Society for Social Work and Research

Sixteenth Annual Conference Research That Makes A Difference: Advancing Practice and Shaping Public Policy
11-15 January 2012 I Grand Hyatt Washington I Washington, DC

SSRPCB-3 Understanding Private Foundations

Thursday, January 12, 2012: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Laffayette Park (Grand Hyatt Washington)
Speakers/Presenters:
Maureen Martin, University of Michigan and Lindsey Rossow-Rood, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
This session aims to introduce participants to the opportunities, challenges, and strategies in obtaining funding from private foundations. The session will briefly look at philanthropy broadly in the United States, offer an overview of relevant national and regional foundations, provide resources for locating data on foundations, offer insight into the building and nurturing of foundation relationships, and provide examples of best practices in proposal development.
This session aims to introduce participants to the opportunities, challenges, and strategies in obtaining funding from private foundations. The session will briefly look at philanthropy broadly in the United States, offer an overview of relevant national and regional foundations, provide resources for locating data on foundations, offer insight into the building and nurturing of foundation relationships, and provide examples of best practices in proposal development.
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