Our Partners Are Your Partners

Alliance Partners are key contributors to the work of fraternal foundations and our professionals. These organizations have committed to providing excellent service and support to FFE member foundations in nonprofit finance, fundraising strategy, accounting processes and management, print and digital design, legal services, database solutions, educational programming and more. FFE strives to build relationships with partners who understand the work of fraternal foundations and how they can best serve your needs. “Distinguished” level partners support both the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence and the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC).

Distinguished Titanium Partners

OMEGAFI/PENNINGTON & CO.

At the intersection of FinTech and Fraternity, OmegaFi and Pennington & Company provide financial, fundraising, recruitment and communication services and software for fraternities and sororities. Our innovative tools, expertise and customer-centered approach help fraternal chapters, house corporations, headquarters, foundations and campus Greek councils optimize operational efficiency and increase revenue. Together, we manage nearly 10-million-member records, collect $500 million in dues, rent, fees and contributions every year; and have raised more than $1 billion in donations – all in support of the fraternal movement.

Distinguished Diamond Partners

BILLHIGHWAY | GREEKBILL

In 2018, Billhighway and greekbill joined forces in order to provide more options to fraternities and sororities. We are unified in our mission of simplifying finances and developing innovative solutions to support the fraternal industry and our clients’ vision for the future.

CHAPTERSPOT

ChapterSpot provides CRM and member-management tools in the Fraternal Market. ChapterSpot’s tools leverage the power of the Salesforce platform. Our strategy is to identify the best technology available and build solutions on top of that technology to make the tools work as if they were built specifically for the needs of fraternal organizations and fraternal foundations.

HISTORYIT

HistoryIT is a transformative technology and services company.

We provide clients with a brand new approach to making historical collections more accessible, meaningful and even profitable. A national company with headquarters in Portland, Maine, HistoryIT is owned and managed by professional historians, archivists, and technologists.

We bring industry-leading expertise to preserve historical collections of all types and sizes and to make them searchable in meaningful ways. Working with cultural institutions, universities, corporations, professional associations, sports teams, and others, HistoryIT leverages cutting- edge technologies, proprietary methodologies, and the subject matter expertise and commitment of its team to create appealing, effective digital portals for historical resources.

FRATERNAL LAW PARTNERS

Fraternal Law Partners, a division of Manley Burke, LPA, was founded in 2012 to serve the legal needs of fraternities, sororities, student life organizations and their related charitable foundations. Fraternal Law Partners provides legal counsel on business matters – real estate and housing, corporate governance, employment issues, tax, grant-making, and fundraising and stewardship support – as well as risk management and hazing counsel, crisis and incident management, litigation and other liability issues.

GREEK HOUSE CHEFS

Greek House Chefs is the elite option in custom food service for Fraternities and Sororities across the country. We’ll provide your chapter with made-from-scratch meals, custom menus, complimentary special event services and most importantly, we’ll bring your Chapter home for dinner again.

PLAID

Plaid is an organizational training and development firm with the vision of helping people and teams be better. We accomplish this by designing thought-provoking and stimulating learning experiences for both students and professionals. Plaid supports its partners by creating educational programs, conducting research and data strategies, and serving as a trusted consultant for strategic planning and human capital development initiatives. We offer specialized services including online signature programs and custom course design, curriculum evaluation & design, executive search & selection, team building, program facilitation, and culture change initiatives.

CAMPUS PREVENTION NETWORK BY VECTORSOLUTIONS

Vector Solutions is the leading provider of enterprise technology powering prevention education, data analytics, and research for 1,500 higher education institutions. Serving more than 5 million learners annually, Vector Solutions helps its college and university partners create safer, healthier, and more inclusive campus communities. Through online prevention education and compliance training, policy and program guidance, professional development, data insights and performance benchmarking, Vector Solutions delivers solutions that make colleges and universities great places to live, learn, and work. For more information on Vector Solutions, please visit our website.

Diamond Partners

AMG NATIONAL TRUST BANK

AMG is a privately held bank offering comprehensive financial services designed to help you achieve long-term financial security and success. We manage approximately $4.5 billion* for clients from our offices in Denver, Boulder, Cheyenne, Chicago, Morristown and Virginia Beach. For over 40 years, AMG has helped affluent individuals and families, corporate executives, business owners, nonprofit institutions and endowments achieve their financial goals.

Platinum Partners

BLUE & CO.

Blue & Co., LLC is an independent accounting and advisory firm with more than 450 people in 10 offices across Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. We are dedicated to helping clients carry out their visions and impact their communities. At Blue & Co., we are committed to taking care of your organization holistically. This is why more than 50 fraternal organizations trust Blue & Co. to serve their organization in a variety of ways. We understand the important work your organization does, and we take pride in our abilities to provide specialized expertise in the realm of accounting, assurance, tax and consulting as it relates to the fraternal industry.

