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

Major Gifts Officer – Cato Institute – Washington, DC or Virtual

About the Organization
The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization—a think tank—dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.

About the Position
The Cato Institute is seeking a Major Gifts Officer (MGO) to drive fundraising revenue, cultivate relationships with new and existing Cato Sponsors, move and manage prospects through the major gifts pipeline, and retain a portfolio of Sponsors across the United States.
The Major Gifts Officer will report directly to the Executive Director of Development. This position requires travel (up to 70% of your time will be on the road meeting with Sponsors and attending events) and occasional work on weekends and evenings. [Read more…]

Events and Outreach Coordinator – Show Me Opportunity – St. Louis, MO

About the Organization

Show-Me Opportunity (SMO), in conjunction with the Show-Me Institute (SMI), promotes liberty and free-market solutions to the problems facing Missouri, and hosts regular lectures and events throughout this state.

About the Role

SMO is seeking a dynamic and skilled individual to manage this increasingly important outreach to Missourians. The Events and Outreach Coordinator will report directly to the Communications and Outreach Manager of SMO and work closely with the Director of Development of SMI. This position is located in St. Louis, MO. [Read more…]

Development Director – Center of the American Experiment – Minneapolis, MN or Virtual Office in MN

Center of the American experiment

Center of the American Experiment is Minnesota’s think tank. Its mission is to change Minnesota’s civic culture by promoting free-market, limited government policies. In addition to writing and commissioning papers, holding public meetings and informing legislators, the Center engages in an aggressive outreach program including op-eds, radio ads, videos, television ads, billboards, emails, an active web site (www.americanexperiment.org), a quarterly magazine, Thinking Minnesota, with a circulation of over 70,000, Facebook, and more. Through these means, the Center brings conservative messages to millions of Minnesotans. [Read more…]

Donor Relations Manager – Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs – Oklahoma City, OK

About OCPAOklahoma Council of Public Affairs

The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) was founded in 1993 as a public policy research organization focused primarily on state-level issues. OCPA’s mission is to promote the flourishing of the people of Oklahoma by advancing principles and policies that support free enterprise, limited government, personal responsibility and individual initiative.

Position Summary

The Donor Relations Manager will work closely with the Vice President of Development and Operations, as well as OCPA senior leadership, to implement an integrated fundraising strategy. He or she will develop long-term relationships with existing supporters and key prospects and will solicit current and prospective donors for financial support for OCPA. The Donor Relations Manager will interact with donors through one-on-one visits, telephone calls, and written correspondence, keeping them informed of OCPA’s work. The Donor Relations Manager will also assist in the management and execution of internal operations and projects of the development department of OCPA. This position is integral to the success of OCPA and requires someone who shares our principles, understands our priorities, and cares about building relationships. This role will be based at OCPA’s headquarters in Oklahoma City. [Read more…]

Development Coordinator – Empire Center for Public Policy – Albany, NY or Virtual Office

About the Organization

Excelsior! For the Empire Center for Public Policy (EC), this isn’t just an empty state motto. Excelsior means ever upward, and we live that every day. Since 2005, EC’s team has fought to make New York a better place to live and work. We believe that promoting public policy reforms grounded in free-market principles, personal responsibility and the ideals of effective and accountable government is the only way to save our state.

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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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Lauren Skiver

Lauren Skiver
Talent Manager
Lauren comes to us from DonorsTrust, where she was the Outreach…
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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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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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