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Inaugural District II Venture Capital Fund Awards AnnouncedAbout District II
Inaugural District II Venture Capital Fund Awards Announced
02.08.08
The inaugural District II Venture Capital Fund awards were announced today by the District II Board’s Venture Capital Fund committee. Awards totaling $10,000 will be made to nine institutions for new programs for advancement professionals and institutions in District II.
Sixteen applications were submitted for funding, representing over $30,000 in requests. The District II board had authorized $10,000 in grants, so the competition was fierce.
Because the demand for Venture Capital Funds was so great, some programs were funded for an amount less than requested, in cases where the committee felt that the program could be scaled back but still have impact.
“We were overwhelmed with the response to the program,” said Anne Berry of Lebanon Valley College, chair-elect of the District II board, and a member of the Venture Capital Fund committee. “In the end we tried to fund proposals that would have an impact on some groups within District II that are not as well-served by the annual conference, including community colleges, corporate/foundation and advancement services professionals.
"We also provided funding for what we see as an important study of staff recruitment, development and compensation practices that will be coordinated by Marywood University. Many District II members cite staff recruitment and retention as one of their most vexing problems and we are looking forward to sharing the results of this project with District II members.”
Formal award letters are being sent today from the office of Tilghman Moyer at Muhlenberg College, a District II director and member of the Venture Capital Fund committee. David Sowers of Franklin & Marshall College is the third member of the Venture Capital Fund committee and District II's treasurer.
District II member institutions and professionals may apply for Venture Capital Funds at any time by using the online submission form. The next round of applications will be reviewed in mid-August.
District II Biannual Venture Capital Fund Award Recipients (for the period of January 15- August 15, 2008)
University at Buffalo
Graham Stewart, Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations
To create a formal networking event for alumni relations professionals in the greater Buffalo/Western New York area. Summary of meeting will be supplied along with any data gathered from a formal benchmarking exercise.
$500
Towson University
Jennifer Pawlo-Johnstone, Director of Alumni Services
To initate a networking program for the alumni directors at all University of Maryland System (USM) schools, on the Towson University campus.
$750
Nazareth College
Julie Long, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
To develop a media training event and hands-on media training for 2-3 faculty/staff members from 12 Rochester Area Colleges (RAC).
$1000
Carnegie Mellon University
Shirley Moffat, Director of Gift Administration
To create a Gift Administration/Gift Processing forum, an annual networking event for gift administrators, hosted by Carnegie Mellon University.
$950
Saint Vincent College
Christine Foschia, Director, Foundation and Government Grantseeking
To establish a regional networking group for corporate/foundation relations officers from colleges and universities in southwestern Pennsylvania. Program would provide professional development, training opportunities, facilitate networking and share best practices in grantseeking.
$1500
Grove City College
Roxann Williams, Director of Donor Services
To develop a series of networking and information-sharing events for donor relations professionals in southwestern Pennsylvania.
$1000
Marywood University
Paul J. Strunk, Director of Capital Resources
To develop a meeting for Advancement VPs at Northeastern Pennsylvania institutions to discuss staff recruitment, development and compensation. At same time, gather the Human Resources directors at the same institutions to discuss the specific HR challenges associated with the development field.
$2500
Kingsborough Community College
To conduct a three part research project to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of alumni fund-raising efforts at six community colleges within the City University of New York system.
$1000
Harrisburg Area Community College
For funding to support the third annual “Alumni Programming and Fundraising for Community Colleges” one day conference to be held March 28, 2008 at HACC.
$800