Talent Market

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

Talent Tip #102: 5 Things You Should Know About Talent Market (That Will Help You Help Us Help You)

  1. Talent Market is a nonprofit.
    Yep. I know it’s a crazy concept, but it’s been working like a charm since 2009. Dont get me wrong — I’m a capitalist pig. But being a nonprofit helps Talent Market serve our clients better. Why? Because it allows us to focus on the long-term and not simply “filling a role and collecting the dough.” While there’s no “fee” at the end of the rainbow, there is something much more important on the line: our reputation. If we do good work for one free-market nonprofit, that organization will likely tell another. And if we help one candidate, that candidate will hopefully tell friends and associates. Back up the truck, Claire. Did you just say there’s no fee involved? How does that work? Ah, yes. See number 2.
  2. Talent Market doesn’t charge for its services.
    This begs the question: how do you keep the lights on? Well, just like any other nonprofit — we fundraise!     Since Talent Market does not charge nonprofits for its services, it is only through the generosity of donors (through individual gifts, foundation grants, and voluntary contributions from nonprofit clients) that we can continue our important work. (Hint: In the spirit of Tax Day today, we’d be remiss to not give a shameless plug for a charitable deduction in honor of Talent Market!) Talent Market provides our services at no direct cost to our clients because we know the majority of these organizations lack the resources to pay market rates (private sector recruiters often charge clients 20-30% — even 40% — of annual compensation) for the capability we offer. Don’t believe me? Ask a small or mid-sized nonprofit if it has $40k to burn on a private sector placement fee. Me thinks not. In fact, the total private sector value of Talent Market’s placements to date is over $6.9 million! When you consider Talent Market’s lean and mean budget, it’s clear Talent Market is providing incredible bang for the buck for the liberty movement.
  3. Talent Market serves other 501(c)3 free-market nonprofits. 
    Talent Market provides 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 for political groups, government entities, private sector companies, PACs, or associations. Finally, we do not work with organizations that address social issues.
  4. The More We Know About You, The More We Can Help You
    If you’re on the job hunt or plan to be soon, now’s the time to send Talent Market your latest information. Having this bit of knowledge about you will help us know when to reach out to you about critical openings. Without it, we’re just a blind squirrel trying to find a nut.     You should also keep us updated if you relocate, earn an advanced degree, switch career paths, change relocation preferences, or rescue a dog. (What? We’re dog people.) Now, occasionally candidates ask if we keep their information confidential. To be honest, we immediately share your information with the IRS, Mark Zuckerberg, and the Russian mafia. Then we distribute copies of your resume on car windows around town and in bathroom stalls of local watering holes. I’m kidding. Of course, we keep your information confidential!
  5. Talent Market is Expanding the Talent Pie
    Roughly 72% of the candidates Talent Market has helped place hail from outside the free-market movement. We have helped individuals from the private sector, academia, government, military, and the wider nonprofit space land their dream jobs in the liberty movement. The types of roles we work on include senior management, legal, project management, fundraising, communications, media relations, policy, research, external relations, outreach, marketing, operations, finance, administration, and technology. If you’re looking to join the crowd of 1,000+ we’ve placed in roles advancing liberty or if you have a friend who is passionate about  promoting liberty and looking to get plugged in, reach out to us today!

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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