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Development Assistant
Future of Freedom Fellow

Vice President of Development

Since 1955, National Review magazine has defined the modern conservative movement and enjoyed the broadest allegiance of American conservatives. National Review Institute is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), journalistic think tank that preserves and promotes William F. Buckley Jr.’s legacy, supports the National Review mission, and advances the principles of a free society through educational and outreach programs. These include the NRI Fellows program, the William F. Buckley Jr. Fellowships in Political Journalism, Regional Partnership events, the NRI On Campus program, the WFB Communicators’ program, the Burke to Buckley Fellowship Program, the Buckley Legacy Project, National Review Capital Matters, support for National Review’s Books, Arts & Manners section, and an array of events.

NRI events include the annual William F. Buckley Prize Dinner, the biennial Ideas Summit and Regional Seminars (alternating years), topical conferences, book launches, symposiums, salons, and partnership events, among others.

What You Will Love

  • Promoting the conservative ideals of William F. Buckley Jr. through programs which support education, journalism, and events
  • Supporting the editorial priorities of National Review and communicating them to a loyal and growing base of donors
  • Implementing your vision for building a comprehensive development strategy that produces aggressive growth
  • Leading an exceptional team to successfully meet a current fundraising goal of over $8 million with goals to expand considerably

What You Will Do
National Review Institute seeks a full-time Vice President of Development to oversee strategic growth in fundraising and development. The Vice President of Development will

  • Be responsible for managing a current team of 6 staff, including 4 regional development directors, overseeing their portfolios, and ensuring they are tracking towards goals
  • Manage the overall fundraising program, including foundation outreach, large projects such as targeted fundraising campaigns, and smaller projects like the creation of collateral material
  • Conceptualize, promote, execute, and follow up after a broad array of events, which serve to both advance donor relationships and enhance the overall NR brand and promote the enterprise’s editorial priorities
  • Oversee the foundation program (reviewing and approving proposals and reports), budgeting, the direct-mail program, the 1955 Society, and the Legacy Society, and manage a portfolio of high-level donors and prospects, including meetings, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship

The Vice President of Development may either work virtually from anywhere in the country or from NRI’s New York City headquarters. The Vice President of Development reports to NRI’s President.

What You Will Bring (Skills, Passion, Mission fit)

  • Strong understanding of, and appreciation for, the NR mission and Bill Buckley’s conservatism (this includes knowledge of, and relationships with, key people and organizations within the movement)
  • Extensive experience in development and major-gifts fundraising
  • Management experience, including the skill and ability to lead and inspire a remote team
  • Knowledge of and experience executing successful donor events
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both externally, especially writing and the ability to speak publicly, and internally with colleagues)
  • A strong work ethic, entrepreneurial spirit, and willingness to take initiative
  • Ability to travel nationally 1 to 2 times per week (overnight)
  • Knowledge of best development practices with CRMs; familiarity with Salesforce is a plus

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $175k to $250k. NRI pays a competitive salary commensurate with experience and provides excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and contributions to a retirement plan.

Apply

Please send your resume to Carmen Sapara (csapara@amphil.com).

Development Assistant

talentmarket.org/nri-development-assistant/

About National Review Institute
National Review Institute is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), journalistic think tank that preserves and promotes William F. Buckley Jr.’s legacy and advances the principles of a free society through educational and outreach programs. NRI fulfills its mission by executing the Institute’s core educational and outreach programs, including the NRI Fellows program and associated centers, the William F. Buckley Jr. Fellowships in Political Journalism, Regional Partnership events, the NRI On Campus program, the WFB Communicators’ program, the Burke to Buckley Fellowship Program, the biennial Ideas Summit, Regional Seminars, the Buckley Legacy Project, and support for National Review’s Books, Arts & Manners section, National Review Capital Matters, and an array of events.

