Making waves across the sports industry, Boise State‘s announcement that they will begin selling “Bronco Stock” has unveiled a new way to raise money for the athletics department. Those who purchase the stock will become members of Boise State Broncos, Inc., receive stock certificates and voting privileges. 200,000 shares of stock will be issued at [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Innovation’
Boise State gets creative, starts program to buy stock
Posted in Revenue Generation Ideas, Tips, tagged athletics development, Boise State Broncos, Boise State University, Innovation, Shareholder on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Washington helps ticket holders maintain season tickets
Posted in Annual Giving Practices, Ticketing and Development, tagged Donations, economy, Innovation, Season tickets, University of Washington on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As we all know, the economy is affecting fundraising and donors everyday. Annual fund members cannot make payments they thought possible and many may end up forfeiting tickets they have held in the stadium for a long time. In an effort to combat the adverse effects of the economy, the University of Washington has initiated [...]
Clemson leverages Spring Football game to benefit good cause
Posted in Annual Giving Practices, Tips, tagged athletics development, Clemson University, College football, Colleges and Universities, Dabo Swinney, Education, Football, Furlough, Innovation, spring football game on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As budgets are shrinking at universities around the country, a popular way to handle cutting costs has been to institute a furlough for university employees. During this time, an employee is required to take a certain amount of time off without pay, essentially a mandatory leave from work. While many employees are not happy to [...]
Austin Peay uses bass fishing to draw donors
Posted in Annual Giving Practices, Events, tagged athletics development, Austin Peay, bass fishing tournament, fundraising, Innovation, practice on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many schools host golf tournaments, dinners, and tailgating events to raise money, however, very few use bass fishing. Perhaps one of the most unique ways to fundraise, Austin Peay is hosting their 15th annual Governors Bass Tournament on May 9th. The event, which is held at Kentucky Lake this year, drew over 255 boats last [...]
