FSU fundraising and president role

great info.

FSU warned that new search could be a sham

jrfsu
7/17/2014

"Florida State has NEVER employed a president who spent 50% of their time on fundraising and the next person to occupy the corner office in Westcott will not either. As a point of reference, D'Alemberte remains the university's most aggressive fundraising president to date. He held one day per week for development work and the FSU Foundation in all honesty found appropriately filling all that time difficult.

I will add that deans and/or their assigned development staff and an institution's planned giving staff typically do most of the heavy fundraising lifting. The most engaged presidents tend to set a tone for development operations and help cultivate some very high-end prospects, but often presidents don't interact even with seven figure donors until it is time to say "thank you" and sometimes not even then.

We also are not Florida. What UF needs to accomplish (and said it would accomplish) to move into the top ten is not what Florida State needs to accomplish to reach the top 25 (in the measure we principally cited, USN&WR). And arguing that Florida State lacks a plan for preeminence money doesn't make it true. The university outlined a plan to the legislature and governor that identifies exactly what areas the university expects to improve and how appropriated money will be spent in support of those area improvements.

Leadership more specifically told the legislature and Governor Scott that the university could attain a top 25 public university ranking (according to USN&WR) by accomplishing the following in fields they defined as STEM: keep psychology ranked in the top five national publics; move physical sciences up from a #13 ranking into the top ten publics; move computer sciences up from #22 into the top ten publics; move social sciences up from a #20 ranking into the top fifteen publics; move mathematics up from a #35 ranking into the top 20 publics; move environmental sciences up from #25 into the top 20; and move engineering up from #53 into the top 50.

To help accomplish the above STEM field improvements and to address a couple other USN&WR metrics, the university promised to spend appropriated preeminence money as follows:

1) $27 million for faculty recruitment (in the above mentioned STEM fields).
2) $3 million to recruit national academy members (in the above mentioned STEM fields).
3) $16 million for recruiting STEM ready students.
4) $10 million to enhance campus entrepreneurship (including hiring entrepreneurs in residence)
5) $9 million for curriculum changes aimed at job placement and critical thinking.
6) $10 million toward improving retention and graduation rates.

BTW, number four above is a likely nod to conservative higher education reformers like those that ousted Powers at Texas."


"Florida State's leadership team indicated in the agreed to top 25 plan that the university planned to spend $30 million total on hiring new STEM faculty. A $30 million total investment in STEM faculty divided by a total $75 million five-year appropriation equals 40%. Guess what, the $6 million thus far spent on new STEM faculty divided by the $15 million appropriated to date also equals 40%. If we are following a balanced implementation model, we seem on schedule.

And I care not what anyone buys. It is a fact that Sandy D'Alemberte held one day per week for the Foundation. It is also a fact that then Foundation president, Jeff Robison, not in-often scrambled to appropriately fill that day each and every week. Typically Jeff and Sandy flew on the state plane (FSU now has its own) for a day. Often times though they'd graft development work onto Sandy's otherwise substantial travel calendar (conferences, meetings, etc.). On occasion they'd even work in Tallahassee. By the way, a day doesn't mean eight hours. Many days included multiple daytime meetings including business lunch. They also included prospect dinners, late cocktails with a donor, etc.

It is also a fact that TK - especially after about the first year to eighteen months on the job - devoted FAR less time to fundraising than Sandy. By the end of his tenure Wetherell, in fact, barely traveled for development purposes. Mind you that many deans and pretty much all academic fundraisers privately expressed relief at TK's disengagement because they feared what he might say to a prospect. (I'm not kidding.) To his credit, Wetherell did envision, raise money for, and build the new president's house (important for hosting intimate events with high-end prospects). He also substantially improved/remodeled the presidents box, which is used to host existing and prospective donors (generally at the $100k level and above) during football weekends.

I should add that our presidents spend most of their development travel time traveling in Florida and to metro Atlanta because that is BY FAR where the bulk of our alumni live. Do they travel to other large cities for development? Absolutely. But you're more likely to see an FSU president doing development work in Orlando, Tampa-St. Pete, West Palm, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Atlanta, Jacksonville, and Sarasota than in Chicago, New York or LA.

