Talent Market

Talent Market's mission is to promote liberty by providing talent for critical roles within the free-market nonprofit sector

Event Coordinator – Independent Institute – Virtual

About the Organization:

Independent Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, public-policy research and educational organization that shapes ideas into profound and lasting impact through publications, conferences, and effective multi-media programs. Our mission is to boldly advance peaceful, prosperous, and free societies grounded in a commitment to human worth and dignity.

Applying independent thinking to issues that matter, we create transformational ideas for today’s most pressing social and economic challenges. By connecting these ideas with organizations and networks, we inspire action that can unleash an era of unparalleled human flourishing at home and around the globe.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an Events Coordinator to plan and execute small and large-scale meetings, including workshops and public events for our researchers and authors, in addition to providing support to our marketing team with our presence at conferences. This role will organize logistics, negotiate venue and vendor contracts, track spending toward established budgets, and ensure the successful execution of events, often in the Washington, D.C. area. [Read more…]

Donor Relations Coordinator – Center of the American Experiment – Minnetonka, MN

About Center of the American Experiment:
For more than 30 years, Center of the American Experiment has been the most impactful and effective public policy organization in Minnesota. We lead the way in creating and advocating policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous, and better-governed state. Our work spans a wide range of issues including education, energy, public safety, and the economy—with a mission rooted in advancing common sense solutions for Minnesotans.

Position Overview:
The Donor Relations Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting the development team’s mission to cultivate and steward relationships with donors. This position ensures timely and accurate donor acknowledgments, maintains data integrity within our donor database (Salesforce), manages donor communications, and supports fundraising efforts through reporting, logistics, and event coordination.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, personable professional who enjoys building relationships, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and takes pride in maintaining accurate records that support mission-driven work. Prior experience with Salesforce or other CRM platforms is ideal, but not required. [Read more…]

Operations Associate – Pacific Legal Foundation – Arlington, VA

Pacific legal foundationYou: A relentlessly forward-thinking and positive jack-of-all-trades who relishes taking responsibility for improving the workplace and work-life of those around them. You aspire to find the most effective way to complete any given task, no matter how small it may seem, in service of helping PLF advance its mission. You enjoy being the “go-to” person for things and you find fulfillment in maintaining organization amongst others.

Them: Bureaucrats, city councils, mayors, governors, and federal agencies stripping Americans of their rights every day. There’s a lot of government overreach out there, and it’s backed by seemingly endless resources. But fortunately, like all lumbering giants, abusive government is most vulnerable when countered by individuals who act strategically and nimbly, take calculated risks, have each other’s backs, and are confident in and passionate for the cause—the very sort of swashbucklers we employ in spades here at PLF.

Us: We fight back. Pacific Legal Foundation is the nation’s first and most successful public interest law firm dedicated to vindicating individual liberty. PLF has an unmatched record in the United States Supreme Court, with 18 victories out of 20 cases litigated at the Court. We also have more than a hundred active cases across the nation.

We are a next-generation public interest law firm. What does “next-generation” mean for a legal nonprofit? It means we aren’t interested in doing the same thing as everyone else. We aspire to be the best player in a constantly changing game. [Read more…]

Executive Director, Policy & Strategy – Thrive Media – Virtual Office

Thrive Media (ThriveSA) is a new media initiative designed to bring a fresh voice to local news in San Antonio and positively influence policy. ThriveSA will explicitly advocate a pro-growth, pro-market perspective in local discourse, aiming to drive better policies and build a stronger city. It will serve as a unique voice, challenging the status quo in both governance and media coverage.

Role Overview

ThriveSA is backed by a consortium of civic and business leaders. While many supporters will contribute content and insights, the Executive Director will be the public face of the initiative, leading it from day one and shaping the organization’s direction and future.

In the start-up phase, the goal is to produce 1-2 weekly pieces that are regularly read by the 500-1,000 key individuals who influence city policy. Once a readership base is established, the Executive Director will expand ThriveSA into a broader news source, delving deeper into policy and collaborating with national think tanks and policy forums to promote better urban policies.

