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25% alumni giving

Postby SMUHeel » Fri May 29, 2015 7:50 pm

I'm sure many of you fine ponies have donated to SMU this year, but we are about 600 alumni short of reaching the 25% donor threshold that the university is dying to meet. Deadline of our fiscal year is Sunday so if you haven't given and can or know an alum that can please do! Helps very much with Rankings and such, and elevates us among peer institutions. Pony up!
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby tristatecoog » Fri May 29, 2015 9:48 pm

Even $20 puts you on the rolls and counts towards the goal. 25% would be phenomenal. I remember when the goal was 15-20% a handful of years ago. I recently gave my grad school $20 and they quit calling me. They want continued engagement and the % participation. Of course, total dollars are very nice too.

https://sites.smu.edu/apps/giving/
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby smupony94 » Fri May 29, 2015 10:01 pm

They fired Tim Mcmurray who cAred
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby gostangs » Fri May 29, 2015 11:09 pm

Lots of people care. Hire the best.

Back to the point. Any amount counts. Go online and do it - even 10 bucks. Ask someone you know who doesn't give to pony up!
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby SoCal_Pony » Fri May 29, 2015 11:40 pm

SMUHeel wrote:I'm sure many of you fine ponies have donated to SMU this year, but we are about 600 alumni short of reaching the 25% donor threshold that the university is dying to meet. Deadline of our fiscal year is Sunday so if you haven't given and can or know an alum that can please do! Helps very much with Rankings and such, and elevates us among peer institutions. Pony up!


Hmm, 600 alumni & $10 contribution counts...

Sounds like the school should consider making a $6,000 investment.
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby CoxMustangFan » Sat May 30, 2015 6:39 am

I donated again. Thanks for the reminder.
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25% alumni giving

Postby pwnyxpress » Sat May 30, 2015 8:03 am

Donate 10 in the name of your former roommate that you know hasn't given yet.
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby friarwolf » Sat May 30, 2015 3:23 pm

We hit 25% Nice.....
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby coloradoStang » Sat May 30, 2015 3:26 pm

says online we are 288 short
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby PonySnob » Sat May 30, 2015 3:50 pm

Heard from someone on a reunion committee that they were over the 25% level and have been for several weeks.
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby BigT3x » Sat May 30, 2015 4:05 pm

Nah, I'm good.
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby blackoutpony » Sat May 30, 2015 6:17 pm

They're gonna have a big problem with a lot of that young alumni in the coming years, since we're all still pissed at how they nickel and dimed us all the way through school. Not to mention telepony won't leave us the [deleted] alone.

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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby couch 'em » Sat May 30, 2015 6:33 pm

Dont give SMU yoyr main contact info if you plan to donate. If you donate they call you MORE not less.
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby coloradoStang » Sat May 30, 2015 7:34 pm

blackoutpony wrote:They're gonna have a big problem with a lot of that young alumni in the coming years, since we're all still [deleted] at how they nickel and dimed us all the way through school. Not to mention telepony won't leave us the [deleted] alone.

Not a cent from me until Turner is in his SMU grave.


I gave my $20, but I agree most young alumni I know aren't donating for similar reasons. I would be interested to see the break down by age group. A lot of my friends say almost the exact same thing when I talk to them about it BOP. I can't say I agree with them though.
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Re: 25% alumni giving

Postby DanFreibergerForHeisman » Sat May 30, 2015 8:19 pm

Wow!
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