Corporate & Foundation Relations (CFR) at Syracuse University

LeKita Scott Dawkins, Director, Foundation RelationsMelissa 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 Relations443-3810, 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 RelationsMelissa 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 Neededhttp://syr.edu/partnerships/foundations/grants/foundation-relations-info-form.docx

Traditional Engagement

Awareness

Career fairs

Conferences

Scholarships

Advisory board member

Research grants

Internships/Co-ops

In-kind gifts

InvolvementStudent support

Hardware grants

Curriculum support

Workshops/seminars

Philanthropic support

Guest speaking & lectures

Support SU initiative sponsorship

Research support

Collaborative research

Outreach programs

Support for educational programs

Sponsorship Executive relationship

Partnership agreements

Major research and major gifts

Joint approaches to funding sources

Business development

Strategic Partner

Levels of Corporate Engagement

Holistic Engagement

Resources for Proposal Writing

• Proposal Writing Short Course - an online guide that covers the basics of preparing a foundation proposal:

http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse

• Producing Proposals That Work!

www.nationalserviceresources.org/files/pptw-notesheets.pdf