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Forefront Member The Night Ministry works to provide housing, health care, and human connection to those struggling with poverty or homelessness.
Forefront Member The Night Ministry works to provide housing, health care, and human connection to those struggling with poverty or homelessness.

Knowledge Center

As Illinois’ grantmaker and nonprofit member organization, Forefront aims to provide resources and knowledge to our Members as well as anyone our state working within the sector. In our Knowledge Center, you’ll find reports, templates, articles, and opportunities to engage. Our most popular features are:

 

Library Guides

Click on our Library link to learn about and connect to our team of Librarians who do custom research for Members and workshops on donor prospecting, trends in giving, and more. Below is a table of some of our most asked-after subjects. You can also get started on your own search here.

Access Online Articles Proposal Writing
Foundation Directory Online Tutorials B Corps
Intellectual Property Succession Planning
Giving in Illinois Cryptocurrency and Nonprofits
Theory of Change Civic Engagement

 

Foundation Maps Regional, Foundation Stats, and Giving in Illinois

In partnership with Candid, Forefront collects giving data from our Grantmaker Members from across Illinois to provide top-line data about the philanthropy landscape to regional foundations, nonprofits, policymakers, and media. We do this through Foundation Stats, an interactive giving dashboard, as well as through our annual Giving in Illinois Report.

Grantmaker Members also have access to Foundation Maps Regional, which provides more in-depth data on philanthropic giving in Illinois.

Chicago Area Common Grant Application

Pooling together resources and expertise, Forefront worked with grantmakers across Chicagoland to create a common grant application to be used for various grantseeking endeavors. Click here to see the app and learn who currently accepts it.

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