Awards

Talent Market was proud to sponsor the 2023 AF Annual Gala and Awards Showcase! We were also excited to present our two new awards during the event.

Secret Weapon Award
Talent Market’s Secret Weapon Award celebrates a free-market nonprofit staff member who adds tremendous value to his/her organization and the liberty movement from behind the scenes. The Secret Weapon could be an accounting ace, IT whiz, operations guru, or other talent who makes significant contributions but doesn’t get the spotlight.

We encourage free-market nonprofit staff members to nominate a teammate, direct report, or supervisor who exemplifies Reagan’s quote: “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.”

Nominations are now closed. Nominations for the 2024 awards will open in the spring of 2024.

Click here to see 2023’s award winner!

Program of the Year
Talent Market’s Program of the Year Award celebrates a program that develops free-market talent. The program will have a solid curriculum, evidence of short and long-term impact, and impressive alumni who are making a difference in the liberty movement.

Nominees can include any sort of free-market talent development program (internships, fellowships, clerkships, professional development programs, etc.) at any level (junior, mid, or senior). Free-market organizations and proud alumni are encouraged to nominate their own programs!

Nominations are now closed. Nominations for the 2024 awards will open in the spring of 2024.

Click here to see 2023’s award winner!

Claire Kittle Dixon

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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Lydia Ocampo
Outreach Manager
Lydia manages searches primarily for entry and mid level roles in the liberty movement. She also engages in outreach to expand Talent Market’s network, including giving presentations on career development and the opportunities available in the liberty movement…
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Bailey Drouant
Outreach Manager
Bailey assists free-market nonprofits with their hiring needs by helping them manage the search process from start to finish. She also engages in outreach to expand Talent Market’s network…
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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.