Nonprofit Organizations and Assocations in the Chicago Area</HEAD>

Nonprofit Organizations and
Trade Associations
in the Chicago Area

Nonprofit organizations are the third largest employer in Illinois and produce 12-15% of the state's gross income. There are 68,000 nonprofits in Illinois, including churches, libraries, schools, and organizations. CSAE estimates that there are 1,547 associations/organizations headquartered in the Chicagoland area. The annual budgets of those organizations total over $3.1 billion. The organizations employ 22,594 people, with a gross annual payroll of $1.1 billion.

Getting a job in the nonprofit sector
Organizations in Chicago serve as executive search firms, information/education associations, grant writing and other services.

NPO Net
NPO Net
Chicago area news, jobs, volunteerism, grants in the nonprofit sector.

Kittleman & Associates
Kittleman & Associates, LLC
300 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1710
Chicago, Illinois 60606
312.986.1166
312.986.0895 fax
search@kittleman.net

Executive search firm serving exclusively nonprofit organizations nationwide.
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Colleges and Universities
Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations
Human Service Agencies
Museums and Historic Sites
Conservation Organizations
Performing Arts Organizations
Professional Associations
Foundations

Idealist

Idealist - Action without Borders

Nonprofit resourses around the world. Lists jobs, events, volunteer opportunities and projects for consultants, internships, programs, events, campaigns, resources, products around the world. Over 40,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 165 countries, which you can search or browse by name, locations or mission.

        Association Forum   (formerly Chicago Society of Association Executives) (CSAE)
   Association Forum
         20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
         Chicago, IL 60606
         Tel: 312-236-2288, Fax: 312-236-3771

CSAE represents over 2,500 members from the area's 1,400 national, state, and local not-for-profit organizations, and the service providers to these organizations. CSAE's purpose is to provide members with educational opportunities, professional development, information exchange, member services, and to represent the association community to government and to the public.

Donors Forum of Chicago
Donors Forum of Chicago
208 South LaSalle, Suite 740
Chicago, IL 60604-1006
Tel: 312-578-0090, Fax: 312-578-0103
Library: 312-578-0175

The Donors Forum of Chicago works to strengthen philantropic and nonprofit partnerships.It's an association of Chicago-area grantmakers. Their library contains grant information and is open to the public. They conduct workshops on "The ABCs of Proposal Preparation and Writing - A two-day workshop for the novice grants writer," "Major Gift and Capital Campaign Fund Raising - Strategies and Techniques," and "Securing Support From Individuals - Strategies and Techniques." See their web page for full details.