All great points.WASU 93 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 11:47 pm1. The pledge is non-binding (from what we understand at this point). Most likely, it will be $1300 that the program will see.AppGrad78 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 8:46 pmFriends of ours are quasi-App fans because their daughter is an alum. Otherwise, they’re Duke fans. They attend maybe one game per year at KBS. They’re not wealthy, but like a lot of people, they want to see the UNC game. So they plan to join the Yosef Club ($800) and purchase season tickets ($500). With the three-year pledge, they will invest $3,900 into our athletics program. That’s money we weren’t making last year.
For all the gnashing of teeth, these were much-needed changes. Sure they’re painful. But as best I can tell, we’re all impacted similarly. Hats off to our leadership for leveraging the UNC game and for taking a bold step forward.
2. We struggle to grow the Yosef Club at the minimum $50 Donation level. Does anyone really think we have a ton of new fans (especially those who are affiliated with other programs) who would invest $3900?
3. Many are saying these are needed changes? Are they really? The only needed change is to increase revenue. There are multiple ways of doing this including the old way, the new way, growing the corporate sponsorship program, etc.
4. The Peer Programs chosen were Boise, UCF. Cincinnati and Houston. All four are metro-based (could be more corporate season tickets bought). How do these schools measure up demographically (specifically by graduate income levels)
5. For those that are knocking YC members who bought more than 4 tickets at a specific giving level. Perhaps, they were buying those tickets and giving them away to friends and family members. Planting seeds for future YC members, or maybe just helping put butts in seats.
1. The pledge is non binding but guarantees no pice increase should one occur.
2. Where do you get $3900 from? You can get a ticket for $250 and a non premium seat for $100. $350x4= $1400. Significantly less then $3900.
3. Are you suggesting that we have been sitting around for decades without trying to generate revenue? There isn’t a lot of corporate dollars floating around the Boone area.
4. I think that this is just an excuse. The majority of our alumni live in metro areas so I would imagine that incomes aren’t as low as some want to believe. Yes we graduate a great many teachers and yes, teachers are woefully underpaid. But we also have a very good accounting program that puts a good number of CPAs in the field. Hell, we have a two lawyers in this forum.
5. Fair, and thanks, but how many of those planted seeds actually grew into YC members?
The bottom line is that we need revenue to keep up. The model isn’t unfair. It’s just unfair to what many have gotten use to. Something has to change.