Overarching Themes in Responses to the Strategic Planning Online Survey

The following is an effort to synthesize comments received from an online strategic planning survey.

Goal 3: Strengthen and further diversify our funding base to support academic and student programs.

• I. Implement a successful comprehensive fund raising campaign by cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding
  • A. Alumni.
  • B. Corporations and foundations.
  • C. Friends of CWU.
  • D. Faculty and staff.
• II. Increase the number of external grants submitted by providing
  • A. Training for faculty and staff about the grant writing process.
  • B. Comprehensive information about available grant opportunities.
  • C. Release time for faculty and staff to research, write, and submit grant applications and manage grant projects that are funded.
• III. Continue to explore alternative revenue sources such as
  • A. CWU Business Park.
  • B. Elder-hostel programs.
  • C. CWU Foundation real estate investment.
  • D. Public/private partnerships for housing, etc.