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Who
We Are
The Donors Forum is a community of grantmakers
dedicated to effective, responsible and creative
philanthropy. As a part of this community, you
have access to ideas, colleagues, expertise, research,
and information about important issues and practices
that affect grantmakers.
Our Members
include approximately 195 private independent
and family foundations; community, operating,
and public foundations; and corporate foundations
and giving programs. Individual donors whose grantmaking
benefits a multiplicity of organizations as opposed
to a single institution are also eligible for
membership.
What
We Offer
Whether you are a
new grantmaker who seeks information on how to
set up a foundation, a program officer who wants
to professional development and leadership opportunities,
a family foundation trustee who wants to plug
into a network of peers, or a seasoned grantmaker
needing resources on trends and issues, the Donors
Forum can help.
The Donors Forum offers its Members:
- Skill building workshops
on the practice of grantmaking such as reviewing
financial statements, effective grantmaking,
maximizing corporate volunteering programs,
and media relations.
- Programs
on issues ranging from education reform and
ethics to funding emerging arts organizations.
- Special Members-only
luncheons and events featuring national and
local experts.
- Issue-specific affinity
groups focused on areas such as poverty, youth
development, immigrants and refugees, health,
education and the arts.
- Peer groups and committees
to serve the unique needs of corporate giving
programs and foundations, family foundations,
new grantmakers, international grantmakers and
public foundation fundraisers.
- Personalized research
assistance to help Members needing sample documents,
benchmarking information, trend data and more
from our library collection and research staff.
- Subscription to Forumnotes,
our monthly e-newsletter, with articles about
trends in the nonprofit sector, staff and board
changes at grantmakers and nonprofits, and recent
grants made by regional foundations.
- Copies of our premiere
publications including Giving
in Illinois, the Directory
of Illinois Foundations, and research reports
on the nonprofit and philanthropic sector.
- Advocacy and education
on key issues for grantmakers with elected officials
in Washington, Springfield, and locally.
- Access to the online membership
directory, which offers important contact information
for grantmaking and nonprofit colleagues.
- Access to the Common
Grant Application and Report Form, developed
by our Members and used by dozens of local funders.
Donors Forum Members are
also entitled to special savings on essential
services, including:
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How
to Join
Membership in the
Donors Forum is open to organizations or individuals
whose primary activity is the making of grants
for charitable purposes, including:
- A private foundation,
community foundation, operating foundation,
or public foundation;
- A corporate foundation
or corporate giving program;
- A bank or trust company
that administers charitable funds, trusts, or
foundations making grants for charitable purposes;
- A donor advised fund
or supporting organization with multiple beneficiaries;
- A federated fund with
a grantmaking program; or
- An individual donor
with multiple charitable beneficiary organizations.
Annual dues are based on the
annual grant allocations. Special introductory
rates are offered for newly established foundations.
You may download, print
out and complete the Membership
application (pdf).
You can also contact Robin
Berkson, senior vice president of membership and
external relations, at (312) 578-0090 or rberkson@donorsforum.org
for more information.
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