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Us: Forum Partners
Who We Are | What
We Offer | New
in 2008: IFS Option | How
To Join
Who
We Are
Donors Forum is a community of nonprofit, consultant, and
grantmaking organizations that is working together to strengthen,
advance, and protect the nonprofit sector. When your organization
becomes a Forum Partner, you have access to information, colleagues,
programs, and expertise that help your organization fulfill
its mission.
Our
Forum Partners include more than 1,200 nonprofit
organizations of all sizes and types, from Chicago, its suburbs,
and throughout Illinois, working in fields ranging from arts,
education, and the environment to advocacy, human services,
and health. We also serve government agencies, consultants,
and technical assistance providers who, in turn, serve the
broader community.
What
We Offer
Does your organization need examples
of policies, salary surveys, or job descriptions? Do
you have questions about venture philanthropy, program related
investments, or capital campaigns?
Have you ever needed statistics on giving trends to strengthen
your proposals?Are you an executive director interested in
board development and advocacy issues? A development professional
seeking skills for fundraising? Or a consultant who focuses
on strategic planning gifts?
Forum partners receive benefits that will
meet each of these needs and many more. Benefits include:
- Research assistance and answers to questions
about fundraising, nonprofit administration, giving statistics,
board development, and many other topics unique to nonprofit
organizations.
- Invitation to the Annual Luncheon in June, our
premier networking event, which hosts more than 800 grantmakers
and nonprofit representatives.
- Subscription to Forumnotes, our
monthly e-newsletter with updates on Donors Forum events,
staff and board changes at regional grantmakers and nonprofits,
upcoming grant application deadlines, and recent grants
made by regional foundations.
- More than twenty percent off on all Donors
Forum workshops, on topics such as Proposal Writing,
Building Strategic Relationships, Individual Giving, and
Evaluation.
- Twenty percent discount on all Donors
Forum publications including the Directory
of Illinois Foundations and Giving
in Illinois.
- Twenty percent discount on subscriptions to
Illinois
Funding Source, our continuously updated online database of
Illinois grantmaker profiles and grants lists.
- Inclusion in Donors Forum's annual report
and online membership directory, which are accessed by grantmaking
Members and Associate Members.
- Timely updates on federal and state legislation
that affects the nonprofit sector through Donors
Forum's Policy Update.
- Unlimited advertisement of job openings in the
Donors Forum Library.
- Listing
and link on Donors Forum's web site.
- Access to special Partners-only section on the
web site.
- Twenty percent discount on classes at North
Park University's Axelson
Center for Nonprofit Management.
Enhanced
Partnership Option with Single-User IFS!
You now have the option of joining (or renewing) with an Enhanced
Partnership option, which includes a single subscription to Illinois
Funding Source (IFS). Previously only available for purchase
separately, IFS is Donors Forum's online database of Illinois grantmakers
and grants. Because it is updated regularly, there is no better
resource on Illinois funders than IFS. For an additional $100 per
year, you can have immediate access to IFS data, a $100 savings!
See the chart below for details on pricing. The Enhanced Partnership
is also available with multi-user licenses. For more information,
call Claudette Baker at 312-327-8920.
To read more about Illinois Funding Source, click
here.
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How
to Join
Forum Partnership is available
to nonprofits, individual consultants, consulting companies,
and governmental units.
In addition to the benefits highlighted above,
Forum Partner fees also help support the Donors Forum Library,
the largest collection of materials about philanthropy, foundations,
and nonprofit organizations in the Midwest.
Annual fees are based on the annual budget
size of the Forum Partner organization.
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Budget
size of nonprofit*
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Annual
Partnership
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Enhanced
Annual Partnership
(includes IFS single user)
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Up to $100,000
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$100
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$200
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$100,000 - $250,000
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$150
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$250
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$250,000 - $500,000
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$200
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$300
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$500,000 - $750,000
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$250
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$350
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$750,000 - $1 million
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$300
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$400
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$1
million - $2 million
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$400
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$500
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$2 million - $5 million
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$500
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$600
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$5 million - $10 million
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$750
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$850
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Over $10 million
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$1,000
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$1,100
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Independent Consultant
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$300
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Not applicable
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Consulting Company
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$1,000
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Not applicable
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Leaders for the Library **
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$100
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Not applicable
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* Forum Partnership
is available to nonprofits, individual consultants, consulting
companies, and governmental units.
** Leaders
for the Library is for career changers, students and other
individuals who want to support the Donors Forum mission.
Benefits in this category are limited to 20% discount on workshops
and publications, and an electronic subscription to Forumnotes.
No other benefits apply.
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You may download, print out and complete a
Forum Partner Application (pdf).
Please contact the Donors Forum Library at
(312) 578-0175 or info@donorsforum.org
for more information.
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