From: Lisa New

From: Lisa New To: "jeffrey E." <[email protected]> Subject: Re: advice re Templeton Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:12:43 +0000 the grant is in my name. Yes. I'm the project lead Elisa New--Poetry of Character Development On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 7:00 AM, Jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: is the greant ( sic ) in your name? On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 6:50 AM, Lisa New < > wrote: Dear Jeffrey, I am working with Harvard's sponsored research team on final drafts of my Templeton planning grant application and there's some disagreement on the team about just how much to stress the fact that I have already attracted substantial investment for my projects with other funders. Their rule of thumb is that you should always tell funders that they are your only hope. The team is right that we will not pursue the "Poetry of Character Development" unless Templeton funds it, and so we should tell them that they are what makes this possible, but I have the instinct that Templeton will like the fact that their money will leverage other money and that there are others supporting-- the larger initiative thus increasing chances of wide impact. What do you think? I would like to send you the budget part of the application next week for a quick reaction. May I? It will be a budget created by Harvard's sponsored research so it shouldn't be outlandish though it might be dumb in some ways. I'd rather not be dumb, and I'd really like to get this grant (200K) and to begin to build a larger relationship with Templeton. Do you think your science guy/group might talk on film with me about metaphor? lisa Elisa New Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature Harvard University 148 Barker Center 12 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA O2138 please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of EFTA00696295 WE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected], and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved Elisa New Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature Harvard University 148 Barker Center 12 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 EFTA00696296