Donors Forum will be opening an office in Springfield in late May, in the same building as Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln. 

And, Micah Roderick will join the Donors Forum staff as Manager, Network Development, a new position based in the Springfield office. Micah will facilitate support of the Good Works CONNECT  network of community foundations and operating nonprofits in east-central Illinois.

"Good Works CONNECT is vital to philanthropy and nonprofits in east-central Illinois," said Bruce Karmazin, Executive Director of the Lumpkin Family Foundation, based in Mattoon. "We are thrilled that Donors Forum is establishing a presence in Springfield to support this vital network."

Lumpkin, along with the Community Foundation of Macon County, the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois, the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln, the Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation and area nonprofits, launched GWC in 2009.

GWC supports communication, collaboration, and cooperation among nonprofits, and foster strong management, leadership, and governance through regular convenings; 

a microgrant program for professional development; donferences; and digital resources for information sharing and support.

Our new Manager of Network Development Micah Roderick is coming to us from Frontline Public Strategies in Springfield, an association management/public relations firm. He has been at Frontline since 2008, and has managed several organizations in roles including executive and associate director.

Micah earned a B.A. in Political Science from Western Illinois University and a M.P.A. from the University of Illinois Springfield. He has held appointed and elected positions in government, including serving on the McDonough County Board. He was recognized by the Springfield Business Journal as one of "Forty Under 40" in 2012, and is a leader in the Young Philanthropist's Group at the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln.

— Marilou Jones, Director of Strategic Marketing