Might a fair critique of Barron be that he at times seemed more provost than president? Perhaps. I personally do share the popular view that a president should devote far more than 50% of their time to external matters - governmental relations (city, state & federal), development work, FSU Trustee and Board of Governors relations, friend raising/alumni affairs, networking with peers, etc.- than internal. But the suggestion that the next FSU president will devote more than 50% of his or her time specifically on development is inaccurate.

Good presidents create a positive fundraising environment by deed and tone, provide resources to and demand results from subordinates, say "thank you" a lot for gifts already realized, and casually interact with a lot of donors and prospective donors at various events. But they typically only aggressively cultivate a very select group of top-end prospects because that is the best use of limited time.

As an anecdotal point of reference, my wife raised three seven-figure gifts last fiscal year. Only one met her dean face to face before closing and that meeting was on campus, brief and rather incidental. (I should though point out that her current dean is far more hands off than any with whom she's ever worked.) All three will meet the university president for the first time this fall (in the presidents box). This type transaction is the norm far more often than most who haven't worked in the business realize."

Student Housing Conference Preview: Atlantic Coast Conference

Student Housing Conference Preview: Atlantic Coast Conference


"The Atlantic Coast Conference comprises a diverse group of public and private schools; large urban, mid-size city and rural locations. Student housing activity reflects those differences.

ACC revenue issues in future?

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Sources: SEC Network signs a deal with Comcast, the country's biggest distributor. Full story to be published in Sports Business Daily.

Division I moves closer to new structure

Division I moves closer to new structure

Preps to pros: What conference do NFL players come from?

Preps to pros: What conference do NFL players come from?


"In this series, 247Sports takes a comprehensive look at where NFL talent has come from over the last decade. After the position-by-position series, states and college analysis, the numbers are calculated one last time to find out just which conferences NFL talent have come from since 2005.

The SEC tops all conferences in producing draft picks, first round selections and Pro Bowlers over the last decade.

The numbers strengthen the case that the Southeastern Conference is the dominant league in college football, with the SEC topping the list in first rounders with 88, leading all conferences with 430 players drafted in the last 10 years, and leading the way with 39 players out of the SEC making the Pro Bowl since 2005.

First rounders by conference
SEC - 88
ACC - 56
Big 12 - 47
Big Ten - 44
Pac-12 - 35
Big East - 15
Independents, MAC - 6
C-USA, WAC - 5
MWC, AAC (The American) - 4
Sun Belt - 2
CAA, OVC

Draft picks by conference
SEC - 430
ACC - 356
Big Ten - 314
Pac-12 - 308
Big 12 - 274
Big East - 152
MWC - 119
C-USA - 92
WAC - 83
MAC - 75
Independents - 45
Sun Belt - 39
SoCon - 25
Big Sky - 23
CAA - 21
MEAC, MIAA, Southland - 15
OVC - 13
AAC (The American) - 12
LSC, MVFC - 11
Great West - 10
Big South, Ivy - 9
GLIAC, SWAC - 8
A-10, PSAC - 7
Gateway - 6
NEC, SIAC - 4
CIAA - 3
GAC, GSC, OAC, Patriot, RMAC - 2
CCIW, CWUAA, GNAC, MACJC, Mid-South, MSFA, NCIAC, NE-10, NSIC, NWC, OUA, PFL, Pioneer, RSEQ, SAC, WIAC - 1

Pro Bowlers by conference
SEC - 39
Pac-12 - 32
ACC, Big 12 - 23
Big Ten - 18
C-USA - 9
Big East , MWC- 6
WAC - 4
Big Sky, MAC, MEAC - 3
Big South, Independents, A-10, PSAC - 2
Great West, Ivy, LSC, OVC, SAC, SIAC, SoCon, Sun Belt, SWAC, WI - 1 "

Power Five's College Football Playoff revenues will double what BCS paid

Still not sure how far the ACC is on their Orange Bowl deal vs the SEC and the Sugar Bowl deal.  It may not matter that much.....I don't know.

