We are VPG.
A management firm for
smart associations and foundations.
smart associations and foundations.
VPG is a full-service nonprofit management firm. Our in-house teams have
provided strategic, turnkey and high-impact programs that deliver results for our client-partners.
Welcome to Van Petten Group.
VPG Statement
Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. George Floyd. Tony McDade. Sandra Bland. Oscar Grant. Eric Garner. Trayvon Martin. Michael Brown. Philando Castile. There are thousands of names that never became a hashtag.
We say these names and stand with Black people around the world in stating without qualification:
Black Lives Matter.
The last few weeks have been a stunning wake-up call to the pervasiveness of systemic racism against Black people in the United States and the violence of police brutality that is a direct result of it. But it’s not new. It is a centuries-old problem deeply rooted in the soils of our country. And every name is an urgent reminder of the missteps we’ve made as a society and as individuals. They are a reminder of all the times each of us has had a chance to speak up, but didn’t. This failure is ours.
We have not done enough.
It’s our responsibility to implement change within our company, within our communities, and within ourselves. Today, we are working on ways to bring greater equity into our thinking as individuals, our company structure, and our ongoing initiatives. The following organizations and initiatives are working tirelessly on the frontlines to provide material change to impacted communities:
NAACP Legal Fund
Black Lives Matter
Campaign Zero
Know Your Rights
Showing Up For Racial Justice
Black Futures Lab
Chicago Bond Fund
Minnesota Freedom Fund
Legal Rights Center Incorporated
We encourage non-Black people to support their Black peers today and in the future:
- Educate yourself by learning about police violence in the United States and anti-racism practices (Anti-racism for Beginners, Anti-racism Resources for White People, Asian American Pacific Islander Resources on Anti-Blackness)
- Donate to Black-led LGBTQ organizations, such as Affinity; Brave Space Alliance; Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus; Lorde, Rustin and Bates; BYP100; and The Okra Project
- Get involved in local anti-racist campaigns
- Support Black-owned businesses (blackownedchicago.com)
- Help local efforts to clean up neighborhoods affected by looting, such as My Block, My Hood, My City.
The VPG team and the founder – Megan Van Petten – are in support of our Black team members, family, friends, community members, and the entire #BlackLivesMatter movement at large.
Megan Van Petten and the VPG Team
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Campaigns the VPG Team has donated to:
Associations
We provide professionalism and dedication for our trade and business association partners in membership management, financial services, board development and support and many other critical areas that contribute to association strength. Our management structure provides a cost-effective infrastructure that allows for association growth.
Professional Societies
Van Petten Group excels in efficient administration and application of proven best management practices, allowing us to contribute in a meaningful, impactful and rewarding manner to your success and long-term vitality. Because we strategically tailor each service arrangement to partner-specific needs, we can effectively serve organizations of any size.
Foundations
Our charitable organization client-partners enjoy a devoted team of professionals to assist them in attaining their organization’s mission and vision. We tailor our services for their specific goals so we can effectively serve foundations of any size. Our client-partners benefit from a unique convergence of talent, experience, and resources to help you reach your goals.
Corporations
We are dedicated to assisting the corporations we work with in fulfilling their missions. Our skilled professionals apply their knowledge, expertise and passion to serve corporations across many business sectors, helping to create value for their stakeholders. We provide service excellence, thought leadership, public relations, and much more.
Government Institutes
We reduce costs, improve efficiency, meet tight deadlines, solve challenging problems based on our combined team experience, support strategic initiatives, and ultimately produce better outcomes for the long run. Our team attends to areas of management and operations using proven best practices to proudly serve your Government Institute.
Our Services
Foundation Management
Through innovation and expertise, our team specializes in creating custom fundraising plans as unique as you.
Creative Services
Web, social media, branding. Our impactful creative designs do more than make the grade; they set you apart from the competition.
Association Management
We work for you and your members. We go above and beyond to ensure your association is vibrant and part of an engaging environment.
The Work
Inspired by why, driven by data.
Day in and day out we work hard for our client-partners, but don't just take our word for it. Let the work speak for itself.
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Find us.
541 N Fairbanks Court
Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60611
Call us.
312-771-7019