NNCG Membership
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NNCG offers memberships that are simple and equitable. They reflect what our members say matters most: a clear way to recognize experience while ensuring every member and every firm feels the full value of belonging.
All NNCG Members agree to the NNCG Code of Ethical Conduct as a requirement of NNCG Membership.
NNCG Individual Membership
One Tier for All Individual Members
$450/year
Equity for Early-Career Consultants: All members receive full access to learning, growth, and networking opportunities.
Badges for Experience & Vetting: Badges recognize consultants who’ve completed additional vetting or bring significant experience as noted during the application process.
NNCG Firm Memberships
Still Flexible, Now Clearer
Full Firm Membership $1,395/year
Full Firm - All Access $2,500/year
Full Firm: For firms with up to five (5) fully vetted consultants, each with full access to NNCG’s programs and resources.
Full Firm – All Access: For philanthropy consulting firms who want all of their consultants and staff to have access to NNCG’s programs and resources.
Note for Current Members about NNCG Memberships
Beginning December 1, 2025:
- All individual members will have access to all full member benefits beginning December 1, 2025.
- If you’re currently an individual associate member, you’ll renew as a Full Member at $450 after December 1, 2025.
- If you’re already a full member, your renewal rate stays the same, with the added bonus of everyone in the community enjoying equal access.
- If you’re part of a firm membership, when your membership renews after December 1, 2025, you’ll renew under the simplified structure below.
Other Opportunities to Connect with NNCG
There are also opportunities for grantmaking institutions to join NNCG through our Foundation Membership program. Typically, Foundation Members provide grants to NNCG programs and operations and/or sponsor special activities. Contact info@nncg.org for more details.
Friends of NNCG can always make a donation online.
Membership Benefits At-A-Glance
Visit this page for complete information on NNCG Membership Benefits and Opportunities,
including discounts and resources offered by our partner organizations.
| Full Member | |
|---|---|
| Webinar Series open to the public (9/year) | ✓ |
| Skill Building Workshops (3-4/year) – to strengthen your consulting and advising | ✓ |
| Virtual Cafe and Boot Camp series (3-4/year) – peer conversations and sharing around the practice of consulting and advising | ✓ |
| NNCG Searchable Directory Listing | ✓ |
| NNCG Listserv – robust conversation with peers on issues consultants face in their practice | ✓ |
| RFP Distribution – from time to time, NNCG is asked to share RFPs with our full members | ✓ |
| Listed on NNCG member list | ✓ |
| E-news | ✓ |
| Access to webinar archive | ✓ |
| Discounts to 21/64, Exponent, SSIR, and other resources and partner organizations | ✓ |
| Ability to post publications to NNCG Knowledge Center at IssueLab | ✓ |
| LinkedIn Group, Facebook Page | ✓ |
| Signs Code of Ethical Conduct annually as part of renewal | ✓ |
