Success boosts bottom line for UCF sports
Winning and major moves tend to raise donations to UCF's athletics program.
Raising money for UCF's sports programs used to be a struggle.
During the 1998 fiscal year, 1,000 people made donations totaling $544,000 -- low figures for a university as large as UCF.
But the financial picture looks much rosier these days. Last fiscal year, 4,100 people gave $7.1 million to the athletic program, and now school officials hope that their football team's successful 2007 season will lead to even greater contributions.
"Our fund raising is at a completely different level than it was when I first got here in 1999," said Tim Leonard, the school's associate athletic director for development. "The biggest difference is just the credibility of the program. People just perceive us differently. If we can just keep on winning, I think things will just take off."During the 1998 fiscal year, 1,000 people made donations totaling $544,000 -- low figures for a university as large as UCF.
But the financial picture looks much rosier these days. Last fiscal year, 4,100 people gave $7.1 million to the athletic program, and now school officials hope that their football team's successful 2007 season will lead to even greater contributions.
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