Membership

In our desire not to compete for local grant or foundation support with the very agencies we serve, we offer Center Membership to support our work on behalf of all nonprofit agencies in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.

An annually renewable membership with the Center extends from January through December.  See rates below.

2008 MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Annual Membership Benefits

• Invitation to NICNE programs and events
• Participation in annual dialogue
• Access to group purchasing program
• Link to regional resources
• Information, resources and referrals

• 10% discount on Center education and training offerings

               for all employees and board members

• FREE Cafés ($5 for Non-members)
• Monthly articles on nonprofit issues

Enhanced Membership Benefits

• Invitation to NICNE programs and events
• Participation in annual dialogue
• Access to group purchasing program
• Link to regional resources
• Information, resources and referrals
• 15% discount on Center education and training offerings for all employees and board members
• FREE Cafés ($5 for Non-members)
• Monthly articles on nonprofit issues

• Regular announcements of funding opportunitites
• Community, Corporate & Private Foundations of Northern Illinois Directory

2008 Membership Rates

Click here to download membership enrollment form

2008 Members

Nonprofit Organizations

ACTUAL!   Authentic Solutions

Alzheimer's Association - Greater Illinois Chapter

American Lung Association of Illinois

Barbara Olson Center of Hope

Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northwest Illinois

Carpenter's Place

Center for Sight & Hearing

CHIP-Alumni

Circle of Change

Community Collaboration, Inc.

Community Foundation of Northern Illinois

Comprehensive Community Solutions

Contact of Stephenson County

Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary

Easter Seals Children's Development Center

Family Counseling Services of Northern Illinois

Freeport Arts Center

Friends of Jamaica, USA

Golden Apple Foundation of Rockford

Grace Homes

Harlem Community Center

Healing Pathways: Cancer Resource Center

Janet Wattles Foundation

Janet Wattles Mental Health Center - Rockford

Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center

Neighborhood Network

New Horizons Counseling Center

Noise Free America

Northern Illinois Food Bank

Northern Illinois Hospice and Grief Center

Northern Illinois Planned Giving Council

Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab and Education

Northwest Community Center

Rockford Area Affordable Housing Coalition

Rock River Valley Blood Center

Rock River Valley Food Pantry

Rockford Area Arts Council

Rockford Area Economic Development Council

Rockford Area Pregnancy Care Centers

Rockford Health Council

Rockford Lutheran Schools

Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling, Inc.

S.M.I.L.E.S.

Shelter Care Ministries

The Haven Network

Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens

University of Illinois Extension - Stephenson County

Wesley Willows

Winnebago County C A S A

WOMANSPACE, Inc.

Write Away, Inc.

YMCA of Rock River Valley

YWCA of Rockford

Zion Development

(Updated 8/6/2008)

2008 Consultant Member

Gibson Partners

James C. Provenza, PC

2007 Members

Nonprofit Organizations

2007 CORPORATE MEMBERS

Please know that we will constantly work to make your membership valuable to your nonprofit operation. We encourage you to contact us throughout the year with ideas and suggestions for making the Center relevant to your service to the community.