Great news it sounds like.  I am stunned the playoff team only gets $6 million for the conference.....doesn't really equal a unreal amount of money for any conference getting 2 teams.  It is nice, don't get me wrong, but it isn't insane.

Expect for TV Contracts/Conference network, which is a BIG exception, the revenue news for the ACC has been very positive.  I hope I am writing that in 5 years after some of these complicated changes are occurring.


Power Five's College Football Playoff revenues will double what BCS paid


"The Power Five conferences will almost double their financial haul in the College Football Playoff's first season as compared to the final year of the Bowl Championship Series, according to official estimates provided to USA TODAY Sports.
The ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC each will draw a baseline amount of approximately $50 million in the first year of a 12-year contract. The other five FBS-level leagues will split $75 million – but that's more than five times greater than their combined payday in 2013.
"It's good for everybody," Bill Hancock, the College Football Playoff's executive director, told USA TODAY Sports. "There's more money for everybody."
The total TV revenue from ESPN hasn't been disclosed, and Hancock declined comment, but USA TODAY Sports has previously reported it will average at least $470 million annually over the life of the contract. Ticket and merchandising sales and sponsorship deals could add $40-50 million annually, on average.
Hancock provided USA TODAY Sports with estimates of the revenue distribution for the 2014 season.
In the final year of the BCS, the baseline distribution to the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and American was $27.897 million. Conference USA, the Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt split $13.168 million. In 2014-15, the base share for the Power Five is $50 million. The so-called Group of Five (including the American) will divide $75 million.
Other revenues include:
— As part of the base payout, each conference will receive $300,000 for each school that meets the NCAA's required APR for participation in a bowl game. (For example, if 10 teams met the requirement, a conference would receive $3 million.)
— Conferences will receive $6 million for each team selected as one of the four playoff participants. (There won't be additional funds for the teams that advance to the championship game.)
— Conferences will receive $4 million for every team selected for a non-playoff bowl (in 2014, the Cotton, Fiesta and Peach bowls).
— Each conference will receive $2 million to cover expenses for each participant in a semifinal, and for the championship game.
— Notre Dame will receive $2.3 million in 2014; the other three independents will split $922,658. (Notre Dame and other independents would receive $6 million for participation in the playoff or $4 million for participation in the Cotton, Fiesta or Peach bowls.)
Revenue from the playoff does not include individual contracts conferences have with the bowls.
For example, in the 2014 season, in addition to its $50 million base payout, the ACC would receive approximately $27.5 million from its contract with the Orange Bowl.
The Rose and Sugar Bowls – tied to the Big Ten and Pac-12 and Big 12 and SEC, respectively – will serve as semifinals for the playoff this season. But in 2015, when the Rose and Sugar aren't semifinals, those four leagues would each receive approximately $40 million (above the $50 million base payout from the College Football Playoff) from their contracts with those bowls."

ACC football debate among FSU fans

Interesting debate.  Very strong opinions on both sides with the FSU fan base when it comes to the ACC. 

 

I think the ACC has improved, but unless 2-3 other teams make a PROGRAM jump (not a season, but a PROGRAM jump), the conference is still not deep enough.

 

I don't think there is a program in the ACC ready to make this jump.  Not yet.  I will be thrilled to be proven wrong.




Re: SEC network scores big - ACC?


moz9


"For a conference that has won 3 BCS games, a national title, and has had numerous award winners, NFL draftees all in the last two years, I'll stand by my statement.  You're so obssessed with the SEC that you can't even see the facts straight. "

 

Nole4757


"You are a one hit (year) wonder, thanks to FSU.

