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Post by Admin on Jan 13, 2011 13:56:56 GMT -5
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Post by guru on Jan 13, 2011 14:00:30 GMT -5
hoyaheaven, your phone is ringing... |
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Jan 28, 2011 0:11:30 GMT -5
I mean... it's a pretty tough gig to fill for $ 67,000.00 -- $ 72,000.00. That's a big chunk of change in some parts of the country, but in the National Capital Area? Hard to imagine there are comparably-paid positions around the top 25 right about now. Here, as in most things, scarce resources are an issue. If the athletic practice facility is to become a reality (and not be financed by another $100 million in bonds/debt), however, it is imperative that this position be filled by someone with either a proven track record or near-limitless energy. Or both.
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Post by strummer8526 on Jan 28, 2011 8:36:52 GMT -5
I mean... it's a pretty tough gig to fill for $ 67,000.00 -- $ 72,000.00. That's a big chunk of change in some parts of the country, but in the National Capital Area? Hard to imagine there are comparably-paid positions around the top 25 right about now. Here, as in most things, scarce resources are an issue. If the athletic practice facility is to become a reality (and not be financed by another $100 million in bonds/debt), however, it is imperative that this position be filled by someone with either a proven track record or near-limitless energy. Or both. Wouldn't someone with no track record and average energy be better than no one at all? |
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Post by H2Oya 05 on Jan 28, 2011 9:31:37 GMT -5
I mean... it's a pretty tough gig to fill for $ 67,000.00 -- $ 72,000.00. That's a big chunk of change in some parts of the country, but in the National Capital Area? Hard to imagine there are comparably-paid positions around the top 25 right about now. Here, as in most things, scarce resources are an issue. If the athletic practice facility is to become a reality (and not be financed by another $100 million in bonds/debt), however, it is imperative that this position be filled by someone with either a proven track record or near-limitless energy. Or both. Wouldn't someone with no track record and average energy be better than no one at all? Strummer, you're hired! |
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Post by RockawayHoya on Jan 28, 2011 9:43:51 GMT -5
hoyaheaven, your phone is ringing... Pretty sure he's not picking up until we lose again. |
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Jan 29, 2011 12:11:44 GMT -5
I mean... it's a pretty tough gig to fill for $ 67,000.00 -- $ 72,000.00. That's a big chunk of change in some parts of the country, but in the National Capital Area? Hard to imagine there are comparably-paid positions around the top 25 right about now. Here, as in most things, scarce resources are an issue. If the athletic practice facility is to become a reality (and not be financed by another $100 million in bonds/debt), however, it is imperative that this position be filled by someone with either a proven track record or near-limitless energy. Or both. Wouldn't someone with no track record and average energy be better than no one at all? Not necessarily. Someone bad could poison the well in a way that wouldn't happen if the position remained vacant and the associated duties were split among other Hoyas Unlimited staff, Lee Reed, and perhaps other people from Advancement. I don't know to what extent this really holds, but in advancement circles there tends to be a fear of hiring younger folks into high-level/high-visibility positions because there is an assumption that the older, high-money donors don't want to talk to some young pup. They want to deal with someone who looks like they have authority, importance, access, etc. Someone "young and hungry," who'd be willing to work his/her ass off for $67-72k, might not be perceived as having the necessary gravitas. |
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Post by theexorcist on Jan 30, 2011 19:03:17 GMT -5
Wouldn't someone with no track record and average energy be better than no one at all? Not necessarily. Someone bad could poison the well in a way that wouldn't happen if the position remained vacant and the associated duties were split among other Hoyas Unlimited staff, Lee Reed, and perhaps other people from Advancement. I don't know to what extent this really holds, but in advancement circles there tends to be a fear of hiring younger folks into high-level/high-visibility positions because there is an assumption that the older, high-money donors don't want to talk to some young pup. They want to deal with someone who looks like they have authority, importance, access, etc. Someone "young and hungry," who'd be willing to work his/her ass off for $67-72k, might not be perceived as having the necessary gravitas. I'll expand on this - lots of this is kissing up to people. Dumb mistakes, including posting complaints about your job on Facebook and blowing up at just one person, can cost a heck of a lot more than $72K. Young people have less of an employment history, and I'd be very wary of hiring someone with little proof that they'd have the demeanor for the job. Oh, and someone without experience doing this in a university setting is going to get crushed. The first requirement for this job should be a test on the NCAA rulebook, including the rules that contradict the other rules (being "hungry" is probably the cause of about half of the NCAA violations today). We're not talking nuclear weapons safety here, but this is not a job you want being done by an amateur. |
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Feb 9, 2011 11:25:50 GMT -5
FWIW, Hoyas Unlimited is not the large dollar fundraising position, that's "Athletic Development." Hoyas Unlimited coordinates all of the small-dollar donor activity and sport affinity clubs, such as the Hoya Hoop Club.
This is definitely an important position, and one in which the University has traditionally underachieved, in terms of maintaining and motivating donors, alumni, and families. But it's not the one that big checks will come out of (directly, although certainly important as a pipeline for future medium-to-big donors).
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