$443M pledged so far...

[DKW 86 7,726]

http://https//develop.auburn.edu/campaign/

Auburn University closes in on lofty $500 million fundraising goal

Sam Ginn is not one to count the chickens before they hatch, but he is certain Auburn University’s capital campaign will reach its lofty $500 million goal before it ends next March.

Ginn, an AU alumnus, member of the board of trustees and co-chair of the “It Begins at Auburn” campaign, expressed his certainty to his fellow trustees at its recent meeting. With $443 million pledged so far, the end is near.

Bob McGinnis, AU’s vice president for development, agreed. The campaign will officially close March 31, 2008, but “we are very optimistic we will reach our goal by then.”

Fundraising efforts went public Feb. 3, 2006, after $330 million had already been pledged privately.

The campaign’s success has been in large part to the giving nature of Auburn alumni, McGinnis said. While Maryland colleges and universities recently reported significant gifts from friends and foundations, not former students, he said that is not the case at Auburn. AU rather mimics national trends, where the vast majority of donations come from individuals.

With campaigns by region, college and department, virtually every Auburn alumnus is reached. McGinnis said constituency and regional campaigns will continue this year as planned. “We are very donor-centered,” he said. “We want the donor to share with us their passion, their interest.”

Friends of Auburn and foundations are contributors too though. McGinnis said friends of the university give because as friends they support the school, but foundations need to be convinced to offer support. Auburn is such an active research institution, he said it’s a matter of talking about work at Auburn that relates to different foundations.

Although the success of a sports team in a given year may generate more donations at other universities, McGinnis said giving to Auburn is generally not influenced, positively or negatively, by the success of a sports team, “but at the same time, a positive athletic program creates an environment where people are more oriented toward an institution.”

Auburn has several successful athletic programs, but McGinnis said success in the classroom is more of a factor when it comes to giving. The news about alternative energy research, for instance, is unquestionably a positive factor in the campaign, he said. AU is one of the leading universities conducting such research.

Ginn called fundraising “serious business” for Auburn as state and federal dollars become harder to obtain. He suggested Auburn look into a permanent fundraising campaign to increase its own endowment. At about $316 million presently, he said Auburn has the second smallest endowment in the Southeastern Conference.

“Fundraising is extremely important to our future,” he said.

[AU alum 2]

http://https//develop.auburn.edu/campaign/

Auburn University closes in on lofty $500 million fundraising goal

Sam Ginn is not one to count the chickens before they hatch, but he is certain Auburn University’s capital campaign will reach its lofty $500 million goal before it ends next March.

Ginn, an AU alumnus, member of the board of trustees and co-chair of the “It Begins at Auburn” campaign, expressed his certainty to his fellow trustees at its recent meeting. With $443 million pledged so far, the end is near.

Bob McGinnis, AU’s vice president for development, agreed. The campaign will officially close March 31, 2008, but “we are very optimistic we will reach our goal by then.”

Fundraising efforts went public Feb. 3, 2006, after $330 million had already been pledged privately.

The campaign’s success has been in large part to the giving nature of Auburn alumni, McGinnis said. While Maryland colleges and universities recently reported significant gifts from friends and foundations, not former students, he said that is not the case at Auburn. AU rather mimics national trends, where the vast majority of donations come from individuals.

With campaigns by region, college and department, virtually every Auburn alumnus is reached. McGinnis said constituency and regional campaigns will continue this year as planned. “We are very donor-centered,” he said. “We want the donor to share with us their passion, their interest.”

Friends of Auburn and foundations are contributors too though. McGinnis said friends of the university give because as friends they support the school, but foundations need to be convinced to offer support. Auburn is such an active research institution, he said it’s a matter of talking about work at Auburn that relates to different foundations.

Although the success of a sports team in a given year may generate more donations at other universities, McGinnis said giving to Auburn is generally not influenced, positively or negatively, by the success of a sports team, “but at the same time, a positive athletic program creates an environment where people are more oriented toward an institution.”

Auburn has several successful athletic programs, but McGinnis said success in the classroom is more of a factor when it comes to giving. The news about alternative energy research, for instance, is unquestionably a positive factor in the campaign, he said. AU is one of the leading universities conducting such research.

Ginn called fundraising “serious business” for Auburn as state and federal dollars become harder to obtain. He suggested Auburn look into a permanent fundraising campaign to increase its own endowment. At about $316 million presently, he said Auburn has the second smallest endowment in the Southeastern Conference.

“Fundraising is extremely important to our future,” he said.

I'd be willing to bet if Bobby Lowder was not at Auburn anymore, we'd have made that goal. I know I'm not giving any money to Auburn until he's gone.

[DKW 86 7,726]

http://https//develop.auburn.edu/campaign/

Auburn University closes in on lofty $500 million fundraising goal

Sam Ginn is not one to count the chickens before they hatch, but he is certain Auburn University’s capital campaign will reach its lofty $500 million goal before it ends next March.

Ginn, an AU alumnus, member of the board of trustees and co-chair of the “It Begins at Auburn” campaign, expressed his certainty to his fellow trustees at its recent meeting. With $443 million pledged so far, the end is near.

Bob McGinnis, AU’s vice president for development, agreed. The campaign will officially close March 31, 2008, but “we are very optimistic we will reach our goal by then.”

Fundraising efforts went public Feb. 3, 2006, after $330 million had already been pledged privately.

