Engagement Continuum

​​​​​The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations works with faculty and staff to provide a holistic view of any corporation’s or foundation’s current engagement with the University. The Strategic Goal of the Engagement Continuum is to determine partnership opportunity through the intersection of UH initiatives and the corporation’s or foundation’s philanthropic vision.

Engagement Opportunities					Executive Engagement
					Transformational Giving
				Research	Research
				Alumni Engagement	Alumni Engagement
			Vendor Relationship	Vendor Relationship	Vendor Relationship
		Philanthropic Giving	Philanthropic Giving	Philanthropic Giving	Philanthropic Giving
	Recruiting	Recruiting	Recruiting	Recruiting	Recruiting
Tier	Tier 5	Tier 4	Tier 3	Tier 2	Tier 1 (Top Tier)
Type of partnership	Single Point of Engagement	Managed Relationship	Broad Based Engagement	Tailored Partnership	Strategic Partnership
Partnership Level definition	Involved at one level with UH – No RM assignment	More than one point of interest; requires OCR coordination – Intro to OCR RM system and various programs throughout campus.	Work closely OCR – Engaged across multiple units through recruiting, interested in research opportunities and MRA.	Programmatic Relationship – Engaged in multiple facets of at least 1 College, identified value-added opportunities for deeper relationship, Executive Leadership involvement and buy-in (Top 5 Partnership candidate).	Relationship is long-term – Significant and on-going financial contributions (philanthropic, sponsored research, etc), requires OCR coordination, Vanguard Society members and candidates.