Guidelines and Resources
- Developing Philanthropic Partnerships with Foundations and Corporations: A guide
We have developed guidelines to support you as you navigate the Corporate and Foundation philanthropy world.
- Distinguishing Gifts from Sponsored Projects Policy
Corporate and Foundation support can come in as either a gift or a sponsored project. The University has developed a policy is to provide guidance on determining the proper classification between these categories.
- Distinguishing Gifts from Sponsored Projects: A guide
The guide offers further explanation on the University's policy and practical tips on distinguishing gifts from sponsored projects.
- Funding Faculty Research: Columbia Development and Fundraising 101
How can faculty partner with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations (OAD) to find philanthropic support for research? These slides, from a Faculty Development Session organized by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, provide a general roadmap of development and fundraising at Columbia and how faculty can best engage with potential individual and institutional donors.
- Funding Faculty Research: Meet and Greet with Foundation Funders
Dimitra Koutsantoni, Executive Director of University Corporate and Foundation Relations, led a conversation with Shawn Morehead, vice president for grants at New York Community Trust, and Bruce Western, Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice and Justice Lab director, on foundation missions and funding priorities, decision-making processes, and the ways they develop partnerships with higher education institutions and faculty.
- Meet and Greet with Foundation Funders for Early Career Scientists
Dimitra Koutsantoni, Executive Director of University Corporate and Foundation Relations, led a conversation with Gerard Brandenstein, Managing Director of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Daniel Goroff, Vice President and Program Director of the Sloan Foundation, Anne Hultgren, Executive Director and CEO of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, and Laura J. Kaufman, Columbia University Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Chemistry, on funding programs for early career faculty in STEM fields. The discussion covered the aims and goals of foundation fellowships, the selection process for candidates, differences between federal and foundation proposals, and the impact of early career awards on academic careers.
- Funding Faculty Research: Navigating Columbia's Research Resources
This session provided an overview of Columbia’s research funding landscape featuring presentations from University Corporate & Foundation Relations in the Office of Alumni and Development; Office of Sponsored Projects Administration; the Office of Research Initiatives and Development; and the Industry Relations Group at Columbia Technology Ventures. Colleagues from these offices discussed their distinct roles and how they work with faculty to support academic research.
Contact Us:
Dimitra Koutsantoni, PhD
Executive Director of University Corporate & Foundation Relations
E: dk2617@columbia.edu