Content is at the heart of ThriveSA, and the Executive Director will play a crucial role in delivering thoughtful analysis and fresh perspectives. ThriveSA’s perspective will be insightful yet accessible, ensuring that concerned citizens, policymakers, and business leaders find value in its content.

Seed funding has been secured, allowing the Executive Director to focus on launching and growing the organization.

While ThriveSA is San Antonio-focused, the Executive Director can work remotely from anywhere in the country. However, travel to San Antonio will be required to establish credibility with key leaders and influencers.

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Development Operations Associate – Philanthropy Roundtable – Washington, DC

About Philanthropy Roundtable:

Philanthropy Roundtable is a well-established organization in the philanthropic and free-market sectors, serving as a resource for hundreds of donors and foundation leaders. Our vision is to build and sustain a vibrant American philanthropic movement that strengthens our free society. To achieve this vision, the organization pursues a mission to foster excellence in philanthropy, protect philanthropic freedom and help donors advance liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility.

Since 1991, Philanthropy Roundtable has served individual philanthropists and foundations to refine their giving strategies to maximize the impact of their resources, as well as emerging donors and entrepreneurs who are developing their philanthropic plans for the first time. The Roundtable is the leading organization in the United States focused on promoting and defending the pivotal role private giving plays in strengthening our communities and how freedom and wealth creation make charitable giving possible.

Our staff is diverse in experience and perspective. We are mission-driven, results-oriented, entrepreneurial, courageous and team-oriented. [Read more…]

Digital Director – Young America’s Foundation – Reston, VA

Mission: Young America’s Foundation (YAF) is committed to ensuring that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by the ideas of individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values.

YAF is the principal outreach organization of the Conservative Movement, introducing thousands of young people to conservative ideas in person through our national conferences, campus lectures, activism programs, internships, and seminars at our national headquarters, the Reagan Ranch, Reagan Boyhood Home, and Reagan Ranch Center while reaching an online audience of millions.

This is a full-time, in-person role based in Reston, VA., reporting to the Chief Communications Officer.

Job Summary: YAF has an immediate opening for a digital director to grow YAF’s online audience and promote YAF’s mission and programs across digital media. The ideal digital director will help develop effective online marketing strategies and online coverage of YAF programs, including:

  • Conferences and seminars at the Reagan Ranch Center, Reagan Boyhood Home, YAF’s National Headquarters and Capitol Hill Townhouse, and around the country
  • Campus lectures and activism projects nationwide
  • Special events as required

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About Us

Claire Kittle Dixon
Executive Director

Claire runs the day-to-day operations of Talent Market, manages searches for clients, and oversees the organization’s fundraising communications, technology, administration, and cat-herding efforts…
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Katy Gambella
Director of Outreach

Katy oversees Talent Market’s outreach to young professionals and manages the outreach team. She also manages searches and executes outreach directly herself…
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Stephanie Keaveney
Senior Manager of Outreach
Stephanie splits her time between managing talent searches for free-market nonprofits, maintaing Talent Market’s social media presence, and engaging in outreach to young professionals interested in liberty-oriented careers…
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Bailey Drouant
Project Manager
Bailey assists free-market nonprofits with their hiring needs by helping them manage the search process from start to finish…
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Savannah Rupp
Project Manager
Savannah channels her expertise to manage searches for free-market nonprofits, ensuring they find the perfect match to drive their missions forward. She also supports Talent Market’s…
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Wait, You’re a Nonprofit?

Talent Market is a nonprofit. We’ll wait here while that sinks in. We know it’s a crazy concept, but it’s been working like a charm since 2009.

Talent Market’s mission is to promote liberty by providing talent for critical roles within the free-market nonprofit sector.

We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation. (We do not work with political organizations, organizations with mission statements that do not clearly advance free-market principles, organizations that focus on social issues, or organizations that have a focus outside of the United States. We are not a job board. ) 

Talent Market believes that the road to prosperity is paved with freedom and that the success of our movement hinges on the talent that will take us there.

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