Programs

NCFDD offers a range of programs designed to support faculty across career stages and institutional roles. Whether you’re looking for broad institutional solutions or targeted support for specific faculty needs, our proven programs help foster productivity, retention, and professional growth.

Institutional Membership

Designed for institutions committed to faculty success, our Institutional Partnership provides comprehensive resources and programming to impact faculty at scale. By partnering with NCFDD, institutions can offer faculty access to evidence-based development programs, mentoring support, and productivity tools that drive engagement and retention.

Faculty Success Program

A structured, intensive program that equips faculty with the skills and strategies to increase research productivity, establish sustainable writing habits, and maintain work-life balance. This program provides expert coaching, accountability, and a supportive community to help faculty overcome common career roadblocks.

Designed for:
Early Career Faculty | Alt-ac | Tenure Track | Mid-Career Faculty

Department Chair Success Program

Tailored specifically for department chairs and academic leaders, this program offers tools and strategies to navigate leadership challenges, support faculty effectively, and create a thriving departmental culture. Participants gain insights into fostering faculty development, handling administrative complexities, and leading with confidence.

Designed for:
Mid-Career Faculty | Faculty Leaders | Senior Faculty

14-Day Writing Challenge

A structured, short-term challenge designed to help faculty jumpstart their writing productivity in a focused, supportive environment.

Campus Workshops

Interactive, live workshops that provide faculty with essential skills in productivity, time management, and professional development.

Designed for:
Early Career Faculty | Alt-ac | Tenure Track | Mid-Career Faculty

Teaching Toolkit

A curated collection of resources to support faculty in enhancing their teaching effectiveness while balancing research and service responsibilities.

Designed for:
Graduate students | Post-Docs | Alt-ac | Tenure Track

Post-Tenure Pathfinders

A program designed to help tenured faculty navigate the next phase of their careers with clarity, purpose, and renewed motivation.

Designed for:
Tenure Track | Mid-Career Faculty | Faculty Leaders | Senior Faculty | Administrators

Rethinking Mentoring Program

The Rethinking Mentoring Program is a multi-part workshop series designed to help campuses modernize their approach to mentoring to fit the diverse needs of faculty. Built around COACHE benchmarking data and NCFDD’s mentoring framework, the program equips faculty and leaders to improve mentoring outcomes through leadership development, mentor training, and network-building. Whether you’re supporting early-career faculty or strengthening department-wide mentoring practices, this program offers a flexible, scalable strategy to meet your goals.

Rethinking Your Research Funding Course

This new four-week course offers a fresh, practical approach to pursuing funding beyond large federal grants. Faculty learn how to identify and prioritize opportunities with foundations, industry, and local government, build funder relationships, and develop a strategic funding plan. Designed to complement the work of your research office, this course helps faculty move from uncertainty to momentum.