Dear Alumnus/ Alumna,
I sent this mail to my faculty colleagues at IITM, but you may find the info useful as well if you’re contemplating contributing, or would like to encourage others to give back to the alma mater….
Dear Colleagues,
As you interact with alumni, non-alumni individuals, industry, corporates, Foundations, please gauge their interest in partnering with IITM in a contributory mode. We have several pieces of collateral material on our OAA website (http://acr.iitm.ac.in) that can assist you in this regard. I have reproduced relevant links below for your convenience:
1.Overview of industry/ corporate funding options: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Industry-Connect.pdf
2.Chair Professorships: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Chair-Professorship-Brochure1.pdf
3.CSR funding for faculty R & D: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IIT-CSR-2015-eBook.pdf
4.CSR funding for incubators: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IITM-Incubators_IITMIC_RTBI_CSR-eProspectus-2015.compressed.pdf
5.Sponsor-A-Student: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IIT-Sponsor-a-Student.pdf
6.Other initiatives: http://www.gjfund.iitm.ac.in/
In case there are queries regarding how donations have been deployed in the past, you can forward the links below to our “Annual Giving Reports” which provide such details:
AGR 2014: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IIT_AGR2014.pdf
AGR 2013: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IIT-AGR-2013-eBook-PDF.pdf
AGR 2012: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/upload/Giving_Report_(2012)_eBook.swf
AGR 2011: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/AGR2011.pdf
AGR 2010: http://acr.iitm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/AGR2010.pdf
In case of alumni, the following videos highlighting contributions to IITM may be of interest:
Alumni Matter! Golden Edition– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB2ei9F1-h0
Alumni Matter! 2– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE8H-NU0-Nc&feature=youtu.be
Alumni Matter! 1– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLQVgEN1UpM&feature=youtu.be
At any point, please pass on your contacts to one of us (myself; Subramanian– CEO, Development Office; Sujatha Dube & Joe Thomas– VPs, Development Office); Suresh– Manager, Alumni Relations), and we’ll be happy to pursue.
Thanks for all your support…. Nagarajan