{"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=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Advancement Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/give.butler.edu\/campaign\/607742\/donate\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Make a Gift<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/giving\/ways-to-give\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Ways to Give<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/giving\/giving-societies\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Giving Societies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/alumni\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Alumni &#038; Community Engagement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/advancement\/contact\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Contact Advancement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-office-of-foundation-relations\">Office of Foundation Relations<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>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>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>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><a href=\"mailto:shawkins@butler.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sarah Hawkins<\/a>&nbsp;<br>Executive Director of Foundation Relations&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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