Who doesn’t want to be a part of the winning team? We know how much fun it can be to cheer for the winners of the Rose Bowl or your team in March-Madness Final Four. Thousands of fans are putting their money where their pom poms are and supporting their winning teams with winning donations! The biggest athletic programs have revenue coming in from mega ticket sales and from merchandise sales. Dozens of schools make over $100M in their athletic programs, however, the smaller p

By now you may have your turkey thawing and a list of the stores you’ll be visiting early on the morning of Black Friday. Some people have signed up for multiple email lists that will keep them informed of the hottest online sales as they become available for Cyber Monday too. How prepared are you and your school for Giving Tuesday? Now in its 6th year, #GT (Giving Tuesday), has grown in popularity and is one of the few days of the year where donors are looking for organizati

With Millennials forecasted to make up 50% of the American workforce by 2020, colleges need to know where their alumni and present students are going to be needed. Just as important, we need to know where our alumni and present students want to take their skills. It’s up to us to make sure that our corporate relations model is working towards connecting our students with those desirable employers. Many smaller companies are attracting young alumni with benefits that the big c

In June, the National University System received a $100 Million gift from a single donor to promote social-emotional learning. This mega gift is one of the dozens of big gifts received by Colleges and Universities during the 2018 fiscal year. The Chronicle of Higher Education shows that gifts of $50 Million and above were given to nearly 30 institutes of higher education in this past fiscal year. “Big” is a relative term though. When Oregon State University received their fir