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

Strategic Research Manager, Equality & Opportunity – Pacific Legal Foundation – Virtual

Pacific legal foundationYou: A nimble and people-focused researcher seeking to elevate research to promote freedom and dismantle policies that trample individual liberties. In this role you will lead PLF’s strategic research on equality and opportunity issues. You have a passion for understanding how government policies increasingly disregard the Constitution’s call for equality before the law by discriminating based on race, sex, or group entitlement. Your research will also examine government barriers to economic opportunity in fields like healthcare and education. In this role you will develop a strategy for which projects are most important, drive and co-author short publications, and commission long-form research from external scholars.

Them: Bureaucrats, city councils, mayors, governors, and federal agencies are stripping Americans of their rights every day. There’s a lot of government overreach out there, and it’s backed by seemingly endless resources and imperfect data. 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 through enduring legal change. PLF has an unmatched record in the United States Supreme Court, with 18 victories litigated at the Court. The strategic research team focuses on answering questions relevant to judges, legislators, and executive agents.

About the Strategic Research Manager Opening:

You will collaborate across PLF teams to relentlessly drive the execution of our strategic research on equality and opportunity issues. You will develop and manage a portfolio of research projects that help support PLF’s litigation priorities. You should have excellent communication skills and an entrepreneurial attitude that allows you to work across teams to get things done.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in public policy research and a track record of successfully managing projects that involve multiple authors and stakeholders. This person is seeking to grow and develop in new ways so that they can take on new responsibilities. [Read more…]

Communications Manager – Beacon Center of Tennessee – Nashville, TN or Virtual in TN

About the Organization:

The Beacon Center is Tennessee’s premier free-market public policy organization. Beacon is pound-for-pound the most effective and efficient state-level think tank on the planet. With a staff of just 13, Beacon has achieved remarkable policy and legal victories that have empowered Tennesseans to reclaim and protect their freedoms. Among our accomplishments, we have:

  • Led the effort to repeal the state death tax and Hall Income Tax, becoming just the second state in history to eliminate an income tax. These tax cuts have cumulatively saved taxpayers more than $3 billion to date.
  • Successfully advocated to amend the Tennessee Constitution to make right-to-work a constitutional right.
  • Enacted the nation’s fourth education savings account program.
  • Advanced free market healthcare reforms, including direct primary care, an overhaul of Tennessee’s certificate of need laws, Medicaid work requirements, and Right to Try.
  • Helped usher in the nation’s first Right to Earn a Living Act to bring about occupational licensing reform, and successfully repealed multiple licensing laws, resulting in Tennessee leading the nation in the reduction of licensing barriers over the past five years.

About the Role:

We’re not done achieving victory for our fellow Tennesseans. We’re looking for an energetic and liberty-minded Communications Manager to help us spread the message of freedom and free enterprise far and wide. Our Communications Manager must be entrepreneurial and results-oriented, and a strong communicator, writer, and collaborator. He or she should be ideologically aligned. We believe that the principles of free markets, individual liberty, and limited government are the foundation of a prosperous and opportunity-laden society, and he or she should, too.

We have an office in Nashville but offer a hybrid work environment. Team members choose the work location that is best for each day, whether it be working from the office, at home, or some combination thereof. We provide generous benefits and place a huge emphasis on a strong culture and positive work environment. Beacon has been recognized among Nashville’s “Best Places to Work.” A recent internal survey found that 100% of our team members find meaning in what we do and 92% said that their role at Beacon is their dream job at this stage in their career. [Read more…]

Development and Events Coordinator – Pacific Research Institute – Pasadena, CA

Pacific research InstituteAbout the Organization

The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) is a California-based think-tank championing freedom, opportunity, limited government, and personal responsibility. We are “policy entrepreneurs putting ideas into action.” PRI provides practical, market-based solutions on issues affecting California and the nation. The Institute’s research focuses on education reform, health care and medical innovation, economic and fiscal policy, the environment, urban renewal, and California-focused issues.

Job Description

PRI is seeking a full-time Development and Events Coordinator for its development team. The Development and Events Coordinator is a key part of the organization and is responsible for supporting PRI’s Development Department in various functions. [Read more…]

Director of Development – VELA – Virtual

About the Organization

VELA is the nation’s leading network of education founders who deliver alternatives to conventional schooling. The VELA Founder Network is comprised of more than 3,000 founders in all 50 United States and three U.S. territories. By providing early capital, access to a thriving community of entrepreneurs, and connections to resources and support, VELA is accelerating the exploration of new frontiers in education.

At VELA, we envision a future where families take charge of their children’s educational journey. We strive for a dynamic market that responds to the unique values, priorities, and education practices desired by families. Now in our fifth year of operation, VELA has invested over $38 million, impacting over 5 million learners and families. The VELA Founder Network is a powerhouse group of visionary entrepreneurs who are boldly building sustainable businesses that revolutionize education.

VELA’s work rests on four key principles which are the foundation of our work:

We believe in people – because every person has unique talents, motivations, and capabilities. [Read more…]

Executive Director – The Jefferson Council – Virtual Office in Greater Charlottesville, VA/DC Metro

The Jefferson Council (TJC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that brings together a robust network of alumni, students, donors, faculty, and community members who are committed to leading the University of Virginia back to Thomas Jefferson’s legacy of freedom and excellence. In pursuit of that overarching mission, TJC seeks to:

  1. Promote a culture of civil dialogue, intellectual diversity, and the free exchange of competing ideas
  2. Restore fiscal stewardship and academic accountability
  3. Preserve the beauty of the Lawn as the historic center of the Academical Village
  4. Champion and reinvigorate the Honor System

For more information, listen to TJC president, Tom Neale, discuss TJC’s work here.

TJC is seeking a highly motivated and creative Executive Director. This position will work closely with the President and Executive Committee to oversee the management, operations, and strategic growth of the organization. [Read more…]

Free Enterprise Project Associate – National Center for Public Policy Research – Washington, DC or Virtual

About the National Center for Public Policy Research

The National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) was established in 1982 to address issues insufficiently addressed by the broader Freedom Movement. It is a nimble and dynamic organization dedicated to providing free-market solutions to today’s public-policy problems through innovative programs. The National Center’s programs advance the principles of free markets, individual liberty, and personal responsibility. Its largest programs are the Free Enterprise Project (FEP), long-time leader of the fight for shareholders and capitalism against ESG & “stakeholder capitalism,” and Project 21, a black leadership network drawing its membership from academia, law enforcement, small business, the media, and other fields. Project 21 leads the fight against radical groups such as Black Lives Matter that seek to divide Americans along racial lines. The Center also includes an Environment and Enterprise Institute, which advances free market solutions to environmental problems and Able Americans, designed to promote market-oriented public policies that help people with disabilities. [Read more…]

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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