Project Overview

This is an archived version from August 2, 2020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

Gather additional input or solicit additional working group help

  • Ad-hoc conversations occurring
  • All members are encouraged to continue reaching out to their network

Share initial vision thoughts with Rec Sports development team

  • Trenary and Bodner shared with Rec Sports development team and are arranging a meeting + meeting with them August 3

Clarify collaboration between men’s and women’s teams

  • 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

Prioritize field/fieldhouse

  • Address outstanding Elbel questions and feasibility study
    • Waiting on: Guidance from Rec Sports development team after introductions
    • Internal discussions and research underway
  • Clarify what details (location, cost, timeline, control, etc.) are necessary to confirm before including in working vision

Upcoming Projects

Introduce Forwards to Rec Sports development team

  • Waiting on: Initial vision presentation meeting

Estimate total campaign fundraising goal

  • 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
  • Decide upon donation mechanics (gift account, endowment, MRF, new account?)
  • Further breakdown fundraising goal into milestones