Talent Market

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

Accountant – New Civil Liberties Alliance & Becket Fund for Religious Liberty– Washington, DC

About the Accountant Opening:

The New Civil Liberties Alliance and the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty are looking for a mid-level accounting professional, based in downtown Washington DC, who will be responsible for the day-to-day accounting functions of the two separate organizations. This position will be directly answerable to the CFO and Executive Director. The position would also involve managing some human resource-related functions including Payroll, employee on-boarding and departures, and co-ordination of the group audit.

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Donor Relations Manager – America’s Future – Washington, DC or Virtual Office

America’s Future (AF) exists to empower young adults ages 22-40 to be active, civil, and curious citizens who build freer communities that lead to fulfillment, dignity, and happiness for all.

We’re working toward a time in America where young people collaborate to drive change in their communities – change that equips the individual to build a free and happy life, free from government force or handouts. We are seeking a mid-level development professional to join our growing and dynamic team as we pursue this mission.

America’s Future seeks an entrepreneurial self-starter with sales or development experience to lead its major gift prospecting efforts. The Donor Relations manager will lead AF’s efforts to establish relationships with potential donors, grow its donor base, and significantly increase annual revenue. This role will report directly to the Director of Development and work closely with the Executive Director. The Donor Relations Manager has the option to work remotely or from AF’s Washington, DC headquarters. Occasional travel required. [Read more…]

Major Gifts Officer – The Heartland Institute – Arlington Heights, IL or Virtual Office

About the Organization

Founded in 1984, The Heartland Institute is an independent national nonprofit research organization.  Heartland’s mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems.  Heartland produces books, policy studies, booklets, podcasts, newsletters, op-eds, and online videos. It contacts the nation’s legislators more frequently than any other think tank. 

In 2020, Heartland appeared in print, online, and on TV or radio media 5,169 times, including 832 times in printed publications, reaching a paid circulation of 118.5 million people, which is equivalent to $269 million worth of advertisements. We hosted 15 websites generating 4.3 million page views, our podcasts were downloaded 6.6 million times, and our YouTube videos were viewed 1.8 million times. We have more than 311,710 Facebook fans and more than 21,000 total Twitter followers, more than 51,100 followers on YouTube.

We have a staff of 24 and are headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois. James Taylor is the president and Jim Lakely is our vice president. Joe Morris is our Board chairman. Currently, more than 500 academics and professional economists serve as policy advisors and 226 elected officials pay dues to serve on our Legislative Forum.

About the Opening

The Heartland Institute’s Major Gifts Officer is responsible for developing relationships with Heartland’s network of high-dollar donors. The position reports to Heartland’s Executive Director of Development. The position requires an affable, detail-focused, self-managing individual committed to advancing the mission of The Heartland Institute. 

Qualified candidates will have the skills to manage a caseload of donors, and possibly a number of prospective donors, managing their donor communications, letters, emails, phone calls, Zoom meetings, direct solicitation meetings, events, gift acknowledgements, and networking. They must be able to coordinate work with Heartland development staff, vendors, and other departments at Heartland.

This is a full-time role located in Heartland’s Northwest Chicago office. For exceptional candidates, however, working virtually will be an option. 

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Environmental Attorney – Pacific Legal Foundation – In Office or Virtual Office

You: An entrepreneurial freedom fighter with a passion for property rights and fighting onerous governmental regulation. You are determined to become one of the best property rights litigators in the nation. Your drive will make you a national spokesperson for liberty—you speak at conferences, engage the media, and publish scholarship on the intersection between property rights and the environment. You want to be part of a team of freedom fighters and you elevate your colleagues, clients, and allies in order to achieve a freer society.

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Communications & Marketing Manager – DonorsTrust – Alexandria, VA or Virtual Office

About DonorsTrust

As the liberty movement’s community foundation, DonorsTrust is the only donor-advised fund that puts protection of donor intent and the advancement of free-enterprise principles at its heart. Since 1999, DonorsTrust clients have donated more than $1.3 billion to advance the donorstrustfree society and contributed more than $1.4 billion toward their donor-advised fund accounts.

About the Opening

As the Communications & Marketing Manager, you will help DonorsTrust continue to discover new clients and deepen the relationship with existing ones. This role occupies a unique space in the philanthropic world with aspects of communications, marketing, development, and events.  You will drive success of our content and communications strategy through newsletters, blogs, earned media, and paid advertising. 

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Alumni Relations Officer – Foundation for Individual Rights in Education – Philadelphia, PA or Washington, DC

About the Organizationfoundation for individual rights in education

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to defending liberty, freedom of speech, due process, academic freedom, legal equality, and freedom of conscience on our nation’s college campuses. Please visit thefire.org to gain a sense of our work and mission.

About the Role

The Alumni Relations Officer will be primarily responsible for leading FIRE’s Alumni Outreach Campaign by coordinating outreach to alumni at higher education institutions across the country. This position will report to and work directly with FIRE’s Executive Director and in coordination with our marketing, policy reform, and development teams.

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About Us

Claire Kittle Dixon

Claire Kittle Dixon
Executive Director
Claire has more than a decade of experience in the talent development field. She…
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Katelynn Barbosa
Talent Engagement Manager
Katelynn started her career in the Koch Associate Program and then litigated at the Institute for Justice…
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Katy (Ranville) Gambella
Network Engagement Manager
Katy began her career at the Institute for Humane Studies and later joined the Cato Institute…
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Stephanie Keaveney, Network Engagement Strategist
Stephanie’s career started at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal…
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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 free consulting and recruiting services to free-market think tanks, policy organizations, research centers, and capacity building institutions dedicated to advancing the principles of limited government and free enterprise. (We do not work in politics, nor do we work with organizations that address social issues.) 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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