Shorenstein APARC's mission to promote deeper understanding of the Asia-Pacific region would not be possible without its valued friends and supporters.

As the Asia-Pacific faces new challenges, and the region's impact on the global stage increases, new research directions and policy emerge, offering opportunities for Shorenstein APARC affiliates and increased need for their commitments. Shorenstein APARC relies on gifts and grants, as well as corporate sponsorships, to support its varied research, training, and outreach goals.

Building for the future

Through a variety of giving opportunities, Shorenstein APARC encourages individuals, corporations, and government and nonprofit organizations to become involved in the Center’s mission and intellectual life. Friends of the Center are a vital part of the Shorenstein APARC community. Many attend Center events, strengthen the Center’s network of contacts, and offer guidance on key initiatives.

The Center welcomes gifts to seed new research initiatives, fund innovative projects, and allocate funds to best advance its research agenda. For example, gifts from Shorenstein APARC donors help to underwrite the following vital activities:

• Faculty recruitment
• Graduate student research and teaching
• Undergraduate fieldwork
• Fellowships open to international scholars, students, and practitioners
• Support for visiting scholars from academia, and the public and private sectors
• New program development, such as the Stanford China Program
• Interdisciplinary faculty appointments, such as the William J. Perry Professorship on contemporary Korea and the Thomas P. Rohlen Professorship in contemporary Japanese politics.

In addition, the Center runs a vibrant Corporate Affiliates Visiting Fellows Program, which is available for companies interested in expanding their networks of connections with Asian and U.S. counterparts.

Securing the Endowment

In 2005, the Walter H. and Phyllis J. Shorenstein Foundation pledged to help increase the endowment of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Through a series of unrestricted gifts, the Foundation provided Shorenstein with a long runway, and challenged the Center to match those contributions. Every gift that Shorenstein APARC receives brings the Center closer to its goal of matching Walter Shorenstein’s generous donations.

As Stanford University’s International Initiative takes shape, more attention is being focused on Shorenstein APARC, and the crucial regional perspective that it brings to the Initiative’s key themes of security, governance, and human well-being. And, with the continued help of its many steadfast supporters—as well as new friends who recognize Asia’s importance in the world order—Shorenstein APARC will complete the match, and thereby secure an endowment of $30 million.

Every Gift Makes a Difference

To become a friend of Shorenstein APARC, please contact Robert Carroll, associate director for administration, at 650-725-7463, or rpcarrol at stanford.edu. Your contribution will help to support crucial programs and secure the Center’s ability to respond quickly and appropriately to research proposals addressing emerging issues in the Asia-Pacific region.

Gifts to Shorenstein APARC are tax-deductible under applicable rules. Shorenstein APARC and its parent organization, the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, are part of Stanford University’s tax-exempt status as a Section 501(c) (3) public charity.

For information on joining Shorenstein APARC as a corporate affiliate, please contact Denise Masumoto, manager of corporate relations, at 650-725-2706, or masumoto at stanford.edu.