Resource Development Rice University

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Resource DevelopmentRice University

• Darrow Zeidenstein, PhD

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What is Resource Development?
MISSION  The resource development divisions
mission is to marshal the universitys resources
to develop gifts and grants from alumni,
corporations, foundations, and other university
friends and supporters, and to develop, promote
and nurture relationships with Rice alumni that
lead to life-long involvement with the
university.
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Organization Chart
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How are we doing?

• Rice outperforms for its size
• However, we are in our awkward adolescence2nd
  campaign vs peers 3rd or 4th campaigns
• The big boys have quantityand quantity has a
  quality all its own!

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Gifts by Donor Type
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New Commitments vs Pledge Balances (Dollars in
Millions)
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Rice vs. PeersGiving Normalized by Alumni
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Rice vs. PeersGiving Normalized by Expenditures
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Participation Trend

• Rice - 34.9 in FY 2007, down from high of 40.9
  in FY 1998
• Top 25 US News institutions 12 peers saw a
  decrease in FY 05, 17 saw a decrease in FY 06

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U.S. News Top 25
Fiscal Year 2006 Undergraduate, Degreed Alumni
Participation
Alumni participation aspirant peers are in
yellow competitors are in blue.
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What Should I Know about the Campaign?
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Campaigns as Step-Functions
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1B Campaign ScenarioComparative Perspective

• Goal per alumnus 23,682
• (3rd most challenging out of 31
  billion-dollar-plus campaigns)
• Behind Caltech and Stanford (w/o medical
  18.4K)
• (Mean 14.7K StDev2,142)
• Goal as of FY2007 expenditures 276
• (3rd most difficult)
• Behind RPI and UVA
• (Mean 147 StDev15)

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Forecast Campaign Goals by Theme