COMPUTER SYSTEM INNOVATIONS

Computer System Innovations (CSI) is a dynamic, team-oriented technology consulting company committed to providing value-added solutions and services to Fraternal Organizations and Non-Profit associations. CSI provides a range of services to help improve your organizational performance including iMIS Engagement Management Software (EMS) solutions, Business Process Optimization, IT Planning, Website Development, Data Migration, Analytics & Reporting, Technical Support, and Training.

Gold Partners

BOARDABLE

Boardable is powerful nonprofit board software that centralizes all communication between you and your board — whether you’re in meetings or between them. Our intuitive tools empower you to work more efficiently with your board and committee members. Find the best meeting times, securely store all of your documents, archive discussion threads, and much more — all in one convenient place.

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL

Marriott International. Offering the most powerful portfolio in the industry, our 31 brands and 8,500+ properties across 138 countries and territories give people more ways to connect, experience and expand their world.

PURSUANT + GIVINGDNA

Pursuant is a marketing and fundraising firm dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations increase the visibility of their mission, engage with constituents, acquire new donors, and drive donor loyalty. GivingDNA is a wealth screening and data analytics platform. Together, Pursuant+GivingDNA leverage analytics to inform marketing and fundraising strategy with impactful creative and messaging.

SMARTERSELECT

Over 2,000,000 people across the world have used SmarterSelect to create, manage, analyze, apply for, and evaluate over 50,000 online application programs. Whether you are managing scholarships, grants, recognition awards, or any type of program that requires an online application form, SmarterSelect has solutions that will meet your online application management needs.

Silver Partners

COLUMNS FUNDRAISING

Columns Fundraising is a team of highly experienced development professionals dedicated to using their broad base of knowledge and decades of experience to support the mission of your chapter or national office. From Executive Search to Feasibility Studies and multi-year Capital Campaign efforts, we have the expertise, knowledge, and experience to help your Board and staff articulate your powerful story to donors and prospects and maximize your organization’s fundraising effectiveness.

Your mission is to change the lives of those you serve. Our mission is to support you in that important work.

ELEVATE

Elevate IMS is a communications, fundraising consulting firm focused exclusively on the College Fraternity and Sorority community. The Elevate team has decades of experience working with local house corporations on their data management and focused communication programs to connect and engage their members. Our Capital Project Team works with House Corporations that want or need to buy, build, renovate, or endow their facilities. Through the Feasibility Study and Campaign process, collectively we work with our clients to achieve and maintain their vision for their organization.

FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE AND REATH

Faegre Drinker is a firm designed for clients. We opened our doors on February 1, 2020, uniting Faegre Baker Daniels and Drinker Biddle & Reath, two firms known for exceptional legal and consulting capabilities and a commitment to service excellence. Clients are at the start — and the heart — of everything we do.

With 1,200 experienced attorneys and consulting professionals licensed in nearly every state in the U.S., and with strategic offices in London and Shanghai, we have the strength and reach to solve our clients’ most complex transactional, litigation and regulatory challenges, wherever they may arise.

Our culture is firmly rooted in relentless client focus and mutual trust that empowers collaboration. We listen to understand your priorities and pressure points. We bring you fresh ideas that work. And we deliver excellence — without arrogance. We are committed to our communities and to building a diverse and inclusive firm that reflects those communities and our clients.

Bolstered by our collective history, Faegre Drinker moves boldly into the future, investing in talent, technology and innovation to continually provide clients with exceptional service, collaborative experiences, innovative approaches and value.

LIFEWEB 360

Tap local chapter affinity to drive your national fundraising efforts. LifeWeb 360 helps communities to honor a loved one who has died by sharing memories. Easily create a ‘group commemoration’ on your website where alumni can share stories, photos, and videos of chaptermates that have passed, as well as national-level reflections on your fraternity or sorority’s impact in their life. Increase alumni engagement, in memoriam donations, and good vibrations. Visit lifeweb360.com/partner for more information.

TREK ADVANCEMENT

Trek Advancement is a firm focused on philanthropy. We believe sustainable and strategic philanthropy can change the world. We use our significant experience in principal and planned giving to guide our clients to unlock the full potential of their fundraising efforts.

TRUIST BANK

Since 1985, Truist has been recognized as a leading provider of investment advisory and administrative services to not-for-profit institutions, including Associations and their related Foundations. We offer independent, conflict-free fiduciary investment advice through an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) model. Our expertise in Planned Giving, Fund Accounting and Grants Management make Truist a valuable partner to hundreds of non-profits around the country.