The campaign’s success has been in large part to the giving nature of Auburn alumni, McGinnis said. While Maryland colleges and universities recently reported significant gifts from friends and foundations, not former students, he said that is not the case at Auburn. AU rather mimics national trends, where the vast majority of donations come from individuals.

With campaigns by region, college and department, virtually every Auburn alumnus is reached. McGinnis said constituency and regional campaigns will continue this year as planned. “We are very donor-centered,” he said. “We want the donor to share with us their passion, their interest.”

Friends of Auburn and foundations are contributors too though. McGinnis said friends of the university give because as friends they support the school, but foundations need to be convinced to offer support. Auburn is such an active research institution, he said it’s a matter of talking about work at Auburn that relates to different foundations.

Although the success of a sports team in a given year may generate more donations at other universities, McGinnis said giving to Auburn is generally not influenced, positively or negatively, by the success of a sports team, “but at the same time, a positive athletic program creates an environment where people are more oriented toward an institution.”

Auburn has several successful athletic programs, but McGinnis said success in the classroom is more of a factor when it comes to giving. The news about alternative energy research, for instance, is unquestionably a positive factor in the campaign, he said. AU is one of the leading universities conducting such research.

Ginn called fundraising “serious business” for Auburn as state and federal dollars become harder to obtain. He suggested Auburn look into a permanent fundraising campaign to increase its own endowment. At about $316 million presently, he said Auburn has the second smallest endowment in the Southeastern Conference.

“Fundraising is extremely important to our future,” he said.

I'd be willing to bet if Bobby Lowder was not at Auburn anymore, we'd have made that goal. I know I'm not giving any money to Auburn until he's gone.

Lets hope the rest of the world is a bit more far sighted.

[PChamp119 96]

I realize I had a poor Verbal score on the SAT's, but did that article mention what the money is or will be used for?

[TigerOne 1,167]

http://https//develop.auburn.edu/campaign/

Auburn University closes in on lofty $500 million fundraising goal

Sam Ginn is not one to count the chickens before they hatch, but he is certain Auburn University’s capital campaign will reach its lofty $500 million goal before it ends next March.

Ginn, an AU alumnus, member of the board of trustees and co-chair of the “It Begins at Auburn” campaign, expressed his certainty to his fellow trustees at its recent meeting. With $443 million pledged so far, the end is near.

Bob McGinnis, AU’s vice president for development, agreed. The campaign will officially close March 31, 2008, but “we are very optimistic we will reach our goal by then.”

Fundraising efforts went public Feb. 3, 2006, after $330 million had already been pledged privately.

The campaign’s success has been in large part to the giving nature of Auburn alumni, McGinnis said. While Maryland colleges and universities recently reported significant gifts from friends and foundations, not former students, he said that is not the case at Auburn. AU rather mimics national trends, where the vast majority of donations come from individuals.

With campaigns by region, college and department, virtually every Auburn alumnus is reached. McGinnis said constituency and regional campaigns will continue this year as planned. “We are very donor-centered,” he said. “We want the donor to share with us their passion, their interest.”

Friends of Auburn and foundations are contributors too though. McGinnis said friends of the university give because as friends they support the school, but foundations need to be convinced to offer support. Auburn is such an active research institution, he said it’s a matter of talking about work at Auburn that relates to different foundations.

Although the success of a sports team in a given year may generate more donations at other universities, McGinnis said giving to Auburn is generally not influenced, positively or negatively, by the success of a sports team, “but at the same time, a positive athletic program creates an environment where people are more oriented toward an institution.”

Auburn has several successful athletic programs, but McGinnis said success in the classroom is more of a factor when it comes to giving. The news about alternative energy research, for instance, is unquestionably a positive factor in the campaign, he said. AU is one of the leading universities conducting such research.

Ginn called fundraising “serious business” for Auburn as state and federal dollars become harder to obtain. He suggested Auburn look into a permanent fundraising campaign to increase its own endowment. At about $316 million presently, he said Auburn has the second smallest endowment in the Southeastern Conference.

“Fundraising is extremely important to our future,” he said.

I'd be willing to bet if Bobby Lowder was not at Auburn anymore, we'd have made that goal. I know I'm not giving any money to Auburn until he's gone.

sorry AU alum your stupid. Meanwhile Auburn will survive without your donation.

On another note the article in the HSV Times was how uat's giving program was racing toward it's goal(500million) and about how great it was going. In the same article Auburn's was mentioned (see above)

and it was closer to the goal in a shorter amount of time . I would link if I could find it.

[fearthetiger03 0]

sorry AU alum your stupid....

Classic!

[TigerOne 1,167]

sorry AU alum your stupid....

Classic!

you're

and in addition to be perfectly clear I'm stupid

[AURainman 6]

I realize I had a poor Verbal score on the SAT's, but did that article mention what the money is or will be used for?

The donations are to raise money for a general endowment fund, (if I'm not mistaken). In other words, the money goes into the bank, isn't touched, and the interest pays for things for the school/scholarships, etc.

[bammanmr 0]

i'd be willing to bet if lowder cut all ties with the university, that we'd be a lot further from the 500m goal, b/c i'm sure he kicked in a few mill in there.

like him or dislike him (and it's hard sometimes when he pulls his power plays), he is an Auburn man. he loves our University and shows it by opening his pocketbook regularly to a degree that far outweighs what all the message board posters on all the sites combined could do monetarily.

[johnwegl 11]

great! now, can they please stop calling when my family and i sit down to eat. it's getting old.