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National Conference Director

Location: Reston, VA

January 14, 2026

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

Job Summary: YAF has a proven history of organizing impactful student conferences in Washington, D.C., at the Reagan Ranch, the Reagan Boyhood Home, and through regional programs nationwide.

The national conference director manages YAF’s high school and college conferences and seminars. Responsibilities include…

Quantitative Policy Analyst

Location: Washington, D.C.

January 13, 2026

About CEI
CEI is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to reforming America’s unaccountable regulatory state. We develop and advocate policies to eliminate harmful bureaucratic controls so people can live in a freer, healthier, and more prosperous nation. We believe economic freedom is essential for entrepreneurship, innovation, and prosperity to flourish. CEI pursues a full-service approach to advancing public policy, which includes conducting original scholarly research, active communications campaigns, direct advocacy with policymakers, and litigation.

About the…

Communications and Membership Manager

Location: Washington, DC

January 12, 2026

About the Organization

The Society for the Rule of Law is a nonprofit, nationwide membership organization for attorneys, law students, and others who are dedicated to protecting and preserving the Constitution and America’s liberal-democratic norms, laws, and institutions. Our leadership and membership are made up primarily of conservative, libertarian, or center-right legal professionals, though our organization is open to people of all ideological persuasions and career tracks.

Our work focuses on building a community of lawyers,…

Senior Fundraising Director

Location: Virtual

January 12, 2026

About the Organization

Open Therapy Institute (OTI) is a nonprofit addressing socio-political bias in mental health care. We focus on issues often neglected because of bias—from the mental health costs of self-censorship and men’s issues to transgender and faith issues. We work toward this goal in four steps: 1) build scholarship with our academic journal, 2) advance ideas through trainings for professionals and media engagement, 3) build a professional community through our membership, and 4) help this community…

Outreach and Marketing Director

Location: Virtual

January 12, 2026

Open Therapy Institute (OTI) is a nonprofit addressing socio-political bias in mental health care. We focus on issues often neglected because of bias, from the mental health costs of self-censorship and men’s issues to transgender and faith issues. We work toward this goal in four steps: 1) build scholarship with our academic journal, 2) advance ideas through trainings for professionals and media engagement, 3) build a professional community through our membership, and 4) help this community connect to the…

Operations Associate & Executive Assistant

Location: Fairfax, VA

January 12, 2026

About the Role:

The Mercatus Center seeks a bright and motivated Operations Associate & Executive Assistant to join the Research & Programs team. As the primary executive support for the Senior Vice President of Research and programs, you will provide comprehensive administrative and strategic assistance, managing complex schedules, coordinating communications, and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.

In addition to executive support, you will contribute to programmatic activities across the team, including event preparation, project logistics, and a wide…

Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy

Location: Virtual

January 11, 2026

Who are we?

The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank dedicated to expanding opportunity to those who least have it. We champion ideas that allow people to create, build, and rise, ​​using the tools of individual liberty, free enterprise, technological innovation, and pluralism.

As FREOPP launches major new strategic initiatives, including the Center for Safe & Stable Futures, we are expanding our capacity to communicate boldly, clearly, and consistently…

Database Administrator

Location: Chicago, IL

January 9, 2026

About the Illinois Policy Institute
The Illinois Policy Institute is one of the nation’s leading free-market public policy organizations. We advance policies that promote economic freedom, personal liberty, and good governance—working to ensure Illinois is a state where families, businesses, and communities can thrive.

Through rigorous policy research, strategic litigation, and public education, Illinois Policy Institute operates at the intersection of ideas and execution. Our work is data-driven, donor-supported, and impact-focused, requiring disciplined systems and operational excellence…

Director of Donor Communications

Location: Virtual

January 9, 2026

Who we are:

Since its founding in 1946, the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) has dedicated itself to making the fundamental economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society both accessible and compelling to a general audience.

FEE is at the forefront of youth engagement with the freedom philosophy, delivering high-impact programs and digital content that reach millions annually. We continue to scale our efforts, building on a strong legacy of innovation and thought leadership.

Data and Technology Coordinator

Location: Alexandria, VA

January 8, 2026

About the Organization

Founded in 1947, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit organization dedicated to the simple but powerful belief that hard work, honesty and determination can conquer all obstacles. The Association honors the achievements of outstanding leaders who have accomplished remarkable successes in spite of adversity by bestowing upon them the Horatio Alger Award and inducting them as lifetime Members.

Horatio Alger Members support promising young people with the resources and…