Why does AULA need an Institute?
What will the AULA Institute do?
What are legal and financial obligations accompany fund seeking?
Who can use the services of the Institute?

Why does AULA need an Institute?

Previously, fund-seeking activities such as letters of inquiries, proposals, and receipt of funding have not been organized in way that allowed Antioch University Los Angeles to establish a professional presence in the philanthropic community. The Institute was established, in part, to correct this problem, and to build a positive presence in that community. The Institute will create and maintain an accessible, useable, and up-to-date database that the all AULA community members will want to support. This database will allow all community members to seek information about what activities have transpired in the past related to particularly types of projects, or related to particular funders from the present forward.

What will the AULA Institute do?

The new Antioch University Los Angeles Institute serves many functions, not the least of which is create an idea incubator, project development space, and a home for fundable initiatives that will expand AULA's mission and reach out to the campus and beyond. Through a combination of existing and new programs, and by providing information, service, and guidance, the Institute can help develop new initiatives, support liaison activities with funding organizations, and support proposal writing and project management.

What are legal and financial obligations accompany fund seeking?

A funder may provide an Antioch University instructor, student, or department with grants, scholarships, or other funds, or may form a partnership for services with an Antioch University instructor under the impression or understanding that an initiative has the explicit backing of Antioch University Los Angeles. In those cases, Antioch University, its President, and the Board of Trustee have legal and fiduciary responsibility for that project. The Antioch Institute provides administrative and financial oversight and serves as a clearinghouse for any projects that obligate Antioch community members with funding agencies.

Who can use the services of the Institute?

All Antioch University students, alumnae, faculty, and staff (regardless of full- or part-time status) can benefit from the work and the services of the Institute and need to be aware of the rules and opportunities that govern a University's pursuit of project- and program-based funding and support. The Institute welcomes adjunct, associate, and core faculty, staff, students, and alumnae to see this Institute as theirs­—and to follow these guidelines that will help responsibly bring forward new initiatives that may enrich the world around us.