2020-2021 W&P Proposals

Overview

<p>ASU Women and Philanthropy inspires and empowers accomplished women to become visionary investors through a collective, significant force supporting Arizona State University.</p> <p>ASU Women and Philanthropy’s collective voice is formed by each investor who makes an annual contribution to the Women and Philanthropy Pooled Fund. Each year, investors decide how to distribute their funds among university initiatives and scholarship programs that support ASU’s students and faculty in transcending boundaries, identifying and taking on new challenges and driving innovative solutions.</p> <p>ASU Women and Philanthropy will allocate the members’ annual investments to provide grants to top ASU programs.</p> <p>Proposals must align with at least one of the ASU Design Aspirations in a meaningful and powerful way. These institutional objectives are integrated in innovative ways throughout the university to achieve excellence, access, and impact.</p> <ul> <li>Leverage Our Place: ASU embraces its cultural, socioeconomic, and physical setting.</li> <li>Transform Society: ASU catalyzes social change by being connected to social needs.</li> <li>Value Entrepreneurship: ASU uses its knowledge and encourages innovation.</li> <li>Conduct Use-Inspired Research: ASU research has purpose and impact.</li> <li>Enable Student Success: ASU is committed to the success of each unique student.</li> <li>Fuse Intellectual Disciplines: ASU creates knowledge by transcending academic disciplines.</li> <li>Be Socially Embedded: ASU connects with communities through mutually beneficial partnerships.</li> <li>Engage Globally: ASU engages with people and issues locally, nationally, and internationally.</li> </ul> <p>Proposals must demonstrate the following attributes: </p> <ul> <li>Project Initiative Leadership & Staffing: Has appropriate and qualified faculty, staff and students with experience that is relevant to successfully complete the project while exhibiting strong team coordination, communication, and relationships.</li> <li>Administrative Support and Accountability: Has support from ASU and departmental leadership, a detailed and adequate budget, appropriate plans, timeline and tools for effective evaluation, and sustainable funding for the future success of the project.</li> </ul> <p></p>