{"id":76,"date":"2021-09-24T16:26:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/strategic-partnerships\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:12:09","slug":"strategic-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/strategic-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Advancement Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/give.butler.edu\/campaign\/607742\/donate\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Make a Gift<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/giving\/ways-to-give\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Ways to Give<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/giving\/giving-societies\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Giving Societies<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/alumni\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Alumni &amp; Community Engagement<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/advancement\/contact\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Contact Advancement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-office-of-foundation-relations\">Office of Foundation Relations<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butler\u2019s Foundation Relations team exists to advance the University\u2019s mission, vision, and strategic priorities by securing philanthropic support and providing grant stewardship. We maintain Butler University\u2019s institutional relationships with private philanthropic foundations in support of Butler\u2019s seven colleges and the Office of the President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butler\u2019s Foundation Relations team works closely with the Office of Sponsored Programs and Office of Strategic Engagement to ensure University-wide coordination of philanthropic activities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butler University is grateful for its foundation partners\u2019 support of students, faculty, staff, and programs.\u202fFor more information, please contact a member of the Foundation Relations staff:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:shawkins@butler.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sarah Hawkins<\/a>&nbsp;<br>Executive Director of Foundation 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