David saw a match between BOHS and the Community Outreach Partnership Center. David stressed the research developed at universities are not reaching critical audiences - the people who need it. David is working on strategies for accumulating and disseminating information keeping in mind the questions of the consumers. Jeff Pryor from Anshutz Foundation talked about philanthropy. He said that the movement in foundations is the neighborhood.
Prevention has to begin locally.
Jeff stressed asset development and talked about the amazing resource that university faculty and students can be to nonprofits. He suggested ranking foundations on a scale of one to ten with one being ones not liked and ten being the best organizations. Jeff suggested university people need to visit foundations. Erlene Kendall, substituted for Dr. Marilyn Smith, Executive Director of the national Association for the Education of Young Children. Erlene stressed the assistance in research for which her organization would like to partner with universities.