Member Benefits

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Membership in the Grantmakers Forum of New York offers foundations, corporate giving programs and other grantmakers opportunities for networking, knowledge building and practice improvement – the kind of help you need, when you need it.   In addition, many organizations offer discounts on their products and services to our members.

Management and Governance Tools for Grantmakers

Office Away From Home

Guest Membership Benefit

Core Services

• Regional seminars and conferences bring together funders from throughout the region to learn about and discuss philanthropic issues and opportunities.

• Community Action Roundtables and Funder Study Groups address local issues with local experts from all sectors.

• Newsletter and bulletins with information about local, regional, and national philanthropic colleagues and trends.

• Website with members-only section for access to member directory, valuable research, event materials, forms, and other grantmaking information.

• Research and referral service to provide knowledge and tools for grantmaking, management and governance excellence.

• Advocacy with government on behalf of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector in New York State.

• Regional representation with national philanthropic organizations.

• Discounts on membership, products, and services from national philanthropic and service organizations.

Management and Governance Tools

The Grantmakers Forum of New York connects members to a variety of sources for management and governance advice, skill building, and best practices.  Click here for examples.

   Grantmakers Forum office space

The Grantmakers Forum is pleased to offer our members a home-away-from-home when they visit the Rochester area.   We can provide you with a desk, phone and Internet access.   Just call 585.232.2380 and tell us when you’ll be in town.

Guest Membership Program  

National.   Through our network of 32 regional grantmaker associations throughout the country, Grantmakers Forum members are eligible for the Guest Membership Program.   This benefit mutually extends member rates on programs to board members of grantmaking institutions that are members of one regional association, but live in an area served by a different regional association.   For a list of participating associations throughout the country, click here.

New York State.   By agreement with Western New York Grantmakers Association and the Funders Network of the Mid-Hudson Valley, members of the Grantmakers Forum may attend programs of these two regional networks at their member rates.

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