Teams at Texas Public Policy Foundation

Leads national fundraising strategy and major-gift development for a public policy foundation. Responsibilities include cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors; identifying new philanthropic prospects; developing persuasive proposals; coordinating executive leadership and initiative teams; managing donor portfolios; hosting donor meetings and events; tracking fundraising performance; and maintaining donor database records. The role requires substantial fundraising experience, strong communication skills, national donor networks, strategic judgment, and regular domestic travel.

Develops, cultivates, solicits, and stewards major donors and prospects in the Houston area. Responsibilities include managing a donor portfolio, researching prospects, creating cultivation strategies, supporting donor events, making presentations, documenting donor interactions, and providing post-gift stewardship. Requires strong communication, storytelling, relationship-building, organizational, and project management skills, along with a commitment to free-market principles. Approximately 20% travel is anticipated.

Interns support a Texas public policy foundation across policy, development, communications, film and media, journalism, and operations. Responsibilities may include policy research, writing, fundraising support, donor research, grant writing, media production, journalism, social media, analytics, event coordination, office administration, data entry, vendor coordination, and special projects. Interns participate in educational discussions and receive mentorship while developing research, writing, communication, and organizational skills.