THE PROFILE OF A LEADER
YOUR OPPORTUNITY

A Campaign leader takes the initiative to identify the Academies activities that are of greatest personal value -- then considers how he or she can offer financial support for those activities. The following are examples of National Academies activities that require private support to be successful. As the Academies’ programs evolve, so too will your opportunities to help. To learn about the myriad opportunities, contact us at 202-334-2431 or giving@nationalacademies.org. We welcome your ideas, too.

Providing Information . . .
Underwriting enhanced distribution and Spanish translation of Starting Out Right, the Academies’ practical guide on helping children learn to read (beginning at $10,000 each for distribution and translation) -- or funding the Beyond Discovery series of in-depth articles on the role basic research plays in important scientific applications (up to $50,000 per issue).

Educating Our Children . . .
Funding a Senior Scholar to plan and direct the translation of new findings in neurology, psychology, and cognition into materials that provide practical guidance for the nation’s teachers and education administrators [ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 annually].

Protecting the World’s Resources . . .
Funding programs to identify emerging challenges in safeguarding endangered species. This work could include a series of lectures ($10,000 to $25,000 each), workshops that consider policy and research priorities ($50,000 to $100,000 each), or studies that track threats to biodiversity ($500,000 to $1 million).

Promoting Quality Health Care . . .
Underwriting the creation and/or distribution of practical handbooks developed out of the IOM’s technical studies, such as publications on Silicone Breast Implants and Breast Cancer Detection (ranging from $1,000 to $25,000).

Securing a Safer World . . .
Underwriting a lecture series or an annual forum for international health and policy leaders on identifying significant emerging global health challenges (ranging from $5,000 to $100,000).

Prospering in the 21st Century . . .
Funding the Program in Science, Technology, and the Law’s annual lecture, forum series, and dissemination of the resulting publications to the legal, policy, business, and medical communities (ranging from $10,000 to $175,000 annually).

Guiding Science, Engineering, and Medicine . . .
Supporting emergency interventions and other essential activities of the Committee on Human Rights, which advocates across the globe for scientists, engineers, and medical professionals whose human rights are being violated (ranging from $1,000 to $50,000 annually). Endowing awards programs for scientists, engineers, and health care professionals who make profound contributions (award endowments range from $100,000 to $2.5 million).

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