Develop Your Career. Lead the Future. Consort with Peers.
The Development Leadership Consortium is committed to building an inclusive culture of philanthropy in Chicago.
What We Do.
Our mission is to mentor fundraising professionals who are new to the field and to engage them throughout their careers, encouraging their growth into committed, connected leaders of the philanthropic community in Chicago and beyond.
Our Focus Areas
Develop
We are proud to offer two signature programs aimed at professionals in philanthropy. Our Annual Fellows Program is geared towards professionals in their early and intermediate stages of their career in advancement. Our Management Fellows Program is for advanced professionals and is designed to prepare new generations of non-profit managers to lead their organizations with confidence and knowledge.
Lead
There are several ways to lead and benefit from leaders in the field through the Development Leadership Consortium (DLC). Whether you would like to become a mentor to young professionals, are looking to broaden your network, or would like to give a leadership gift to support our work, we have many engagement options.
Consort
Events give us the time and space to network with peers, share best practices, and develop important skills in philanthropy. Events are a key driver of our network and our success.
Our Commitment to
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Development Leadership Consortium advocates for, and nurtures, a community of philanthropy that is representative of the world in which we live and serve, and is committed to diversity as it relates to race, gender identity, class, age, ethnicity, religion, LGBTQ+ status, and/or disability.
In alignment with this value, we seek to secure an inclusive programming pool, and are interested in receiving a broad spectrum of candidates with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, experiences, and philanthropic passions from a wide representation of organizations.
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Development Leadership Consortium is an amazing organization and there is nothing else like it. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to participate in the DLC and I hope to be able to give back to the organization in the future. Thank you!”
– Courtney Kohout, Associate Director, Gift Planning, University of Chicago
Development Leadership Consortium
Our mission is to mentor fundraising professionals who are new to the field and to engage them throughout their careers, encouraging their growth into committed, connected leaders of the philanthropic community in Chicago and beyond.
Develop Your Career.
Lead the Future.
Consort with Peers.
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