GOAL: To be the hub of organizational and professional development for fraternal foundations, growing the collective sophistication and impact of fraternity philanthropy

INITIATIVES: Educational programs & events, online knowledge center, continuing education webinars

The Foundation aims to provide top-notch programs and resources for members because we care about your development and interfraternal experience. Further, educational events foster networking relationships that will help you navigate the profession. Your gifts support continued growth of our existing educational programs and creation of new experiences, all to ensure premier continuing education and skill building for fraternal foundation professionals and volunteers at all levels of experience.

GOAL: Providing cooperative service to support fraternal foundations

INITIATIVES: Community Foundation Model

The Foundation is committed to increased interfraternal granting and support through adopting a Community Foundation Model, which will also operationally assist emerging foundations. Your gifts help make this model possible and enable us to fund programs like the first-ever philanthropy-focused workshop for new and developing fraternal foundations, offered free of charge as a pre-conference option before Seminar. Your support also enables us to secure key partnerships and procure benefits for member foundations that increase operational excellence and grow fundraising capacity.

GOAL: To provide grants and scholarships to advance the industry’s educational priorities

INITIATIVES: Broad-reaching industry resources, undergraduate scholarships, Balfour Fellowships

Fraternal foundations impact the success of fraternities and sororities. Whether you’re funding mental health programming or annual training for consultants, each foundation has a host of ways it enables success of the overall organization. Similarly, with your gifts we are uniquely positioned to support initiatives that benefit campus fraternity and sorority communities and their students, as well as create resources that impact the entire industry.

GOAL: Coordinate and share research to help inform decisions within the industry

INITIATIVES: Research agenda, grants

The Foundation champions research on the value of the fraternity/sorority experience in partnership with key fraternal stakeholders. We will facilitate our research agenda by providing grants for graduate- and doctoral-level research on topics related to the broader fraternity and sorority experience and fraternal fundraising industry.