Philanthropy and Foundations 101
Join us for a session that gives researchers a stronger understanding of what foundations fund, how they operate, how to manage expectations, and a better understanding of how applying for this funding differs from federal agency grants or other typical U.S. research grant proposals.
This session is appropriate for both junior and senior faculty.
SESSION AGENDA:
Introduction and Welcome
Sandra Crocker
Assistant Vice Principal (Research and International Relations)
Philanthropy 101: Demystifying the World of Private Foundations
Prof. Becky Lentz
Working with Foundations at McGill
Rupa Narasimhadevara (Office of Sponsored Research)
and Isabelle Roy (Development and Alumni Relations)
* Refreshments will be served *
Becky Lentz is an assistant professor of media and public policy in the Dept. of Art History and Communication Studies in the McGill Faculty of Arts. Prior to joining McGill in July 2008, Prof. Lentz served as the first Program Officer for electronic media policy at The Ford Foundation between 2001 and 2007. In that capacity, she designed and implemented a new grant making strategy that supported scholarly and public interest research, legal advocacy, and community organizing in the field of communication law and policy in the U.S. and internationally. Her annual grantmaking portfolio averaged about $4 million, which resulted in an investment of approximately $24 million in the emerging sector of what is now referred to as media reform and media justice.
This session is intended for faculty, DAR, senior research administrators, and other McGill staff who manage relationships with foundations.
SEATING IS LIMITED. Please RSVP by April 9, 2010 to lauren.clark [at] mcgill.ca (l)lauren.clark [at] mcgill.ca (514-398-4880)