Program Directors and Officers Resource Center
Welcome to the Program Directors and Officers resource center. Here, you will find tools and information to help you implement your program in collaboration with the CUNY SPH Foundation. Our staff is here to support you with:
- Budget management
- Human resources and payroll
- Contracts and agreements with outside parties
- Purchasing solutions
OVERVIEW
At the CUNY SPH Foundation, we classify faculty and staff leads differently from research-based projects. For Foundation-funded programs, the lead is classified as Program Director, where the lead on a research project is a Principal Investigator. Key support staff are referred to as Program Officers.
The CUNY SPH Foundation staff offers a full suite of holistic partnership from pre-grant submission through post-grant reporting. Services include full spectrum operations, program monitoring, evaluation and reporting, and relationship management. We assist from crafting a Letter of Interest to seeking renewed or additional funding.
All CUNY SPH Foundation grants must include a Board-mandated 10% indirect cost. The indirect fee covers: finance and business administration, operations support and all contract or agreement review. Depending on your project’s scope, the Foundation team will discuss applying direct costs to your budget if additional support is requested or required. Grants utilizing payroll services will be obligated to pay modest additional fees for use of these services.
WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO OUR PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Pre-Proposal
- Prospecting and funder research
- LOI and proposal development and submission
- Cultivation events and funder meetings
Grants Management
- Contracting and legal review
- Vendor and payment management
- Support for recruitment and onboarding new staff
- Payroll services through Sequoia One
- Human Resources Policies and Handbook
- Budget management via shared budget template
- Milestone, deliverable, and outcomes support
- Interim and final reporting
Post-Proposal
- Public relations and promotion
- Support to ensure program sustainability and evolution
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The CUNY SPH Foundation is responsible for all relationship management with funders and philanthropists and is the signer on all contracts or agreements. The Director of Programs acts as the Board’s liaison to all Program Directors and Officers. Program Directors and Officers are chiefly responsible for the successful implementation of grant funding and will be engaged as needed and as requested by the Foundation to meet with funders.
Each link below will guide you through completing important project tasks:
