Persuade Administrators, Donors, and Legislators

2021 ◽  
pp. 241-254
Author(s):  
Dennis Meredith
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Security Environment ◽  
Development Officers ◽  
Environment Education ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
Legislative Agenda ◽  
Research Impacts

Because they hold the purse strings, administrators, legislators, and donors rank among the most important audiences for research explanations. Reaching out to administrators requires understanding their concerns and activities. Cultivating donors and foundations requires understanding their information needs, which can be more individualistic, even eccentric, than those of government funding agencies. The key to success in working with them is to coordinate with development officers. Lobbying legislators effectively means understanding their needs for concise communications that convey how a piece of research impacts five areas: economy, security, environment, education, and freedom/values. Working with policy staff can be highly productive in advancing a legislative agenda.

Local Government Funding Agencies: Lessons from Success and Failure

2010 ◽  
pp. 114-134
Author(s):  
Nicholas Anderson ◽  
Stephen J. Bailey ◽  
Hartwig Pautz
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Funding Agencies

A National Careers and Course Information Service for Australia: Exploring the Possibility

1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair Inglis
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Historical Account ◽  
User Support

In an earlier article in this Journal (Inglis, 1993) a historical account was given of the various attempts made since the early 1980s in Australia to develop national course information directories. It was pointed out there that, although a variety of directories had been launched during that period, none had satisfied the full range of needs for course information. As a result several overlapping directories now compete for government funding and user support. It was argued that the full range of course and careers information needs that can be seen in Australia could only be satisfied by the establishment of a single course and careers information service capable of delivering a comprehensive range of information through a variety of delivery channels. This paper takes up from that point. It explores what form such a course and careers information service should take, the needs it would meet, and how it might be established and maintained.

Government funding and fundraising: an online experiment of nonprofit leader preferences and personality

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-622
Author(s):  
Mirae Kim ◽  
Dyana P. Mason
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Donor Behavior ◽  
Individual Personality ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
Nonprofit Leader

PurposeMany empirical studies have focused on whether public funding leverages (crowds in) or discourages (crowds out) private giving behavior, finding mixed results. Recent studies suggest the need to examine how nonprofits adjust their fundraising efforts after experiencing cuts or increases in government funding, which can then influence donor behavior.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, the authors conduct an online survey experiment with nonprofit managers to test how nonprofits respond to changes in government funding.FindingsThe authors find some evidence that nonprofit organizations would change their fundraising expenses when facing cuts in government funding, yet the authors also find that the change could be either to increase or decrease fundraising spending. Since decisions are made by executive directors, the study also considered how executive personality type as maximizers or satisficers may interact with institutional and environmental constraints in decision-making. When funding goals are met, executives tend to behave as “satisficers” and are unlikely to make significant changes, even when their individual personality is more consistent with being a “maximizer.”Research limitations/implicationsThe authors find these results to be the reflection of the current environment in which many nonprofits operate, characterized by pressures to keep operating costs low. The results of the experiment have implications for both funding agencies and nonprofits that strive to enhance the capacity of nonprofit services.Originality/valueThis study is the first attempt to untangle the multilayered relationships between government funding, fundraising, leader preferences and personalities, and donations using an experimental approach with current nonprofit leaders.

scholarly journals Analysis of Government-Funded Research in Indonesia from 2014-2018: Implications for Research Trends in Science Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-158
Author(s):  
F. Faisal ◽  
G. M. Gi ◽  
S. N. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Science Teaching And Learning ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
The Government

Government funding has the potential to increase research on particular topics that represent an integral focus of governmental policy. The reason is that researchers who seek funding from government sources need to target specific calls for research on topics that the government has identified as necessary for society. Analysis of funding trends can raise awareness about what topics are receiving adequate attention and can demonstrate how funding schemes may serve to limit (intentionally and unintentionally) researchers’ authority to design and manage projects and disseminate findings that are not financially supported by government funding agencies. In this study, we used a content analysis approach to analyze all projects awarded to the top five public teacher education institutions (TEIs) in Indonesia from 2014-2018. From the research project list from the five TEIs, we identified 225 science education projects for the sample of analysis. We extracted all keywords (nouns and adjectives) from the research project titles and grouped all extracted keywords into four categories: research topic, research subject or context, research product and outcomes, and content target. From the analysis, we offer some educational context for why scientific literacy and character and values education have emerged as such prominent topics in Indonesia, and we highlight the importance of greater involvement of teachers in research projects, the significance of research outcomes for improving science teaching and learning in schools, and the need to promote research on pedagogical coursework.

Stem Cell Research and Economic Promises

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Caulfield
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Stem Cell Research ◽  
Economic Benefit ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Funding Policies ◽  
Funding Agencies

Policy arguments in support of stem cell research often use economic benefit as a key rationale for permissive policies and increased government funding. Economic growth, job creation, improved productivity, and a reduction in the burden of disease are all worthy goals and, as such, can be used as powerful rhetorical tools in efforts to sway voters, politicians, and funding agencies. However, declarations of economic and commercial benefit — which can be found in policy reports, the scientific literature, public funding policies, and the popular press — have arguably created a great deal of expectation. Can stem cell research deliver on the economic promise? And what are the implications of this economic ethos for the researchers who must work under its shadow?

scholarly journals Working with Journalists: Media Access and Why You May Need It

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (H16) ◽  
pp. 643-644
Author(s):  
R. T. Fienberg ◽  
S. P. Maran
Keyword(s):  
Public Funding ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Media Access ◽  
The Public ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
Public Recognition ◽  
Astronomical Research ◽  
Sense Of Obligation

The Washington Charter for Communicating Astronomy with the Public says that “individuals and organizations that conduct astronomical research - especially those receiving public funding for this research - have a responsibility to communicate their results and efforts with the public for the benefit of all.“ Aside from a sense of obligation, though, there are other reasons why astronomers ought to communicate with the broader citizenry. Among them: it is encouraged by the leaders of government funding agencies, it helps further public recognition and support for science in general and for astronomy in particular, and it can enhance one's career prospects.

scholarly journals Challenges of Early Career Researchers in Africa

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tijjani Salihu Shinkafi
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Active Phase ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
The World

Early career researchers (ECRs) are those researchers or academics (having not more than 8 years post PhD experience) at a very early stage which is the most active phase of research following the award of PhD. African universities have a fewer number of researchers with PhD in the world. Most universities have challenges of funding that could not allow the researchers to carry out research effectively. This necessitates for foreign training. Some government funding agencies such as Tetfund and PTDF in Nigeria provide the opportunity to Nigerian researchers to travel to other countries to conduct research leading to the award of PhD. Some other category of researchers remains within the continent or in their country to pursue their PhD degree. When these PhD holders are recruited (Early Career Researchers) to teach and conduct research in Africa they face a number of challenges. The major difficulties that are peculiar to ECRs in Africa are lack of mentorship, funding, laboratory space in addition to other ones that ECRs of developed countries experience such as lack of getting enough time for research, publishing and career progression. Provision should, therefore, be made to support these ECRs to become fully established after completing the PhD otherwise the purpose of the training (PhD) will not be achieved if the scholars ran away from the universities or research institutes.

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