NRI events include the William F. Buckley Prize Dinner, Regional Seminars, and the Ideas Summit, topical conferences, book launches, symposiums, salons, and partnership events, among others. NRI raises funds in a variety of ways, including digital and mail campaigns, grant proposals, and events.

About the Position
National Review Institute is seeking a Development Assistant. The ideal candidate is organized, self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and knowledgeable of the conservative principles that William F. Buckley Jr. championed. Knowledge of and a commitment to the broader conservative movement, an understanding of Bill Buckley’s legacy, and familiarity with NR magazine and NationalReview.com—its writers, content, and historical significance—is also important.

The Development Assistant will report to Kristen Welch, Executive Assistant, and work closely with NRI’s development staff and executive assistant. The position is based out of the New York City office and is a full-time in-person position.

This position is ideal for either an entry-level person who wants to grow or someone with an administrative background.

Responsibilities
• Working in Salesforce to log donations, update records, upload lists, and pull reports
• Assisting the VP of Development, development team, and Executive Assistant with other tasks, including research, where needed
• Managing regular mailings, including event mailings and acknowledgement letters, and processing returned mail
• Scanning, copying, and filing paperwork
• Assisting with events, including ordering/shipping materials, calling donors, and staffing

Qualifications
• 0+ years of experience required; experience in development, fundraising, administration, direct mail, or donor relations a plus
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Strong attention to detail
• Organizational abilities
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Strong problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to adapt quickly
• Exceptional time and project management skills
• Self-starter
• Ability to multi-task efficiently
• Excellent customer service abilities
• Adept networker
• Familiarity with Salesforce is a plus, but not required

Compensation
The salary range for this position is $55k to $65k. NRI pays a competitive salary commensurate with experience and provides excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and contributions to a retirement plan.

To Apply
Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one pdf document:
• Cover letter detailing your interest in the position and National Review’s mission, as well as your salary requirements
• Resume

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/. Questions can be directed to Bailey Drouant, Outreach Manager at Talent Market, who is managing the search: bailey@talentmarket.org. There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled. While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. 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.

Future of Freedom Fellow

NYC, NY; Dallas, TX; or Virtual in NYC or Dallas
https://talentmarket.org/nri-future-freedom-fellow/

About National Review Institute
National Review Institute (NRI) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) journalistic think tank that preserves and promotes William F. Buckley Jr.’s legacy, supports the National Review mission, and champions the principles of a free society through educational and outreach programs. Our enterprise’s core values include constitutional government, free enterprise, moral bedrocks, a strong defense, love of country, and defending Western civilization.

About the Position
National Review Institute seeks an enthusiastic, driven, and creative professional to serve as its Future of Freedom Fellow coordinating its Burke to Buckley Fellowship (B2B) program. The Fellow is expected to effectively communicate and promote the B2B program to potential participants and broader audiences within the conservative movement and the cities we currently operate in. The Fellow will oversee planning, communications, and marketing for the program and attend events to spread the word about B2B.

This position is based in our New York City or Dallas offices, with the option to work remotely from either location. The Future of Freedom Fellow will work closely with NRI’s Manager, Burke to Buckley Program and development staff, and will report to NRI’s Senior Director of External Affairs.

The Future of Freedom Fellow will explore opportunities to develop the program in new metropolitan areas in the years ahead and support the overall administration of the B2B Program. The Freedom Fellow will have three primary responsibilities:

  1. Provide general on-the-ground support and enhancement for the current program by assisting the current B2B manager (a part-time position).
  2. Expand the program through research, marketing, and recruitment. The Fellow will be expected to reach new audiences and bring new people into the program, expand the applicant pool, and conduct research to identify new markets where the program can successfully expand.
  3. Engage with alumni to further their engagement with the National Review enterprise and the broader conservative movement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support all current B2B operations
  • Update B2B program materials, including the production of a course book
  • Managing various marketing and communication efforts for B2B
  • Identify target audiences for B2B participation and recruit them to apply for the program
  • Conduct research to identify new markets for potential B2B expansion
  • Serve as an ambassador for the program by attending movement conferences and events
  • Liaison with other movement groups in promotion of the program
  • Engage with program alumni, capturing stories of program impact and helping connect alumni to other opportunities within the movement
  • Solicit program feedback from participants
  • Coordinate with NRI staff and program coordinators
  • Collaborate with the NRI development team and share key program updates
  • Identify a strategy for potential expansion to additional cities

