This is an archived version from July 12, 2020

2020 Focus: Finalize a working vision

• Confirm stance on pursuit of varsity
• Establish initial project timeline
• Clarify collaboration between men’s and women’s teams
• Prioritize field/fieldhouse
• Estimate total campaign fundraising goal
• Create working vision presentation to share with potential supporters and donors

Unspecified timeline

Current projects

Organize working group cadence

• Completed and archived here

Establish initial project timeline

• Completed and archived here

Gather additional input or solicit additional working group help

• Trenary and Bodner discussed with full team
• Palladino contacting 2010s players
• Rose and Haldane contacting Gress
• Trenary reached out to Steve Cohen and other alumni
• + All members are encouraged to continue reaching out to their network
• Presentation available for other conversations

Confirm stance on pursuit of varsity

• No dissent on call + calls but want to make sure all voices heard
• Clarify whether alternative admissions investigation precedes this decision
  • Current support of pursuing necessary elements in parallel with varsity
• + Long-term vision includes separate varsity and club teams, all under the Michigan Rugby umbrella
• + Main focus, especially in the short-term, is on the individual elements of a successful program (e.g., admissions, facility, coaching, etc.)
• + Can reassess years into vision
• + Will keep open for a week in case additional feedback comes in

Share initial vision thoughts with Rec Sports development team

• Seibert leading creation of + created short presentation
  • + Reviewed and deemed ready to share
• Trenary and Bodner will eventually relay + share with Rec Sports development team and arrange a meeting

Clarify collaboration between men’s and women’s teams

• Does alignment depend on men’s varsity pursuit?
  • Current support of collaboration regardless of men’s path
• + Unanimous support for collaboration
• + No issues with soliciting for joint projects
• + Clarity of vision and mechanics of fundraising will determine exact collaboration
• + Will continue gathering input (Cohen, Rec Sports development, women’s alumni, other projects, etc.) to inform collaboration

Upcoming Projects

Introduce Forwards to Rec Sports development team

• Waiting on: Completion of summer update email and Initial vision thought + presentation share

Prioritize field/fieldhouse

• Address outstanding Elbel questions and feasibility study
  • Waiting on: Guidance from Rec Sports development team after introductions
  • Can still research and discuss prior to Rec Sports development team guidance

Estimate total campaign fundraising goal

• Waiting on: Confirmation of stance on pursuit of varsity
• Waiting on: Field/fieldhouse prioritization
• Waiting on: Clarity of collaboration between men’s and women’s teams

Milestone: Finalize working vision

Beyond Milestone Projects

• Identify initial supporters and donors to contact, and map out working group’s connections
• Share working vision with Rec Sports development team
• Share working vision with Spectators
• Establish order of admissions assistance pursuit, and consider when to connect with Spencer, Martin, John Paul, Athletics
  • May become priority item for confirming varsity pursuit
• Decide upon donation mechanics (gift account, endowment, MRF, new account?)
• Further breakdown fundraising goal into milestones