$125M Capital Campaign Launch
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OK, WHO ON HERE IS TODD STANSBURY????????? I just heard a lot of things we have been saying on GTSwarm!!!!!
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Looks like they set up Andy Demetra's interview with Todd Stansbury during Andy's laundry day.
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This is why the hire of Todd continues to pay huge dividends. He just 'gets it'. He listens. He knows. He can't do everything and nobody is perfect. But he's (to me) been an amazing AD so far.
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Figured it belonged here, too.
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Now they just have to get the money. One thing I don't like is you can't simply donate online, which seems like they would want as many people donating as possible, even if small amounts. When they do fundraisers they should make it as easy as possible for people to donate and not require an extra step.
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Great news!
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Yes, it's like the main place the athletes for all sports go when they're not in class or at practice.
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Ok awesome! I thought it was just an administrative building
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Yes. This is where athletes spend a lot of time off the field, including their dining hall. When they come here on visits the more impressive it is, the better visit it will be for the student athlete.
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Renderings show a renovated/improved BDS.
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This is a good first step. I was particularly pleased to see an endowment for $25M included. In reality, though, once we get this step completed we need to work on enlarging that endowment. Having money set aside solely for athletics will go a long way towards making us more competitive.
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Reality of modern day college athletics is you're always going to have to build, renovate, improve, add on, etc. to keep up with the Joneses. There needs to be a "wow" factor every 4 year cycle or so to keep the attention of recruits and fans.
I'm surprised GT hasn't made a big deal about more campaign raises like other schools often do. It's been more lowkey with large donors...as if GT didn't want to seem too needy in terms of public perception. I think the whole capital raising of coaches salaries and to add staff might have "clicked" something and we realized if we asked for it, our fan base and donors will answer. I would say the "campaign" to raise capital for coaching salaries was a rousing success.
Good to see the admins getting more aggressive with this. Usually we see one of these "campaigns" once every 1-3 years. We just finished with the staff capital raising, and we're quickly following up with this. Now, as @MGTfan alluded to, hopefully they find a way to make it less onerous for fans to contribute. The money will come.
I'm surprised GT hasn't made a big deal about more campaign raises like other schools often do. It's been more lowkey with large donors...as if GT didn't want to seem too needy in terms of public perception. I think the whole capital raising of coaches salaries and to add staff might have "clicked" something and we realized if we asked for it, our fan base and donors will answer. I would say the "campaign" to raise capital for coaching salaries was a rousing success.
Good to see the admins getting more aggressive with this. Usually we see one of these "campaigns" once every 1-3 years. We just finished with the staff capital raising, and we're quickly following up with this. Now, as @MGTfan alluded to, hopefully they find a way to make it less onerous for fans to contribute. The money will come.
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This looks really good. And I'm glad they left out the adult day care center facilities that folks like Clemson have, with diaper changing stations, bounce houses, and slides.
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Heading in the right direction.
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INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES
JANUARY 2018 – DECEMBER 2020
PERMANENT
ENDOWMENT
Athletic Scholarships$25 million
Program Enrichment Please Inquire
Unrestricted Please Inquire
FACILITIES
Edge Center Renovation$70 million
Russ Chandler Stadium Phase II$9 million
Football/Basketball Locker Rooms$9 million
ACC Network Studio Please Inquire
O’Keefe Gymnasium Please Inquire
CURRENT
OPERATIONS
Athletic Scholarship Fund$4.5 million
Sport-Specific$4.5 million
AD Initiative$3 million
JANUARY 2018 – DECEMBER 2020
PERMANENT
ENDOWMENT
Athletic Scholarships$25 million
Program Enrichment Please Inquire
Unrestricted Please Inquire
FACILITIES
Edge Center Renovation$70 million
Russ Chandler Stadium Phase II$9 million
Football/Basketball Locker Rooms$9 million
ACC Network Studio Please Inquire
O’Keefe Gymnasium Please Inquire
CURRENT
OPERATIONS
Athletic Scholarship Fund$4.5 million
Sport-Specific$4.5 million
AD Initiative$3 million