Qualifications and Skills

  • 3+ years of relevant experience
  • Excellent administrative skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Working knowledge of and interest in the conservative movement, William F. Buckley Jr., and National Review magazine
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Experience with email software, WordPress, Canva, InDesign, CVENT, Salesforce (or other CRMs) preferred
  • Ability to internalize an organization’s mission and values and be an ambassador for them
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and manage up to superiors
  • Attention to detail
  • Willingness to learn, problem solve, and take initiative
  • Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time. Position requires travel 1-2 times per month, typically to cities where B2B Programs are running

Besides possessing an understanding of (and commitment to) conservative values, the Fellow would need to have a successful record bringing together disparate groups around a common conservative cause—as illustrated by the biographies of the current team members:

Lynn Gibson serves as the manager of the Burke to Buckley Fellowship Program. Her professional career has spanned the academic, governmental, nonprofit, and private sectors. Her previous employers and/or consulting clients have included the National Math and Science Initiative, The Philanthropy Roundtable, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Senate, The Heritage Foundation, and her alma mater, Grove City College. Lynn has a B.S. in Biology from Grove City and a Master’s degree in Student Personnel from Slippery Rock University. She is from Youngstown, Ohio.

Daniel J. Mahoney, Ph.D., developed the Burke to Buckley curriculum and evaluates discussion leaders for the program. He is a former NRI Trustee, professor emeritus at Assumption University, senior fellow at the Real Clear Foundation, and senior writer at Law and Liberty. He is a specialist in French political philosophy, anti-totalitarian thought (especially Solzhenitsyn), and the intersection of religion and politics. He is the author or editor of twelve books and is executive editor of Perspectives on Political Science. In 1999, he was awarded the Prix Raymond Aron. He is the author of The Conservative Foundations of the Liberal Order (2010), and his latest book, The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage, and Moderation, was published by Encounter Books in May 2022.

About the Burke to Buckley Fellowship Program
The Burke to Buckley Fellowship program is distinct within the conservative movement. While many educational programs focus on high school and college students, B2B provides a valuable opportunity for mid-career professionals (those with ten to twenty-five years of work experience) from a wide variety of professions and industries to deepen their knowledge of political philosophy and the practical impact of public policy. This is an important and often overlooked demographic, and NRI is intentional in reaching out to and engaging both conservatives as well as others who are open to our ideas. In each city, 20 to 25 participants attend eight dinner seminars on the foundations of conservative thought led by NRI fellows and an array of local nonprofit, academic, and public policy leaders as well as respected intellectuals from around the country. The B2B Program expands NRI’s advocacy and education of the conservative principles championed by William F. Buckley Jr.

The program currently operates in Chicago, Dallas, Miami, New York City, and Philadelphia. The Institute will expand the program to Silicon Valley in fall 2024. Since the B2B Fellowship Program was first launched in 2014 (then named the Regional Fellowship Program), NRI has engaged over 1,000 participants between the in-person and virtual programs (there are over 800 alumni of the in-person B2B programs), who have learned about the first principles of the conservative movement.

Compensation
The projected salary range for this role is $65,000 to $85,000, contingent upon the specific skills and experience of the selected candidate.

To Apply
Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials in one PDF document:

• Cover letter detailing your interest in the position, the mission of the National Review Institute, and your salary requirements
• Resume

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/. Questions can be directed to Savannah Rupp, Project Manager at Talent Market, who is assisting with the search: Savannah@talentmarket.org. There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled. While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. 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.