Project Funding
Comprised of distributor and manufacturer companies, the Channel Advantage Partnership (CAP) board directed investment fund was created to exclusively support the research and educational programming initiatives of the Foundation. The Channel Advantage Partnership identifies and recommends research topics that can impact the operations, profitability, and efficiency of the channel and industry at large. Since 2003, the Channel Advantage Partnership has sponsored a number of research projects that provide valuable information and best practices such as green solutions and services, product liability, service liability, customer profitability, and procurement chain management.
Submit Your Ideas
Each year, the NAED Education & Research Foundation calls for research and educational topics from our membership. The valuable submissions we receive are considered by the Foundation Board of Directors and Channel Advantage Partnership Council prior to evaluating and planning our current and future educational products and programs and sending our annual research Request For Proposal (RFP) to universities and private research and consulting firms around the country.
Let us know what educational, training and research areas or concepts would benefit our member companies.
- What educational topics, products or training materials interest you?
- What existing Foundation products or training materials need improvement?
- What areas would you like researched?
- What existing research topics would you like to see expanded?
Please provide your research/educational suggestions by either:
- Faxing the NAED Education & Research Foundation toll-free at (877) 312-9801
- Emailing Ed Orlet or Erika TenEyck
Feedback Welcome
We encourage you to submit feedback on any of the Foundation's Research projects. Your comments will help us improve our future research offerings.