewal
• Emerging leader development programs
• Team coaching for mission-driven organizations
We can help you develop emerging talent, repair damaged team dynamics, and create cultures of trust and mission alignment.
Ready to get started?
Success Stories: Leaders Who Found Their Mission-Fit Career
Real transformations from mission-driven professionals who worked with FC Congruent.
"With Jim's help, I was able to develop the tools and insights needed to assist young professionals to grow in their nonprofit careers and to mentor mid-career leaders in their leadership development."
Allan M.
Promoted to Nonprofit Fundraising Leadership
"At a critical time in my life, Jim was a patient and motivating counsellor and a good friend. He helped me pivot more deeply into a prayerful and practical view of my skills and vocation, and therefore ultimately find my next chapter."
Julia W.
Transitioned from Chief Communications Officer to Nonprofit CEO
"When I found myself in a season of significant transition and in need of discerning my direction in leadership, Jim's attentive listening, thoughtful questions, and insightful observations helped me clarify my passions, gifts, and the opportunities before me."
Lucas B.
Transitioned from Pastor to Nonprofit National Leader
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