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The 2008 - 2009 Koch Associate Program

The Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation | Posted on November 7, 2007

The 2008-09 Koch Associate Program: Developing the Next Generation of Non-Profit Leaders and Entrepreneurs

The Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation is seeking promising leaders and entrepreneurs interested in liberty for its Koch Associate Program. During the year-long program, Associates develop the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary for careers with market-oriented think tanks, policy institutes, and other non-profit organizations. Associates are based in Washington, D.C. and spend four days each week at non-profit organizations working in full-time positions and one day each week at the Koch Foundation immersed in a Market-Based Management® (MBM ®) curriculum. Associates learn how to apply MBM principles to non-profit organizations to make them more efficient and effective.

Associates work on significant assignments within non-profit organizations while learning and applying Market-Based Management, a management philosophy that enables an organization to succeed long term by applying the principles that cause a free society to prosper. The non-profit assignments cover fascinating fields such as: policy research, marketing, donor relations, non-profit operations, leadership and talent development, and grassroots education. Associates range in experience level from recent graduates to those with a decade of work experience. They come from private sector, government, graduate school, military, and non-profit backgrounds, bringing a variety of perspectives to the program. This blend of participants, combined with the MBM curriculum and the diverse experiences the Associates have in their non-profit assignments, creates a unique learning opportunity unparalleled in other development programs.

The Koch Associate Program is highly competitive and selects only the most promising candidates. The Foundation looks for the following attributes in a potential Associate: zero to ten years of work experience, commitment to liberty, leadership ability/entrepreneurial spirit, solid academic record, strong interest in a non-profit sector career, minimum of a bachelor’s degree, humility, integrity, and a self-starter attitude.

The Koch Associate Program is a full-time program. Associates receive a competitive wage and benefits package commensurate with experience. We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V

For more information or to apply for the 2008-09 Koch Associate Program, please visit: www.cgkfoundation.org.

The Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation 655 15th Street N.W., Suite 825, Washington, DC 20005, Phone 202.393.2354, Fax 202.393.2355