What is the Frontiers Fund?
The Frontiers Fund is the name of the ACCP Research Institute’s fundraising campaign. Created in 2003, the fund has successfully raised and awarded more than $1 million in grants and program funding.

What is new about the Research Institute?
The Frontiers Fund Campaign for 2009 signals a new direction for the Research Institute. Whether you are a new graduate, clinical practitioner, pharmacy educator, or researcher, the new ACCP Research Institute can help you realize your professional development goals through the following innovations:

• The creation of the ACCP Practice-Based Research Network (ACCP PBRN), which facilitates collaborative research that addresses the safe, efficacious, and costeffective use of medications and the outcome of clinical pharmacy services.
• The creation/expansion of the Focused Investigator Training (FIT) Program, which is an annual, intensive, 1-week, hands-on program for 25 experienced pharmacistinvestigators who have not yet been awarded significant peer-reviewed extramural funding as a principal investigator.

Will the Frontiers Fund continue to support investigator development grants, fellowships, training, and minisabbaticals in 2009?
The ACCP Research Institute is continuing its commitment to excellence and rigor in education and research while expanding the impact of clinical pharmacy professionals across the entire health care spectrum. We are expanding our mission from a funder of grants to a facilitator of research agendas. Because of the additional educational and research participation opportunities available from ACCP, the number of members who will directly benefit on an annual basis from the Frontiers Fund will expand. Benefits of this direction are:

• We will continue to uphold our promise to the profession through our commitment to clinical excellence and our dedication to scientific rigor.
• We will continue to train the preeminent clinical pharmacy researchers of today and tomorrow to help them secure leadership-level funding for their work through the FIT Program and other initiatives.
• We will continue to create new opportunities for more qualified clinical pharmacy professionals to have a greater impact on the research discovery process through the ACCP PBRN.

I gave last year. Why is annual support of the Frontiers Fund critical to success?

• Even though you may have invested in the Frontiers Fund last year, it is critically important to do so again this year, to make this an annual occurrence, and to increase the size of the gift as we grow in the profession.
• Contributions made to the Frontiers Fund of ACCP, which is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are deductible for computing income and estate taxes.
• Show your support of education and research by making an annual gift to the Frontiers Fund, donating in memory of a loved one, giving in honor of a survivor, or commemorating your own award.

How much of my donation goes to administrative overhead costs?
Only 15% of the monies raised are allocated to administrative support. This is consistent with, or less than, the costs of similar national fundraising efforts, and it means that 85% of all donations are used to support new clinical pharmacy research.

Who makes the decision about the use of Frontiers Fund monies?
The Research Institute Board of Trustees (BOT) sets the overall funding priorities. The Trustees, elected by ACCP members, serve a 3-year term. In addition, appointed BOT members serve on the Board for terms of 2 years.

My PRN gave to the Frontiers Fund last year. Why do I need to give?
During the past 5 years, the PRNs have been a major source of revenue for the Frontiers Fund. In fact, it would be wonderful if all PRNs would consider a gift in 2009. Please encourage your PRN leadership to support the Frontiers Fund.

However, the Frontiers Fund also needs the support of every individual member. No gift is too small. Without your generous support, the ACCP Research Institute will not be able to fund the ACCP PBRN and professional development opportunities. Your gifts are much appreciated and are an important part of the Frontiers Fund success. In addition, it is critical that individual members provide personal support. Without it, the Frontiers Fund will not succeed in achieving its goal of supporting and expanding ACCP member-driven clinical and health services research.

How can I contribute to the Frontiers Fund?
Donations will be accepted in many ways. Please go to the Research Institute Web site and click on the donate button, found on the homepage at http://www.accpri.org.

Thanks again for your generosity!