Alumni v Friends

[CousinRicky]

Rec'd an email with a link to Performance Report https://giving.usf.edu/reports/performance21/?j=64664&sfmc_sub=22407241&l=42_HTML&u=1431910&mid=534000636&jb=2002&utm_campaign=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Email+%231+-+Performance+Report&utm_content=PR22 and came across this.  Not sure how many alums there are but if there are 250,000 then the average donation is $50.  That is total to the University, not Athletics. Have no idea how that compares to other schools but seems low.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

View the 2021-22 Financial Statements

DONOR COMMITMENTS BY SOURCE

Alumni	$12,662,768
Corporations	$60,405,084
Employees	$1,046,525
Friends	$48,362,187
Parents	$1,870,554
Foundations	$16,254,966
Estates	$1,905,500
Other	$9,258,613
Total	$151,766,197

 

Edited November 2, 2022 by CousinRicky

[Mike Stuben]

33 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

Rec'd an email with a link to Performance Report https://giving.usf.edu/reports/performance21/?j=64664&sfmc_sub=22407241&l=42_HTML&u=1431910&mid=534000636&jb=2002&utm_campaign=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Email+%231+-+Performance+Report&utm_content=PR22 and came across this.  Not sure how many alums there are but if there are 250,000 then the average donation is $50.  That is total to the University, not Athletics. Have no idea how that compares to other schools but seems low.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

View the 2021-22 Financial Statements

DONOR COMMITMENTS BY SOURCE

Alumni	$12,662,768
Corporations	$60,405,084
Employees	$1,046,525
Friends	$48,362,187
Parents	$1,870,554
Foundations	$16,254,966
Estates	$1,905,500
Other	$9,258,613
Total	$151,766,197

 

I wonder if these are in the order they are considered. Meaning I am Alumni and staff, where are my dollars counted (or are they split between both categories). I'm sure many of the corporate, foundations and estate gifts are alumni too. 

[Rocky Style]

What is considered a friend in this case?  

[John Lewis]

6 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

What is considered a friend in this case?  

A gift made by someone like @CousinRicky would be considered a gift from a "friend" since he is not a USF Alumnus.

[Rocky Style]

1 minute ago, John Lewis said:

A gift made by someone like @CousinRicky would be considered a gift from a "friend" since he is not a USF Alumnus.

Ah fascinating!  It's good to have friends like that!  Can someone be my friend?

Edited November 2, 2022 by Rocky Style

[CousinRicky]

37 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

Ah fascinating!  It's good to have friends like that!  Can someone be my friend?

This goes back years, but we met Judy at an Alumni event (we are life members although not considered alumni) and she asked when we graduated. Told her we didn't and that we were always confused as to what to call ourselves. She was the first to tell us to tell people we are Friends of the university.

[SilverBull]

13 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

This goes back years, but we met Judy at an Alumni event (we are life members although not considered alumni) and she asked when we graduated. Told her we didn't and that we were always confused as to what to call ourselves. She was the first to tell us to tell people we are Friends of the university.

At some point friends trying to be supportive can become enablers.  Hey Cuz, can you take the keys from USF?  Friends don't let friends drive drunk. 

[CousinRicky]

10 minutes ago, SilverBull said:

At some point friends trying to be supportive can become enablers.  Hey Cuz, can you take the keys from USF?  Friends don't let friends drive drunk. 

I'm over 65. People already trying to take the keys from me.

Miss you and the bride. If you get down to FL let us know.

[SilverBull]

34 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

I'm over 65. People already trying to take the keys from me.

Miss you and the bride. If you get down to FL let us know.

I couldn't drive so well even before turning gray.  

Miss you both as well.  I was down in Tampa this past weekend but, unfortunately, for two funerals.  

On the bright side, daughter's team won state high school volleyball championship in their classification.  So, something to cheer about.

[WoolyBully]

Alumni can be a flexible term. Sometimes it's defined as graduates. Other times it includes non-graduated former students (e.g., went for a semester and dropped out) as well.  According to usf.edu, "There are more than 311,000 USF graduates..." so that would be around $40/individual. However, a lot of warm bodies passed through USF before '97, so it's not surprising that alumni donations are what they are.