You do realize that the ACC:

• was an abysmal 5-13 in BCS play with a winning percentage of .278;
• the ACC went 5-6 in Bowl play last season where four of the six losses were by double digits. Of the three wins, only one came against a power 5 conference team;
• the ACC has on'y won 6 NCs in football since 1953, of which 4 were won by non-original members (3 by FSU and 1 by GTech). The 2 NCs won by original ACC members were Maryland in 1953, now gone from the ACC, and Clemson in 1981);
• the SEC has won more NCs in football in a row at 7, than all of the NCs won by the ACC since its inception in 1953 at 6;
• no ACC team, other FSU, is ranked in the top 15 in five of the top pre-season polls this year (now there is ACC respect);
• VaTech has never ever beaten a team ranked 5 or higher when the game was played;
• last year, FSU thrashed overmatched ACC while coasting to the the national title game, only to beat Auburn by 3 to win a great game with a great comeback;
• lets not forget the West Virginia 70, Clemson 33 debacle in the Orange Bowl;
• according to Tommy Bowden: "I was in the ACC for 10 years and you hate to say it,but it [ACC] doesn't stack up [SEC]...All you can go by are statistics, and those are black and white. There's been a pattern of consistency. … In games of relevance and significance, the ACC has fallen short. … It's happened so many times that [the ACC] has lost its legitimacy."
• out of the last 43 games between Georgia and GTech, Georgia has won 33, times 33 TIMES!;
• South Carolina has beaten Clemson 5 years straight -who is Clemson's Daddy?; and
• the ACC had loss lost at least 35 straight games - that's right - 35 straight games against non-conference opponents ranked in the top 5, before last year.

I know, I know, stop with the ACC facts and history, it kills a good ACC-agenda spin story."

fsujd

"What matters now is where the ACC is at present (2013 season) or do you want to dwell on FSU's lost decade too?

11 bowl teams- NCAA record
2-0 BCS bowls  SEC 0-2 bowls
ACC won just about every major individual player award
2nd in NFL draft picks
Has the national champions
There are 3 other P5 conferences besides the SEC yet you only compare ACC to SEC
Conference payout 20.8 million ACC; 20.9 million SEC
ND, who UGA is wetting themselves over to have a 2 game series with, is going to be an ACC regular each season
Come join the rest of us in 2014.

2013 National Football Champions"

 

Nole4757

"fsujd:

Ahhh, the glass is 1/1000th full.

The ACC lost 6 of 11 bowl games, one to Marshall.  Of the 11 bowl games, 8 were in the toilet bowl or less, but heck, the ACC had 11 bowl teams where winning is irrelevant.

But, here is a snap shot of the ACC's body of work in 2013:

USC 35 - BC 7
USCe 37 - Clemson 17
FSU 51 - Clemson 14
FSU 45 - Duke 7
Texas A&M 52 - Duke 48
Georgia 45 - GTech 34
Miss 25 - GTech 17
BYU 38 - GTech 20
FSU 63 - Maryland 0
Marshall 31 - Maryland 20
FSU 41 - Miami 14
Louisville 36 - Miami 9 (Didn't Louisville like lose to UCF?)
East Carolina 55 - UNC 31
USCe 27 - UNC 10
East Carolina 42 - NCState 28
WFU 28 - NCState 13
FSU 49 - NCState 17
Navy 24 - Pitt 21
FSU 41 - Pitt 13
PSU 23 - Syracuse 17
Northwestern 48 - Syracuse 27
FSU 59 - Syracuse 3
Oregon 59 - Virginia 10
Ball State 48 - Virginia 27
Alabama 35 - VTech 10
UCLA 42 - VaTech 12
ULM 21 - WFU 19
Vanderbilt 23 - Duke 21

An impressive body of work by the ACC members in 2013, wouldn't you agree?

I can see why you and Moz9 are raving over just how good the ACC is in football.

My personal favorite are the ACC losses to football powers ULM, Ball State, Marshall and twice, not once, to East Carolina.

Notwithstanding the above, I must admit, I did get a big laugh watching GTech try to play offense against Ole Miss in its Bowl game.  It was like watching comedy hour.

 

Given the ACC's past football performances in 2013 and ever since 1953, the year in which the ACC was still born in football, I can see now why you will feel that the ACC has been "snub" by the sports pundits by not naming one ACC team, not one, other than FSU, in their top 15 for the upcoming 2014 season.

 

The ACC - what a football conference."