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

Southwest Regional News Editor – The Center Square – Virtual Office

About The Center Square

The Center Square is a project of the 501(c)(3) Franklin News Foundation, headquartered in Chicago. The focus of their work is state- and local-level government and economic reporting. A taxpayer sensibility distinguishes their work from other coverage of state and local issues. As a result of this approach, their readers are better informed about the focus of state and local government and its cost to the citizens whose tax dollars fund governmental decisions. 

The Center Square is staffed by editors and reporters with extensive professional journalism experience. They engage readers with essential news, data and analysis – delivered with velocity, frequency and consistency.

About the Role

The Center Square is looking for a Southwest Regional News Editor to lead its efforts in reporting on the nation’s most relevant, taxpayer-focused daily and enterprise news content across multiple platforms in the southwest region. The ideal candidate will have at least 3-5 years of experience in journalism, writing, or editing, and be passionate about our taxpayer-focused mission. They will be a passionate, ethical journalist who prefers a hands-on approach to managing a team of 1-3 reporters, ensuring the execution of planned coverage in the short and long-term. This is a virtual full-time position but preference will be given to candidates within CA, AZ, NV, NM, CO. [Read more…]

Northeast Regional News Editor – The Center Square – Virtual Office

About The Center Square

The Center Square is a project of the 501(c)(3) Franklin News Foundation, headquartered in Chicago. The focus of their work is state- and local-level government and economic reporting. A taxpayer sensibility distinguishes their work from other coverage of state and local issues. As a result of this approach, their readers are better informed about the focus of state and local government and its cost to the citizens whose tax dollars fund governmental decisions. 

The Center Square is staffed by editors and reporters with extensive professional journalism experience. They engage readers with essential news, data and analysis – delivered with velocity, frequency and consistency. 

About the Role

The Center Square is looking for a Northeast Regional News Editor to lead its efforts in reporting on the nation’s most relevant, taxpayer-focused daily and enterprise news content across multiple platforms in the northeast region. The ideal candidate will have at least 3-5 years of experience in journalism, writing, or editing, and be passionate about our taxpayer-focused mission. They will be an ethical journalist who prefers a hands-on approach to managing a team of 1-3 reporters, ensuring the execution of planned coverage in the short and long-term. This is a virtual full-time position but preference will be given to candidates within PA, NY, NH, NJ, or ME.  [Read more…]

Development Manager – Cato Institute – Washington, DC

About the Cato Institute

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. 

Founded in 1977, Cato owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th-century England that presented a vision of a society free from excessive government power. Those essays inspired the architects of the American Revolution. And the simple, timeless principles of that revolution – individual liberty, limited government, and free markets – turn out to be even more powerful in today’s world of global markets and unprecedented access to information than Jefferson or Madison could have imagined. Social and economic freedom is not just the best policy for a free people, it is the indispensable framework for the future.

Cato Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Role

The Cato Institute seeks an entrepreneurial, highly motivated Development Manager to join a high-performing, mission-oriented development team in driving fundraising revenue for the organization. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in fundraising with a proven track record and strong skills in fundraising strategy, development operations, communications, donor engagement, and internal stakeholder management. Applicable sales or account management experience will be considered. The candidate will have excellent communication and writing skills, impeccable attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines. They must also have a strong affinity for public policy and Cato’s mission. [Read more…]

Development Manager – Landmark Legal Foundation – Kansas City, MO; Leesburg, VA; or Virtual Office

Who We Are

Landmark Legal Foundation is a national non-profit that upholds the Constitution and our founding principles through legal advocacy and education. Landmark advances an “originalist” approach to the Constitution — that the words in the Constitution mean what they meant at the Founding — and defends our nation’s bedrock principle of liberty. Landmark was founded in 1976 and has offices in Kansas City, MO and Leesburg, VA.

About the Role

The Development Manager will support Landmark’s President in developing and implementing the fundraising plan based on existing and future funding priorities. The Manager will build philanthropic relationships with donors, coordinate fundraising programs, and develop strategic steps to reach financial goals. They will assist with donor communications, including drafting proposals, mailings, emails, and record keeping.  [Read more…]

Donor Relations Officer – Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression – Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC; or Virtual Office

About FIRE
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought—the most essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights, promotes a culture of respect for these rights, and provides the means to preserve them. Please visit thefire.org to gain a sense of our work and mission.

About the Role
FIRE is seeking a Donor Relations Officer to cultivate and upgrade the giving of existing donors, while also working to attract new donors, across the country.

This position requires a significant amount of travel; approximately 30-40% of the job will be on the road. Occasional work on weekends and evenings should be expected.

The Donor Relations Officer will report directly to FIRE’s Vice President of Development, while working closely with the rest of the development team and occasionally with FIRE’s President and CEO. Additionally, the Donor Relations Officer will consult with FIRE’s other department heads to keep abreast of all programming initiatives. The duties for this position include, but are not limited to:

  • Maintain an active relationship with current supporters for upgraded and continued annual gift support, and personally direct the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of these supporters by attending events, traveling for meetings, and coordinating regular communication
  • Identify and research new potential supporters and design strategies to cultivate and solicit them to support FIRE, including written letters of introduction, personal introductions, and formal requests for support
  • Produce regular reports and update donor records/profiles on a regular basis, and establish and maintain performance metrics, including overall portfolio management
  • Work with FIRE’s development and program staff to create written proposals/pitches, slide decks, email solicitations, donor emails, and newsletter articles 
  • Work with FIRE’s development staff to plan and execute FIRE donor events in various cities, with approximately six events per year

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Senior Attorney – Institute for Free Speech – Washington, DC or Virtual Office

institute for free-speechThe Institute for Free Speech is hiring a Senior Attorney with a minimum of seven years of experience. The location for this position is either at our Washington, D.C. office or remotely anywhere in the United States.

 

About the Institute for Free Speech:

Founded in 2005 by former Federal Election Commission Chairman Bradley A. Smith, the nonpartisan Institute for Free Speech promotes and defends First Amendment rights to freely speak, assemble, publish, and petition the government.

Litigation and legal advocacy comprise about half of our program activities. The other half consists of traditional think tank work, such as research, education, communications, and external relations.

This position supports our litigation efforts. [Read more…]

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
Director of Talent Engagement
Katelynn started her career in the Koch Associate Program and then litigated at the Institute for Justice…
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Katy Gambella
Director of Network Engagement
Katy began her career at the Institute for Humane Studies and later joined the Cato Institute…
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Stephanie Keaveney
Network Engagement Manager
Stephanie’s career started at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal…
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Lydia Ocampo
Network Engagement Specialist
Lydia started her career with Young Americans for Liberty. During her time with YAL…
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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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