Benefits of membership
Donors Forum provides a wide spectrum of services to its members.
Education
Donors Forum provides information and training to
help funders understand the complex issues facing our South Florida
community, make the most effective grants, and have the greatest
community impact. Regular programming includes:
- Our annual spring conference
- Workshops, networking opportunities, and programming organized
through our seven affinity groups
- County-specific programming concentrating
on issues important to a particular area
Partnerships
By joining Donors Forum,
funders tap into a national network of organizations that support
philanthropy.
Donors Forum members receive free or discounted
programs and access to a wealth of information through:
- Council on Foundations
- Association of Small Foundations
- Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers
(Donors Forum’s
national organization)
- National Center for Family Philanthropy
- Grantmakers in Aging
- Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
- Grantmakers for Education, and
- Foundation Advocacy Initiative of the
Alliance for Justice.
Read more
about our partnerships 
Philanthropy News
Members receive:
- Donors Forum’s monthly e-newsletter
that shares philanthropy news from the region, state, and
nation, the latest philanthropy research, community issues;
and current job postings;
- Profiles of South Florida Funders, a database of
funders in South Florida including issues funded, and grants
made, available in print and online;
- The latest reports and
information from our national partners;
- The ability to survey
funders regionally and nationally about specific issues of
concern or to establish peer benchmarks.
Discounts
Members receive discounts
on:
- Programs offered by Donors Forum and partner organizations
- Consulting services
- Council on Foundations grantmaking courses
- MicroEdge grantmaking software
- Directors and officers insurance
- Conference calling, and
- Philanthropic publications.
Get more information on specific discounts
Consulting Services
Donors Forum provides consulting services to assist funders with their individual
needs. Depending on the level of service needed, consulting is provided
as a free benefit of membership, or on a fee-for-service basis, with a discount
for members.
A Peer Network
Grantmakers can
often make the most of their resources by working with other
funders to more fully address an issue.
Collaborative Funding
Collaboration is a powerful way to do
more than you could on your own, tackle a problem too large or
complex for one funder, or take a program to a greater scale.
There is a rich history of effective collaboration
in South Florida. Donors Forum members have led the charge
on several successful collaborative
funding efforts.
Donors Forum helps develop and implement
funding collaboratives. Learn
about formal and informal local collaborations and how you might
become involved. If you are involved in a collaborative
effort and are seeking partners, contact Scot
Marken.
Media Relations
Donors Forum represents the local philanthropic
community to the media and serves as an expert resource on philanthropy
and charitable giving.
Philanthropy Research
Donors Forum
periodically conducts studies of philanthropy in South Florida.
