In our Vision and Roadmap post last January, I mentioned regarding our databases that “either raising or restructuring prices (or both) will likely be necessary in 2024.” It would have been the first time Title IX for All had done so since 2018. We held off from doing that in 2024, however. Instead, we made two major upgrades to our databases, completed a large-scale restructuring of one of them, performed advocacy regarding the 2024 Title IX regulations, and launched a new advisory service for accused students and faculty.

But we had to do it eventually. Starting on February 12, we will change the pricing structure for all new subscriptions to our three core databases: the Accused Students Database, the OCR Resolutions Database, and the Attorneys Directory. If you are a current subscriber, don’t worry; users subscribed prior to February 12 will not be affected by this change as long as they have an active subscription.

Our plan is to increase the cost for recurring subscription payments for new subscriptions by ~25% but discount the cost of the first cycle by ~30% of the new recurring cost. We believe this new structure will help us accomplish several goals:

1. Keeping up with our own costs. While we have not raised prices since 2018, most of our vendors have raised prices on us. Separately, our costs have also increased as we have improved our databases with nearly three dozen upgrades, many of which provide new features requiring new and costly integrations, more development time, and so forth.
2. Respecting our current long-term subscribers. These subscribers helped build us into what we are today. Their contributions funded our advocacy, the continued development of our databases, and the launch of our advisory service. Numerous supporters remain subscribed purely because they believe in our fundamental mission: that Title IX protections should be for all. We will “grandfather” these existing subscribers into the old pricing structure.
3. Making it easier for new users to sign up. Many people need to substantially experience a digital service before they can commit more to it financially. Offering 30% off the first cycle of any database subscription for full access accomplishes this goal. It is also fairly easy for us to compromise on the first month’s cost, since on average we will recover that from recurring transactions.
4. Funding future development. In one form or another, our databases undergo continuous improvement. We have several new features planned for the Accused Students Database and OCR Resolutions Database in particular, and we will announce them as their development nears completion.

If you would like to be “grandfathered” into the current pricing structure, feel free to sign up to one of the following databases before February 12:

• Accused Students Database
• OCR Resolutions Database
• Attorneys Directory