Also the Foundation Center has a home page which is full of pertinent information on foundation giving. The Foundation Center. Finally, CALS's Office of Research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has an excellent web site on foundation giving. CASE is an international association of education advancement officers, who include alumni administrators, fund raisers, public relations managers, publications editors, and government relations officers. The ultimate goal of advancement professionals is to enhance their institutions by bringing in moneys through external support.
Some corporations have offices dedicated to philanthropic giving.
As with foundations, corporate donors have specific areas of interest where they invest their foundation dollars or donations of special equipment. But unlike other foundations, corporate giving often has a public relations emphasis, so a key issue may be how a project benefits the image or enhances the public perception of the corporation. If this is the case, the proposal should be couched in terms that speak to the corporation's self-image and objectives. The LER office can help to make a proposal successful with corporate sponsors, and investigators are strongly encouraged to contact these offices when considering a proposal submission. The Office of Sponsored Programs on the first floor of Day Hall, has an OSP Library, Rm. 115, with extensive material on corporate giving.