Bronze Partners

APPEALMAKER

Create, print and mail affordable direct mail packages with AppealMaker. With proven direct mail packages to choose from, creating professional and cost-effective fundraising letters is at your fingertips. Personalized postcards, thank you cards, and donor renewal packages can all be created on-demand, so you can include direct mail as part of your fundraising strategy – even at the last minute!

ARCHEIOS

We are dedicated to digitally preserving your past. “We study the past to understand the present; we study the present to guide the future.” – William Lund

CROWDCHANGE

CrowdChange helps Greek life organizations enhance their chapter, alumni, and Foundation fundraising and events. It does this by providing customized, feature-rich websites for organizations that act as a hub for their fundraising, providing valuable data and automated reporting that helps save time and improve oversight.

DONORBOX

Donorbox provides nonprofits with digital giving tools and services to improve their fundraising activities, form better relationships with donors, and build sustainable growth.

Visit donorbox.org to see how our platform can help boost your fundraising.

DONORSEARCH

At DonorSearch, we know that philanthropy markers connect what is in someone’s heart – their aspirations in life – to their capacity to give to a nonprofit organization. Founded in 2007 and built upon years of experience in philanthropy, our mission is to provide more nonprofits with actionable data and insights that help fundraisers connect more deeply with the right donors. Our purpose and approach at DonorSearch are centered around helping more nonprofits identify, expand, predict and connect. By identifying the right donors, expanding your donor list, and using our intelligent and empowering technology to predict giving behavior, you can and will connect with the right donors at the right time.

EVERTRUE

EverTrue’s software, data, and services empower higher education and independent school advancement teams to create personalized experiences for donors. Hundreds of teams use EverTrue’s network of social and demographic data sources and modern, mobile-first software to reach more donors and increase fundraising. The company is backed by Rubicon Technology Partners and serves more than 2,000 nonprofit customers. Visit www.evertrue.com for more information.

GRAVYTY

Gravyty makes it easy for you to engage your community and fundraise at scale. Engaged constituents are three times more likely to make a donation. Our integrated platform leverages the power of community and automation to enable you to build, foster, rally, solicit and thank your members—all with analytics to prove your success. Learn more at https://www.gravyty.com/

MCM CPAS & ADVISORS

MCM CPAs & Advisors offers expertise in audit and assurance services, tax planning, business valuation, litigation support, fraud examination, business start‐up and consulting for non‐profit, public and privately held organizations, and individuals. The company has offices in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky; Jeffersonville and Indianapolis, Indiana; and Cincinnati, Ohio, and was recently ranked by Inside Public Accounting’s Top 100 list as the 78th largest accounting firm in the United States (based on net revenue). MCM is an independent member of PrimeGlobal, one of the world’s top five associations of independent accounting firms. The firm has been awarded Best Places to Work distinctions in multiple states and cities.

MCR - MARKETING COMMUNICATION RESOURCE

MCR is a full-service print and mail facility that coordinates personalized communications for over 700 organizations nationwide, primarily serving higher education, healthcare, non-profit, and government organizations. We are a leader in variable data-driven philanthropic direct mail solutions and are committed to providing clients with an excellent customer experience. We know that your constituents want to hear from you and make it possible through a wide-range of direct marketing strategies.

PATRIOT SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC.

With over 20 years of experience in membership management, our company has recently launched Sentinel Membership — the ultimate solution for fraternal-based organizations. By combining our deep industry knowledge with the best features from modern CRM platforms, we have crafted a Member Relationship Management (MRM) product that surpasses all others.

Sentinel Membership provides a powerful platform to effectively manage and grow your fraternity. Designed for today’s connected world, it empowers organizations of all sizes to navigate the complexities of membership management with ease. Streamline tasks, optimize processes, and enhance communication within your fraternity.
Experience the future of fraternity management with Sentinel Membership. Discover how our exceptional product transforms your organization and sets you apart in the industry. Embrace the power of Sentinel Membership to drive growth and success for your fraternity.

PIXEL POINT LLC

Event production services for conferences, conventions, and other events.

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

Building on its history of 160 years, UBS is committed to bringing its global resources to bear on the portfolios of endowments and foundations to help them pursue their wealth management goals. Today, as the world’s largest wealth manager,* we are strongly positioned to help our clients address the realities of the global economy and their sophisticated needs. Customized solutions are delivered by dedicated Financial Advisors who are aligned to help give clients confidence in reaching their goals no matter what the environment.

* Scorpio Partnership’s “Global Private Banking Benchmark 2018” rank of global wealth managers by assets under management.

WINDFALL

Windfall helps nonprofits identify, understand, and engage affluent donors with the most accurate, up-to-date dataset available. Over 700 nonprofits leverage Windfall’s wealth screening, signals, and propensity modeling to drive measurable fundraising outcomes.