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About Corporate and Foundation Engagement

About Us

  • We connect corporate and foundation partners with North Carolina Central University leaders, faculty and staff to create transformative change and a long-lasting impact on our community and the world.
  • We create networking and engagement opportunities to enable, expand and enrich robust industry relationships across campus.
  • We facilitate research collaborations between industry and NC Central faculty and students.
  • We strengthen workforce development opportunities with corporations.
  • We coordinate and host corporate and foundation campus visits.
  • We foster a campus culture that values collaborative corporate and foundation engagement and innovation across all academic areas.
  • We collaborate with faculty, staff and University leadership to provide a central point of contact for philanthropic requests to corporations and foundations.
  • We partner with offices and institutes to prepare grant proposals for submission.

For Corporations

Are you looking to connect with NC Central faculty and staff, thousands of Eagle alumni, undergraduate students, graduate students and the many programs on campus that map to corporate social responsibility? The Office of Corporate and Foundation Engagement (CFE) matches a corporation’s needs and philanthropic priorities with NC Central faculty, resources and programs. CFE is committed to building mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with our partners in business and industry. As a corporate partner, you will have privileged access to NC Central’s intellectual capital, including engagement and sponsorship opportunities, scholarships and faculty support, naming rights, student recruitment and executive education. Our goal is to secure strategic corporate alliances in North Carolina and beyond by establishing impactful outcomes that are mutually beneficial to your company and NC Central.

As an integral part of the Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC Central is committed to mutually rewarding collaboration with corporations, foundations and associations. Engagement with NC Central puts companies in a position to build further their brand, diverse workforce, resources and future. Innovative engagement opportunities include certificate programs, mentorship of students, participation in Advisory Boards and more.

Continuous learning is essential to maintaining a competitive edge, and NC Central offers customized opportunities for ongoing executive, professional and continuing education. Our programs broaden perspectives and fill skill gaps to improve performance and drive organizational growth. For example, the NC Central School of Business partners with leading corporations to co-create and deliver customized learning experiences in marketing, data analytics, hospitality and tourism, real estate and wealth management.

Each year, countless employers engage with the NC Central Career and Professional Development Center to recruit top undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni for full-time positions, internships and summer employment opportunities. The Center facilitates employer connection events, workshops, campus career panels and on-campus interviews to ensure the employers’ direct interaction with prospective candidates.

Close to 90% of NC Central students qualify for need-based and other forms of financial aid. NC Central offers corporations the opportunity to support the education of top undergraduate and graduate students by establishing annual and endowed scholarships. Corporate partners can also create named and endowed professorships to support faculty and academic excellence.

There are numerous opportunities to engage with NC Central’s students, faculty, staff and alumni through customized sponsorship packages. Our sponsorships give you access to thousands of physical and digital assets to enhance your visibility in North Carolina, as well as nationally and internationally.

Naming rights help corporations leave a lasting legacy by providing transformative resources that support teaching, research and service at NC Central. We offer customized opportunities for corporate donors who have made significant gifts supporting the University’s mission to be officially recognized for their philanthropic support. Examples include your company’s name on classrooms, buildings and athletic spaces.

For Foundations

North Carolina Central University collaborates with foundations to implement mutual goals, funding interests and impact. The Office of Corporate and Foundation Engagement (CFE) builds and sustains strong and lasting relationships between private foundations and NC Central to support and advance institutional priorities and complementary goals. We inform philanthropic organizations about research, teaching, programming and outreach activities at NC Central. We aim to match a foundation’s mission and funding focus areas to top NC Central programs and initiatives. Our goal is to find alignment between your foundation's mission and philanthropic interests with the University's programs and research. Our goal is to help foundations identify faculty conducting research in line with your organization’s interests. We are eager to speak with you about partnering with NC Central on projects, research initiatives and campus programs.

For Faculty and Staff

The Office of Corporate and Foundation Engagement (CFE) looks forward to partnering and supporting NC Central faculty and staff with non-governmental, grant-seeking opportunities. CFE provides comprehensive resources for and teamwork with faculty and staff across NC Central. Cutting-edge research, ideas and impact are brought to life through meaningful partnerships, philanthropy and engagement with corporations and foundations.

What We Do

  • Assist faculty and leadership in formulating strategic approaches to funders
  • Coordinate and host campus visits and meetings for representatives of foundations
  • Convene groups of faculty and staff from across NC Central for grant writing training and discussions related to funding opportunities, best practices and institutional prospects
  • Develop proposals requesting charitable support from corporate and foundation partners
  • Steward funders with grant reports
  • Serve as liaison with University leadership

For CFE assistance, please contact Dr. Johnny Bernard Hill, director of Corporate and Foundation Engagement, at corporate.engagement@nccu.edu or 919-530-5597, or contact Brady Kaiser, grants writer and manager, at 919-530-5381. You may also visit myEOL, where faculty and staff can view information and resources specific to Foundation support.

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