02-08-2017, 05:12 PM
(02-08-2017, 01:42 PM)eric link Wrote:this part of the article makes it sound like the required donation is a way to evict low level donors and replace them with high level donors who may, or may not, already give enough to cover the required donation, if they already give enough then there will be little new revenue......The Maples lessons are right there. Don't wait too long. Get it done in the good times. Yes it is a revenue maximizing move. I really doubt these high powered donor types will leave their calendars open for those 5 day TBD kickoff windows.
Hundreds of accounts every year request to move into those areas that were now expanding those seat gifts to, and we have heard from a lot of those folks when we announced the policy and in Day 1 of renewals that are excited that this might finally be the year that theyre finally able to get in there. Theyve been waiting for a long time to do it.
And a lot of them are big donors for us, but we just havent had availability in that area due to the high renewal rate.
If attendance maximization were the game, then the seats in stadium would be FREE like we have for so many other sports at Stanford.