Strategies for Success: Tips for Achieving Funding from Foundation and Non-Profit Partners
Includes a Live Web Event on 05/18/2026 at 3:00 PM (EDT)
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Recent changes to federal research funding have led more people to seek financial support from non-profit and foundation sources. Unfortunately, many of us have limited training in the best strategies for preparing non-governmental grant proposals, leaving us under-prepared to compete. To help us navigate the current landscape of foundational grants, ESPO has brought together three individuals to offer strategies for funding success, including two speakers who award such grants and one researcher to offer a perspective on writing them. While this topic is particularly salient to the ESPO community, we expect that established researchers who have never sought foundational funding will also find this webinar valuable.
Cameron Ulmer, BSN, PhD (Moderator)
PhD Student
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Nursing
Cameron is a Hillman Scholar in Nursing Innovation, Hillman Health Policy Fellow, and third year PhD student with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Her research interests include dementia care quality in long-term care, implementation science, organizational dynamics, and health policy. Cameron lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with her husband, Marcus, her chihuahua, Ziggy Stardust, and her two cats, Ygritte and Leo.
Analee Wilson, MPH, CPH (Moderator)
Evaluation and Workforce Training Manager
Boston University School of Social Work
Annalee Wilson is the Evaluation and Workforce Training Manager at the Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research (CADER) at the Boston University School of Social Work. At CADER, Annalee develops curriculum and training programs for professionals who work with older adults and people with disabilities at state and community-based agencies, including case managers, social workers, and ADRC staff. She writes evaluation reports for CADER's training initiatives and manages CADER's grant funded projects. Annalee earned her MPH from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, where she focused her studies on aging.
Katherine Britt, PhD, MSN, BSN
Assistant Professor
University of Iowa
Katherine C. Britt, PhD, MSN, RN, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa College of Nursing. A registered nurse with clinical experience caring for older adults and families affected by cognitive impairment, Dr. Britt earned her PhD from The University of Texas at Austin and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. A 2024 NIA Butler-Williams Scholar, her scholarship spans three interconnected areas: (1) spirituality and cognitive health as modifiable coping, resilience, and lifestyle resources; (2) cognitive care planning and innovations to improve communication and coordination in dementia care; and (3) digital and AI-enabled tools to reduce clinical burden and support families at home. Her work is funded by the NIH/NIA, Stanford Aging Pilot Program, and a2collective. She serves as GSA Vice Chair of ESPO and is an editorial board member of Geriatric Nursing and the Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter.

Emerald Jenkins, PhD, DNP, AGPCNP-BC
Program Officer
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
