{"id":221661,"date":"2025-09-10T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=221661"},"modified":"2025-09-09T15:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T01:12:50","slug":"office-of-strategic-philanthropic-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/10\/office-of-strategic-philanthropic-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting faculty, researchers to funding opportunities, focus of new <abbr>UH<\/abbr> office"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/system-ospp-intro-to-office.jpg\" alt=\"person doing research on vials of plants\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-221663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/system-ospp-intro-to-office.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/system-ospp-intro-to-office-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/system-ospp-intro-to-office-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> has launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/research.hawaii.edu\/uhospp\/\">Office of Strategic Philanthropic Partnerships<\/a> (<abbr>OSPP<\/abbr>), a new systemwide resource designed to expand and coordinate opportunities with corporate, foundation and non-government funders.<\/p>\n<p>Created in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhfoundation.org\/\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Foundation<\/a>, <abbr>OSPP<\/abbr> is comprised of staff from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhfoundation.org\/about\/departments\/corporate-foundation-relations\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Foundation Corporate and Foundation Relations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/ovprs\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship<\/a> (<abbr>OVPRS<\/abbr>), <a href=\"https:\/\/research.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> System Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation<\/a> (<abbr>OVPRI<\/abbr>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/research.hawaii.edu\/ors\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> System Office of Research Services<\/a>. The office will serve as a central hub for faculty and researchers seeking philanthropic support and assist in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identifying funding opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Streamlining proposal processes<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening connections between <abbr>UH<\/abbr> experts and external partners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;This office gives our faculty and researchers better support in pursuing philanthropic opportunities so they can focus more on advancing their work,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation Chad Walton.<\/p>\n<p>By aligning efforts across <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s 10 campuses, colleges and departments, <abbr>OSPP<\/abbr> aims to increase efficiency in pursuing philanthropic support and ensure the university can respond more effectively to complex funding opportunities. The office will also serve as a single point of contact for prospective funders, making it easier to connect with <abbr>UH<\/abbr> leadership, programs and researchers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By aligning our efforts, we can create more meaningful and lasting relationships with funders who want to make a difference in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and beyond,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Foundation <abbr title=\"Chief Executive Officer\">CEO<\/abbr> and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Vice President of Advancement Tim Dolan.<\/p>\n<p>The new initiative reflects <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s commitment to advancing its teaching, research and service mission through stronger partnerships with organizations that share its goals. The office will focus on building long-term relationships with funders while supporting faculty and staff in securing resources to drive innovation, address community needs and create opportunities for students.<\/p>\n<h2>More about <abbr>OSPP<\/abbr> at upcoming event<\/h2>\n<p>Learn more about <abbr>OSPP<\/abbr>\u2019s mission and services; pathways to funding and upcoming limited submission opportunities; and how <abbr>OSPP<\/abbr> can support your research and scholarship goals at a 1-hour in-person (Kuykendall 201 on the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa campus) and Zoom forum on Tuesday, September 23 from 2 to 3 p.m. The forum will also be recorded and posted on the <abbr>OVPRS<\/abbr> and <abbr>OVPRI<\/abbr> websites for those not available to attend. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/CH3qNTRgT6eXK30oG9woDA\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more on how to connect with <abbr>OSPP<\/abbr>, see this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/10\/how-to-connect-with-ospp-office\"><em><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new office will also help to strengthen ties with corporate and foundation partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":221663,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[61,62,63,64,65,1467,1363,1600,71,319,14,9,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-221661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-manoa-excellence-in-research","tag-manoa-research","tag-public-impact-research","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-foundation","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/system-ospp-intro-to-office.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221661"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":221678,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221661\/revisions\/221678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}