Re: Question for Foundation Directory Subscribers Ware, Jeanne 26 Apr 2006 10:30 EST

I certainly like what you said here Dawn.  While I'm in Charlie's camp
(success is pretty dismal), I know that faculty can be more successful
(particularly for our institution at does more community outreach and
programmatic stuff than pure research) if they just put some time and
"polish" to what they are doing.

Many times it is a sales technique that they need to employ and when you
are use to writing more scientifically, it is not an easy task.

I too get into all sorts of squabbles with our foundation for the same
kinds of things.  For instance, we wanted some community programming
money to do a summer camp and so I went and did the "dog and pony" show
for the faculty member.  We got the funds, but not without huffing and
puffing from the foundation that they had BIGGER plans... what the plan
or plans are is yet to be determined or disclosed.

Nonetheless, I would not pay for the Foundation Directory as a sponsored
research office -- that should be something the development office
should invest in.... my 2 cents.

Jeanne

http://www.ncf.edu/orps/
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you
please." -- Mark Twain
"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their
common sense." -- Gertrude Stein
-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On
Behalf Of Dawn Underwood
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:41 AM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Question for Foundation Directory Subscribers

At Indiana State University, the main campus library maintains an 18
user license for the institution. Access to the single username and
password is protected so that ISU users must login as a student or
employee to reach it. The Sponsored Programs office used to purchase the
two user option, and the library maintained the hard copy edition. The
current arrangement works better for our budget and we are able to use
the tool when we conduct workshops.

Contrary to the experiences of others, we have found the directory
useful in seeking grant funding. However, these funding sources do
generally require relationship building (translates to "Time").  It is
especially useful for those searching for funding for community projects
who need to locate foundations within the state. The 990 information
which lists prior year's fundings is useful for those who plan a
submission to a nationally focused foundation (ie: Coca-Cola, Tiger
Woods, etc). This detail is a reality check for those who think that
foundation money is easy to get in large chunks.

Of course, whenever we assist someone who is interested in foundation
funding, we work with our development folks so we aren't stepping on
toes.

Dawn

Dawn Underwood
Associate Director
Sponsored Programs
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana
Phone: 812-237-3088
Fax: 812-237-3092

>>> xxxxxx@AECOM.YU.EDU 4/26/2006 10:21 AM >>>
I agree with Joni.  AND...I think it is a bit mean and misleading to
direct the average faculty member needing $$ to the average Foundation
Center write-up if you don't also tell them the likelihood of getting a
response, let alone a grant, from a foundation with which you have no
previous contact.   I usually tell people that chance of success is
somewhere slightly above zero.   Is there any real data?

Charlie

At 09:47 AM 4/26/2006, you wrote:
We signed up for the site a little over a year ago, and I believe we
got 9 logins or thereabouts, with the subscription.  We were not able to
provide it directly to the faculty, but offered to do searches for them,
or to invite them to use a spare workstation we have in the office to do
searches for themselves.  I explored the possibility of a site license,
but it was expensive and I decided to wait and see how beneficial it
was.  It turned out that, for us, the program was virtually useless and
we cancelled our subscription recently when it came up for renewal.
Joni

Jon Hart, M.P.A., C.I.P.
Senior Director
Office of Sponsored Programs Administration
Human Subjects Protections Program
The Rockefeller University
email:  xxxxxx@mail.rockefeller.edu
Tel:  (212) 327-8054; fax:  (212) 327-8400

From: Research Administration List [ mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On
Behalf Of Deborah Lundin
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 4:38 PM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] Question for Foundation Directory Subscribers

Dear Colleagues,

We are current subscribers to the Foundation Directory Online (
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/) and, if I am not mistaken, our
subscription package limits the number of login sites.  At this time, we
have not made the username/password available to faculty and staff
around campus.  I wondered, for those of you who do subscribe to this
service, how do you maintain accessibility to the site?  Do you provide
access to individuals outside the Sponsored Research offices?  Do you
field funding requests and perform the searches in the Directory
in-house and then distribute the results to the requesters?

Thank you in advance for your responses!

Deborah Lundin

Research and Training Coordinator/Assistant Director

Center for Sponsored Research and Programs

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

P.O. Box 1510, 901 Dogwood Lane

Pembroke, NC 28372-1510

Phone:  910.522.5781

Fax:      910.521.6164

http://www.uncp.edu/csrp/

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