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SUSTAINABILTY GRANTS AND CONTRACTS: MEASURES OF SUCCESS. Jeff Gordon, Senior Director Program Development and External Partnerships San José State University Research Foundation jeff.gordon@sjsu.edu. SJSU Research Foundation. Auxiliary 501(c)3 non-profit corporation
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SUSTAINABILTY GRANTS AND CONTRACTS:MEASURES OF SUCCESS Jeff Gordon, Senior Director Program Development and External Partnerships San José State University Research Foundation jeff.gordon@sjsu.edu
SJSU Research Foundation • Auxiliary 501(c)3 non-profit corporation • One of 80+ auxiliaries within CSU system…among the top four in terms of managing contract/grant revenues, 75 + years old • SJSU research portfolio $65M+ per year, professional staff working with faculty on 100’s of applications and awards each year- Funding Alert! • Collaborations with industry and local gov’t: • San Jose BioCenterUS Market Access Center, Software Business Cluster Environmental Business Cluster
Positioning For Success • Targeting to Goals of RFP/Sponsor • Collaboration-Interdisciplinary • Program Officer Relationships • Review Past Successes • Apply Best Practices/Avoid Pitfalls • Rejection Isn’t Personal • Try, Try Again • Incorporate Feedback from Reviewers • “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” Albert Einstein
Achieving Success • Enabling/Enhancing Student Learning • Exceeding Your Metrics/Over Deliver • Building New Relationships/Partnerships • Sponsors Invite You Back • SJSU’s Center for Development of Recycling and Santa Clara County (www.recyclestuff.org) • Create Awareness and Recognition—Points of Pride (Key Stakeholders/Media)