ACN is a welcoming, collaborative community that provides nonprofit consultants the opportunity to meet prospects, collaborate with peers, and grow their business.

Through our 30 years of experience, we go beyond business—helping you build real connection and a community of coworkers, friends and mentors in diverse nonprofit practice areas so you don't have to go it alone.

Rooted in Chicago, our consultants work with mission-driven organizations across our region and beyond.

BECOME A MEMBER

ACN Membership Benefits

Invest in your own work and brand, help prospective clients find you and gain access to a small but mighty community of consultants offering expertise in more than two dozen areas of nonprofit and foundation programs, strategy, operations, fundraising and other areas.

Membership Rates

Organizational Membership | $375 

Provides all benefits for firms of 2 or more people.  Each organization can list up to 3 individual profiles OR may list two individual profiles and an organizational page description.

Individual Membership | $250

Provides all benefits for 1 person.

Associate Membership | $150

Does not include public listing on Find a Consultant page or RFP access. For students or sole practitioners who are new to independent consulting with fewer than 3 paid clients and/or 2 years paid consulting engagements.  There is a 2-year limit on being an associate member.

Discounts for Forefront Members

Forefront members receive $50 off Organizational and Individual memberships.

Have Questions?

Want to know more?  Please contact Tricia Fusilero, Executive Director.  She can answer questions, or will be happy to connect you with an ACN member who can share their own perspective on the benefits of joining us.