Concordia University St. Paul DigitalCommons@CSP Master of Arts in Sport Management 2017 Effective Athletic Fundraising Techniques for Non- Scholarship Schools in the United States Matthew M. Oleski Concordia University, Saint Paul Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/sport-management_masters Part of the Sports Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Oleski, Matthew M., "Effective Athletic Fundraising Techniques for Non-Scholarship Schools in the United States" (2017). Master of Arts in Sport Management. 25. https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/sport-management_masters/25 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@CSP. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master of Arts in Sport Management by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@CSP. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Running Head: EFFECTIVE ATHLETIC FUNDRAISING CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, ST. PAUL ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH SCIENCES Effective Athletic Fundraising Techniques for Non-Scholarship Schools in the United States A GRADUATE PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Sport Management by Matthew Oleski St. Paul, Minnesota May, 2017 EFFECTIVE ATHLETIC FUNDRAISING © MATTHEW M. OLESKI EFFECTIVE ATHLETIC FUNDRAISING ii Abstract This study goes into detail about effective athletic fundraising techniques at non-scholarship universities’ in the United States. Content analysis was the chosen methodology for the review of the literature due to the amount of information already available. Specifically, the study reviewed athletic fundraising for non-scholarship universities through bonds, grants, sponsorship, alumni donations, and individual team fundraisers. The purpose of this study was to give an overview of fundraising options, possibilities, and examples for the use of athletic directors in non-scholarship university athletic departments.