SHRM Foundation

About the SHRM Foundation

The SHRM Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The Foundation is a legally separate organization, and is not funded by SHRM membership dues.

The Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors from the HR profession, including academics, practitioners and representatives from SHRM.

The mission of the SHRM Foundation is to maximize the impact of the HR profession on organizational decision-making and performance by promoting innovation, education, research, and the use of research-based knowledge.

The SHRM Foundation's work includes:

Innovative academic research grants. The SHRM Foundation is a leading funder of HR research. Over the past three years, the SHRM Foundation has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to fund rigorous, original academic research with practical implications for HR management practice.
Scholarships. The SHRM Foundation awards $170,000 annually in education and certification scholarships to professional and student SHRM members, and doctoral students.
Educational resources. The SHRM Foundation's Effective Practice Guidelines series make research findings easily accessible to HR practitioners. The Foundation has also created a series of educational DVDs for SHRM chapter programming, staff trainings, and executive education sessions.

The SHRM Foundation is grateful for the generous support we receive from the HR Certification Institute, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the J. J. Keller Foundation.

In addition, the SHRM Foundation conducts an annual fundraising campaign to support our programming. We are grateful for the generous support we receive from SHRM chapters and state councils, inpiduals, corporations and others. Your financial support is vital to ensure that the SHRM Foundation can continue this important work. Donate today!

SHRM Foundation News

Your Financial Support Makes A Difference!

As you reflect on the many causes and organizations worthy of your charitable support, please consider giving back to your profession through a tax-deductible gift to the SHRM Foundation.

The SHRM Foundation provides comprehensive, research-based answers to your HR challenges through its support of research grants, scholarships, educational programs and practitioner resources.

With your financial support, the SHRM Foundation invests in the future and supports lifelong learning through its scholarship and awards programs. It supports researchers who bring us greater understanding of the complexities of HR, and creates materials to help practitioners understand and apply the new knowledge that research provides.

Help the SHRM Foundation provide a substantial and sustained investment in the future of HR. Donate today. Send your contribution to: SHRM Foundation, P.O. Box 79116, Baltimore, MD 21279-0116 or donate online (www.shrm.org/foundation). Thank you in advance for your support!

December

SHRM Foundation News: Thought Leaders Retreat

Each fall, the SHRM Foundation Thought Leaders Retreat brings together a select group of leading-edge thinkers and practitioners in the HR field. It started in 1999 as a way for SHRM Foundation board members to interact with outside experts and to generate new research ideas. From that beginning, the event grew each year to include members of the other SHRM boards and special guests.

Today, the invitation-only Thought Leaders Retreat targets a senior executive audience and focuses on strategic issues such as Rebuilding the Talent Value Proposition for What's Next (2010), Positioning Your Organization for Recovery (2009) and Workforce 2012: Attracting and Retaining Top Talent (2008). Participants explore issues shaping the future of the profession and their implications for research and practice.