Internal Procedures for Faculty and Staff
The University strongly encourages and supports efforts by faculty and staff to enhance their research and programs with external funding. Corporate & Foundation Relations can assist you in researching sources, developing a strategy, editing your proposal and preparing a budget. Many foundations and corporations, large and small, are known to or have had contact with our volunteer leadership, Development staff or other areas of the University. Their advice, contact information and experience might make the difference in whether your proposal is funded. Please follow these steps outlined inside this packet to locate and apply to likely corporate and foundation funding sources.
How can corporate and foundation relations help you?
- Funding Searches
- Sponsorships
- Letters of Intent
- Corporate and Foundation Proposal Submission
- Stewardship
- Financial & Progress Reports
Funding Searches
Let us assist you in your search funding. The Department of Corporate and Foundation Relations has various funding resources including the Foundation Center Associates Program, BIG Online, and iWave to aid you in your search for funding opportunities.
Let us assist you in your search funding. The Department of Corporate and Foundation Relations has various funding resources including the Foundation Center Associates Program, BIG Online, and iWave to aid you in your search for funding opportunities.
Sponsorships
Capitalize on your events and expand your reach by seeking external Sponsorship for industry specific events.
Letters of Intent
Letters of intent are generally the first step to approaching a corporate or foundation funder. Corporate and Foundation Relations works with you to process and forward these documents and utilizes our existing contacts to encourage an invitation to submit a full proposal.
Corporate and Foundation Proposal Submission
In order to submit external proposals you must first submit a Corporate and Foundation Relations Grant Proposal Clearance Form. We assist you in his process to ensure that all mandatory University Clearances are obtained for external submission.
In order to submit external proposals you must first submit a Corporate and Foundation Relations Grant Proposal Clearance Form. We assist you in his process to ensure that all mandatory University Clearances are obtained for external submission.
Stewardship
Receiving a grant is just the first step. After you’ve received your grant we will assist you with updating your funder on updates as well as with Financial & Progress Reports.
Questions?
Please contact us at (212) 346-1721.
