Corporate & Foundation Relations at Syracuse University
Syracuse University's Corporate & Foundation Relations team works to advance priority projects, build relationships with corporations and foundations, facilitate linkages, provide information, and support stewardship for funded projects. The team assists in establishing and fostering connections with various organizations, offering support in approaching potential partners, proposal development, and project definition. Through a range of activities, including strategic partnerships, executive relationships, sponsorships, and research support, the CFR team plays a vital role in promoting engagement and collaboration within the university community.
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Corporate & Foundation Relations (CFR) at Syracuse University LeKita Scott Dawkins, Director, Foundation Relations Melissa Whipps, Associate Director, Foundation Relations
CFR: What We Do: Learn about and advance priority projects Build close working relationships with corporations and foundations Facilitate linkages between the university and corps and founds Provide information to corps and founds Support active stewardship for funded projects
CONTACT CFR! Does SU have an existing relationship with the corporation or foundation? Do we have pending or planned proposals? Do we have an active project with the organization? Do we have helpful information about what the organization does or does not fund? We can HELP you with your approach to the corporation or foundation.
Contact Us We Are Here to Help! Sara Wason, Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Relations 443-2576, sdwason@syr.edu LeKita Scott Dawkins, Director, Foundation Relations 443-1606, ldawkins@syr.edu Melissa Whipps, Associate Director, Foundation Relations 443-3810, mjwhipps@syr.edu Alan Lincoln, Executive Director, Corporate Relations 443-3810, adlincol@syr.edu Vijay Srinivas, Executive Director, Corporate Relations 443-3810, srinivas@syr.edu http://syr.edu/partnerships/foundations/index-2.html
CFR Proposal Development & Submission LeKita Scott Dawkins, Director, Foundation Relations Melissa Whipps, Associate Director, Foundation Relations
Defining Your Project / Program Principal Investigator, Project Team Project Title Project Description Keywords Associated with Your Project Project Goal(s) Anticipated Project Outcome(s) Project Start/End Date Total Amount Needed and Duration Type of Funding Needed http://syr.edu/partnerships/foundations/grants/foundation-relations-info-form.docx
Levels of Corporate Engagement StrategicPartner Sponsorship Executive relationship Partnership agreements Support SU initiative sponsorship Research support Student support Major research and major gifts Involvement Collaborative research Hardware grants Advisory board member Outreach programs Curriculum support Joint approaches to funding sources Awareness Support for educational programs Workshops/seminars Research grants Career fairs Business development Philanthropic support Internships/Co-ops Conferences In-kind gifts Scholarships Guest speaking & lectures Holistic Engagement Traditional Engagement
Resources for Proposal Writing Proposal Writing Short Course - an online guide that covers thebasics of preparing a foundation proposal: http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse Producing Proposals That Work! www.nationalserviceresources.org/files/pptw-notesheets.pdf