SyracuseMiami
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CTO re: fan (donor support). Ive mentioned this in other posts but if there are specific things the athletic department or football team needs the we need to be a bit more organized in how we go after these funds. A donor outreach plan with a well articulated message on what the need is and how the money would be used would go a long way. Need to be more deliberate and proactive in asking for funding. My 2 cents as an alum and a lifelong fan of the program.
I responded to the post from chakka3421, but since mine was the 133rd response on the 9th page in a thread that already had nearly 5700 views, I doubt many have seen it. So I will repost it here...
"You have no clue as to what you are talking about (in stating that the Board of Trustees has refused to build a new football practice facility).
"The school/trustees would love to build a new football practice facility....as soon as the football program raises a certain percentage of the money needed for it.
"This is exactly how the Melo facility was built...and how Newhouse III was built ... and how the new law school is being built. The school committed to none of them ... until the money was raised.
"This is how athletic facilities on most campuses are built...they are mainly funded by substantial private donations. For an example close to home, look at the football facility and soon-to-be-built basketball facility at UConn -- both funded by private donations.
"When Doug talks about fan support ... he is in part talking about the extreme difficulty in raising the money that the program needs to build necessary facilities."