Rick George on Fund Raising b12 v P12

[MiamiBuffs]

We are often asked if the move from the Big 12 to the Pac-12 Conference in 2011 has had any significant impact on fundraising and gaining new donors. Some numbers compiled by our Buff Club staff show that the answer to that question is a resounding yes.

In the four years prior to the move, athletics raised $3.16 million from the five other Pac-12 states (Arizona, California, Oregon, Utah, Washington); in the four years since, though the end of March, we have raised $13.3 million. That’s a net gain of 420 percent increase in dollars, with the largest gain from efforts in California: $842,278 raised in CU’s last four years in the Big 12, compared to $8,449,451 since joining the Pac-12 (or a 1,003 percent increase).

In contrast, we’ve only had a 16 percent decline in dollars raised from the six other states that formerly comprised the Big 12 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas), with appearances by our athletic teams in these six states cut by over 90 percent since joining the Pac-12 ($940K raised prior, $780K since). But at home here in Colorado, that has more than be offset, with a 35 percent increase in dollars raised from within the state ($50.4 million, up from $37.5 million).

:thumbsup:

 

[sackman]

Imagine what the difference would be if we had a halfway decent football team.

 

[Shldr2Shldr]

Imagine what the difference would be if we had a halfway decent football team.

As has been said many times in many places, Colorado is a sleeping giant. Just need to start seeing signs of life for things to start building.