Who
We Are
The 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 and the suburbs,
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.
Twenty percent discount on all Donors
Forum workshops, on topics such as Proposal Writing, Building
Strategic Relationships, Individual Giving and Evaluation.
New
in 2008: 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.
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.
Budget
size of nonprofit*
Annual
Partnership
Enhanced
Annual Partnership
(includes IFS single user)
Up to $100,000
$100
$200
$100,000 - $250,000
$150
$250
$250,000 - $500,000
$200
$300
$500,000 - $750,000
$250
$350
$750,000 - $1 million
$300
$400
$1
million - $2 million
$400
$500
$2 million - $5 million
$500
$600
$5 million - $10 million
$750
$850
Over $10 million
$1,000
$1,100
Independent Consultant
$300
Not applicable
Consulting Company
$1,000
Not applicable
Leaders for the Library **
$100
Not applicable
* 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.
