Bison137
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04-15-19 07:26 PM - Post#283667
The annual Giving Challenge begins at noon tomorrow and runs for 24 hours. Given the limited support that athletics gets from the administration, it's important to see as many donations as possible - and distributed among as many teams as possible. When athletics receives widespread support, it sends a message to the University. And athletics does get major alum support - more than at most PL schools. Even a small gift is important since support is measured at least partially by the number of gifts.
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BisonRoadWarrior
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04-16-19 03:37 PM - Post#283693
In response to Bison137
Thanks for the encouragement. I chipped in. Men's basketball surprisingly tied for 10th place.
https://www.givecampus.com/schools/BucknellUnive rs...
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bison63
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Reg: 01-23-06
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04-16-19 06:08 PM - Post#283698
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
FWIW, I found it much easier using PayPal last year than this setup they have this year. I kept getting to the end and my total would be wrong. Took about 4 tries to get it right. Almost gave up, but finally got it done.
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Bison54
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04-16-19 07:52 PM - Post#283699
In response to bison63
Yes it was difficult. I wanted to do $10 per program and that was not allowed, and it took about 5 tries before I gave up and gave larger amounts to fewer sports. Too bad, because they all deserved it
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Bison137
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04-16-19 09:18 PM - Post#283701
In response to Bison54
The scoreboard:
https://www.givecampus.com/schools/BucknellUnive rs...
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BisonRoadWarrior
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04-17-19 10:53 AM - Post#283718
In response to Bison137
https://twitter.com/coachjb11/status/1118 187730704...
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Bison137
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04-17-19 05:14 PM - Post#283728
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
The final tally: $517,528 from 2134 donors. Average of just under $250 per donor.
Top 20 sports in terms of number of donors:
Spiked Shoe Club (Track & Field) 289
Football 237
Bison Club - Athletics Area of Greatest Need 206
Men's Soccer 172
Field Hockey 164
Men's Lacrosse 134
Baseball 112
Softball 98
Women's Volleyball 93
Men's Basketball 90
Women's Soccer 85
Grappler Club (Wrestling) 74
Men's Swimming and Diving 66
Women's Lacrosse 57
Men's Tennis 55
Women's Basketball 55
Women's Swimming and Diving 53
Men's Golf 52
Men's Water Polo 51
Women's Tennis 51
And the top 20 in terms of dollars raised:
Football $65,701
Men's Soccer $52,340
Spiked Shoe Club (Track & Field) $48,610
Men's Golf $44,245
Men's Lacrosse $38,436
Baseball $32,706
Bison Club - Athletics Area of Greatest Need $26,800
Men's Water Polo $25,155
Women's Lacrosse $22,010
Men's Tennis $21,445
Women's Volleyball $15,109
Softball $13,419
Grappler Club (Wrestling) $11,818
Men's Basketball $11,380
Field Hockey $10,820
Women's Soccer $10,245
Women's Water Polo $9,385
Women's Basketball $9,028
Men's Swimming and Diving $8,716
And the top ten in terms of average donation:
Men's Golf $851
Men's Water Polo $493
Men's Tennis $390
Women's Lacrosse $386
Men's Soccer $304
Baseball $292
Men's Lacrosse $287
Football $277
Women's Water Polo $235
Women's Golf $228
It is possible that some late-arriving donations may still be added to the tally from today.
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Bison137
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04-17-19 05:41 PM - Post#283729
In response to Bison137
The final tally: $517,528 from 2134 donors. Average of just under $250 per donor.
For comparison, here are a couple of other PL schools' donations from similar, albeit longer, athletic campaigns in 2019:
- Holy Cross (two days) $237,094 from 2000+ alumni. (Was tied into their Winter Homecoming)
- Lehigh (seven days): $539,967 from 1,354 donations
- Colgate (seven days): $679,498 from 2113 donors.
- Lafayette (seven days, associated with general fund-raising for other things as well): $103,000 from 1370 donors.
Boston U: $1.36 million from 3700+ donors. For perspective, Boston U has almost 17,000 undergraduates and a total enrollment of about 32,500.
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