The Foundation Relations (FR) team, within Boston University Advancement and serving both campuses, helps faculty and staff seek out, apply for, secure, and steward charitable gifts and grants from private philanthropic foundations and nongovernmental organizations.<\/p>\n
The FR team\u2019s four-phase approach\u2014identify, cultivate, apply, and steward\u2014is designed to help and add value throughout the entire grant-seeking process by offering expert guidance and support to Principal Investigators (PIs) and Grant Administrators. Our goal is to work with you to match your research and programs with foundations\u2019 charitable goals, which are often to support pilot and proof-of-concept projects and high-risk research that may not be attractive to more traditional funders, such as the NIH and the NSF.<\/p>\n
Discover<\/strong> funding opportunities to support faculty programs, research, and career development (for example, young investigator awards), as well as University priorities Develop<\/strong> strategies<\/strong> to approach new or past institutional donors Draft<\/strong> and\/or edit, especially for clarity, consistency, and responsiveness to guidelines and donor interests Acknowledge<\/strong> awards with personalized letters from BU leadership Purpose of the Foundation Relations Team The Foundation Relations (FR) team, within Boston University Advancement and serving both campuses, helps faculty and staff seek out, apply for, secure, and steward charitable gifts and grants from private philanthropic foundations and nongovernmental organizations. How We Can Help You The FR team\u2019s four-phase approach\u2014identify, cultivate, apply, and steward\u2014is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23546,"featured_media":0,"parent":34,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/foundations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/872"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/foundations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/foundations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/foundations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23546"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/foundations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/foundations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2027,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/foundations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/872\/revisions\/2027"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/foundations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/foundations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nLeverage<\/strong> connections among BU leaders, faculty, alumni, friends, and foundation contacts
\nStay abreast<\/strong> of trends in advanced research and higher-education fundraising to identify new sources of support
\nAlert<\/strong> and remind PIs about upcoming, well-aligned funding opportunities
\nProvide<\/strong> faculty with workshops, tools, training, and individual consultations<\/p>\nCultivate: Build the Relationship<\/h4>\n
\nIntroduce<\/strong> projects<\/strong> to relevant foundation program officers and directors
\nProvide<\/strong> briefings<\/strong> and prospect research in advance of meetings with potential donors
\nHost<\/strong> tours for donors and coordinate in-person meetings, site visits, or conference calls with PIs
\nInvite<\/strong> prospective donors to events and other engagement opportunities<\/p>\nApply: Prepare and Submit the Proposal<\/h4>\n
\nSummarize<\/strong> instructions and required components
\nInterface<\/strong> with foundation staff as questions arise
\nEnsure<\/strong> submission proceeds in a timely fashion
\nDraft<\/strong> customized cover letters and letters of support, commitment, or recommendation
\nProvide<\/strong> application attachments when needed (for example, proof of nonprofit status, institutional budgets)
\nServe<\/strong> as liaison with Sponsored Programs to secure approval for submissions
\nConnect<\/strong> applicants with other BU faculty who have submitted successful proposals to foundations
\nSolicit<\/strong> feedback from foundations when applications are declined<\/p>\nSteward: Thank the Donor<\/h4>\n
\nRecognize<\/strong> donors through events, social media, and articles in BU publications
\nHandle<\/strong> logistics for check presentations and site visits
\nRemind<\/strong> PIs about reporting requirements and deadlines and help prepare reports<\/p>\nMore information can be found on our FAQ page<\/a>. Questions? Contact Tristan Barako at tbarako@bu.edu<\/a> or (617) 358-2501.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"