Secret Weapon Award Nomination Form

Talent Market's Secret Weapon Award celebrates a free-market nonprofit staff member who adds tremendous value to his/her organization and the liberty movement from behind the scenes. The Secret Weapon can be an accounting ace, IT whiz, operations guru, or other talent who makes significant contributions but doesn't get the spotlight. The Secret Weapon must be full-time staff member of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

The winner will receive $5,000 in recognition of their outstanding contributions.

Please do not submit multiple nominations for the same individual. While we appreciate enthusiasm, multiple submissions for the same person won’t increase his/her chances of winning.

Nominations must be submitted by 11:59pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 17, 2026. The winner will be announced in early December.

Tell Us About the Nominee

Nominee's Prefix

Nominee's First Name

Nominee's Last Name

Nominee's Job Title

Nominee's Organization
The nominee MUST work for a free-market nonprofit organization.

Having trouble? Click the magnifying glass to type the organization name. Please select “Other” if nominee's organization is not listed.

Nominee's Email:

Nominee's City

Nominee's State

How long has the Nominee been with your organization?

Tell us why your nominee should be this year's Secret Weapon Award winner.
(1000 character limit.)

Please provide 3 specific examples of areas where the nominee has created value for your organization. (If possible, please use data/metrics to strengthen your examples!)

Nominee's LinkedIn profile or link to online bio
(Having the nominee's profile/bio will be helpful for the selection committee, but providing it is not required.)

Nominee's resume (PDF format)
(Having a PDF resume will be helpful for the selection committee, but providing it is not required. PDFs only.)

Want to include additional information? Feel free to upload it here! (PDFs only)

Tell Us About You!

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Your Email:

Your Job Title

City

State

What is your relationship to the Nominee?

How did you hear about the award?

Please note that if the nominated individual is selected for an award, Talent Market may use information provided in this form in award announcements, on our website and social media, and in other Talent Market communications.

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