College athletics giving days

Started by billhoward, December 06, 2022, 05:40:54 PM

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billhoward

Princeton announced it took in $3.9 million from a one-day #TAGD, or Tiger Athletics Giving Day, Nov. 29. That's about $3,500 per athlete (1100) at Princeton.

https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2022/11/30/general-tagd-is-a-roaring-success-with-record-3-9-million-raised.aspx

RichH

Quote from: billhowardPrinceton announced it took in $3.9 million from a one-day #TAGD, or Tiger Athletics Giving Day, Nov. 29. That's about $3,500 per athlete (1100) at Princeton.

https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2022/11/30/general-tagd-is-a-roaring-success-with-record-3-9-million-raised.aspx

"Giving days" are bad and I don't participate. (Same with Prime, Black, Cyber, Small Business, Giving, and all the other "spend spend, buy buy" days of the week.)

Sorry to those in fundraising careers. Leave me alone and I'll donate on my terms.

Beeeej

Quote from: RichH
Quote from: billhowardPrinceton announced it took in $3.9 million from a one-day #TAGD, or Tiger Athletics Giving Day, Nov. 29. That's about $3,500 per athlete (1100) at Princeton.

https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2022/11/30/general-tagd-is-a-roaring-success-with-record-3-9-million-raised.aspx

"Giving days" are bad and I don't participate. (Same with Prime, Black, Cyber, Small Business, Giving, and all the other "spend spend, buy buy" days of the week.)

Sorry to those in fundraising careers. Leave me alone and I'll donate on my terms.

Oh, don't worry, as a long-time professional fundraiser I think they're bad, too.
Beeeej, Esq.

"Cornell isn't an organization.  It's a loose affiliation of independent fiefdoms united by a common hockey team."
   - Steve Worona

billhoward

I give a bit during Giving Days to sports and (not on the official giving list) The Daily Sun, a bit less later in the year to the Cornell Fund, overall Cornell gets a bit more. So, as regards me, things Cornell gets more than otherwise. Still nowhere near moving the needle.

Trotsky

Quote from: billhowardPrinceton announced it took in $3.9 million from a one-day #TAGD, or Tiger Athletics Giving Day, Nov. 29. That's about $3,500 per athlete (1100) at Princeton.

https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2022/11/30/general-tagd-is-a-roaring-success-with-record-3-9-million-raised.aspx
The only thing this indicates is the rich need to be taxed more.

billhoward

Quote from: TrotskyThe only thing this indicates is the rich need to be taxed more.
The sons of Nassau believe they're doing God's work. Their new soccer stadium did not come as a gift from on high. Interesting that it's built on an undulating area just a few minutes from Palmer (was Palmer) Stadium, whereas Cornell's field has no grade changes of note around the perimeter.


George64


Swampy

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Quote from: dbilmesDartmouth is getting an upgrade to its athletic facilities with a record-setting gift, although the article in the student paper doesn't say exactly how much the gift is for.

Interestingly, donor Stephen Lewinstein and son Marc, both Dartmouth grads, received their law degrees from Cornell.

Reminds me of a T-shirt I once saw: "My rich law-school students went to Dartmouth for undergrad, and all I got was this lousy commemorative bench!" ::demented::