Types of IDPE membership and subscriptions

IDPE membership provides access to IDPE's educational training, benchmarking and resources for all members of staff involved in professional fundraising and alumni relations within a school.

 
 
Why should you become a corporate partner?
 

There are three types of membership:

  • Membership for schools with established development offices or with an active professional fundraising and alumni relations programme
  • Associate* for individuals looking to enter the schools' development sector or taking a career break
  • Corporate partnership* for organisations or freelancers supporting the schools' development sector

*Associate members and corporate partners are membership classes governed by the IDPE board of trustees and do not qualify for voting rights, as specified in the Articles of Associations. For more information contact vicky.roe@idpe.org.uk.

 

Schools membership subscription

There are a wide range of subscriptions depending on your school size, situation and location. For 2024, the costs will be as follows:

 
Membership type Pupil numbers~ Definition Cost
Individual independent A 1-750 UK Independent school with less than 750 pupils (including prep) £585** Base rate subscription
Individual independent B 751+ UK Independent School with 751+ pupils (including prep) £620**
Independent - Centralised Office Fee per school based on lead school^ pupil numbers A single development office raising funds for more than one senior school within the UK Fee as above for lead school^ plus an additional £80** per senior school
Individual state A 1-1,000 UK state school with less than 1,000 pupils £475** Base rate subscription
Individual state B 1,000+ UK state school with 1,000+ pupils £500**
State  - Centralised Office Fee per school based on lead school^ pupil numbers A single development office raising funds for more than one senior school within the UK Fee as above for lead school^ plus an additional £50** per senior school
International School Not applicable Outside of UK £485**

~ Pupil numbers are based on the senior school (and include pupil numbers from affiliated prep schools), as per the Department of Education website

^ A lead school is defined as the school in which the development office is situated or, in the event of the development office not being based in a school, the largest school in the group/MAT. This excludes any schools not registered with IDPE

**all prices shown are VAT exclusive

See our school membership flowchart to see which membership type your school falls within.

Read our frequently asked questions around the new school membership model for further help.

 

Joining part way through a year

If you are joining part way through the year, please see the table below which shows the % of annual fee that will be applied:

Month of joining % of annual fee applied
January – February 100%
March – April 90%
May – June 80%
July – August 50%
September 40%
October 30%
November 20%
December No charge
 

Associate membership subscription

For individuals looking to enter the sector, or are taking a career break, who are currently not working for a school, we offer associate membership.

Associate members benefit from a discounted rate of £70** per quarter.

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Corporate partnership subscription

Includes IDPE membership plus additional marketing opportunities.  The annual subscription fee is £585** and runs from 1 January to 31 December.  

If joining part way through a year the initial year's subscription is based on the month you join.

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*Associate members and corporate partners are membership classes governed by the IDPE board of trustees and do not qualify for voting rights, as specified in the Articles of Associations. For more information contact vicky.roe@idpe.org.uk.