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Fundraising Friday: Family Donates $6M to Michigan Football Program

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Fundraising Friday: Virginia Announces Another Seven-Figure Donation

Cal Poly Rejects Millions Raised to Save Swimming and Diving Program

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Fundraising Friday: Cavaliers Legend Frank Quayle Gives $5M to Virginia

Fundraising Friday: Family Donates $6M to Michigan Football Program

The University of Michigan athletic department announced Thursday a $6 million gift from Matthew and Nicole Lester in support of capital costs associated with the newly renovated and expanded football locker room in Schembechler Hall.

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Fundraising Friday: Virginia Announces Another Seven-Figure Donation

Tim Smith, a 1990 University of Virginia graduate, and his wife Jennifer have pledged $5.5 million to UVA, including $4 million for athletics.

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Cal Poly Rejects Millions Raised to Save Swimming and Diving Program

Desptie Cal Poly president Jeffrey Armstrong lowering the fundraising goal for saving the university's swimming and diving program from $25 million to $20 million less than two months ago, only about $10 million was ultimately raised.

Fundraising Friday: Cavaliers Legend Frank Quayle Gives $5M to Virginia

The University of Virginia and the Virginia Athletics Foundation announced June 6 that it had secured a $5 million commitment to Virginia Athletics from the family of "record-breaking running back, lacrosse player, longtime radio analyst, mentor, philanthropist and community pillar" Frank J. Quayle III.

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Florida High School Dissolves Athletics Booster Association, Creates Internal Booster Entity

A Florida high school this week announced that it will dissolve its external booster association in favor of creating an internal entity to handle athletics fundraising.

Fundraising Friday: $3.5M Grant Pushes Field House Project Closer to Finish Line

A $3.5 million grant has been awarded to build a field house for the Washington (Iowa) Community School District. Combined with an anonymous donor's $4 million gift earlier this year and other donations, the project’s fundraising total has reached nearly $7.65 million.

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Sport Administration Professor David Kelley Discusses Effective Fundraising in Today’s Complicated Athletics Space

Kelley taught himself how to write grants and solicit sponsorships from banks, restaurants, gas stations and other local businesses to help supplement threadbare extracurricular budgets.

Fundraising Friday: Stonehill College Secures $15M Gift Toward Arena

Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., announced Wednesday a landmark $15 million donation from alum Tom Bogan and his wife Kathleen, kickstarting a fundraising campaign to support the construction of a new ice hockey and basketball arena.

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Fundraising Friday: Family of Alums Commits $2.5M to Mississippi State

The Steve Golding family has contributed $2.5 million to strengthen Mississippi State University student-athlete resources and support construction of the newly announced Billy W. Howard Indoor Practice Facility.

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Fundraising Friday: UNF Esports Venue Gets $3M Boost From Jacksonville

The Jacksonville, Fla., City Council recently voted to allocate $3 million in city funds toward a state-of-the-art esports venue inside the John A. Delaney Student Union at the University of North Florida.

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Fundraising Friday: $25 Million Donated to Basketball Practice Facility at St. John's

The largest single financial commitment in the 155-year history of St. John's University includes $25 million toward construction of a new, cutting-edge, basketball practice facility.

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Fundraising Friday: Wake Forest Men's Basketball Coach Gives Back

Wake Forest men's basketball head coach Steve Forbes and his wife Johnetta have announced a leadership commitment of $500,000 to the Wake Forest Men's Basketball Excellence Fund.

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