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Class of 1983 FundraisingClass of 1983 Fundraising

Objective: Class of 1983 selection and funding of a 30th Year reunion class gift that

supports and enhances the “Margin of Excellence” of the West Point Experience.

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Gift SelectionGift Selection

Objective: Identify 2-3 Gift opportunities or combinations thereof along with a gift target for

the class to consider for the 30th year reunion Team:

Time Line: May-June (Organization) July-August (Team Work) September-October (Class Selection)

Identify Gift Target

Identify Recognition Levels

Selection Matrix:

Academics Brick and Mortar Cadet Activities Athletics

James F. McAree - L Jonathon A. Bell-L Charles H. Dedekind -L Robert G. Blatz - L Rex M. Adams James A. Evans Wayne G. Richardson Timothy M. McDonald Donna M. B. Brazil Mark A. Sullivan Edwin W. Selman Thomas Morgan John S. Coates Brad D. Reid David T. Gorczynski Francis J. Giordano Phillip A. Clough

Max=100

USMA Need

Supports Cadet

Development Sustainable

Directly Enhances

USMA Reputation Legacy

Total Score Academic

Brick & Mortar

Cadet Activities Athletics

Weight - Total Points 30 25 20 15 10Opportunity Category Value ($K)

Additional ImpactCriteria

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Gift Selection - ResultsGift Selection - Results

30th Reunion Gift TargetGoal: $1.5M

Stretch Goal: $2.0M

Recognition $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000Levels can be achieved by any combination of direct contribution or solicitation efforts.

Consider Additional Impact Max=100

Gift Selection

* Academic * Athletic * Brick and Mortar * Cadet Activities

USMA Need

Supports Cadet

Development Sustainable

Directly Enhances

USMA Reputation Legacy

Total Score

Weight - Total Points 30 25 20 15 10Opportunity Category Value ($K)Combating Terrorism Center Academic $1.5M (Sr. Fellow + Research)* 30 15 20 15 10 90Tate Rink Renovation Athletic $3M - Class Funds 1/2 30 15 20 15 5 85Kimsey 4th Floor Athletic $2.5M - Class Funds 1/2 30 15 20 15 5 85AAA Coaches Villages Athletic $1.5M - One Home 25 10 20 15 10 80Michie Stadium Scoreboard Athletic $1.5M 30 10 10 20 10 80Unrestricted - Athletic Athletic $1.5M 30 25 10 15 5 85Center for Global Leadership Brick and Mortar $1.5M 30 20 15 15 5 85Combating Terrorism Center Brick and Mortar $1.5M 30 20 20 15 7 92Glee Club Cadet Activities $1.5M 20 15 15 5 10 65Parachute Team Cadet Activities $1.5M 20 15 15 5 10 65Triathlon Team Cadet Activities $1.5M 20 15 15 5 10 65Unrestricted General $1.5M 30 25 0 0 0 55

Criteria

Long Term – Establish Legacy Gift Account: Pooled Income Fund in 501(C) (3)

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Gift Selection BriefsGift Selection Briefs

 Center for Global Leadership

Combating Terrorism Center

Unrestricted Endowments(Evenly Split: Athletics, Academics, Cadet Activities)

 

Class Recognition and where possible special recognition of the class e.g. 1983 Space Items with Doug Wheelock on Discovery's STS-120 Mission.

Goal $1,500,000Goal $1,500,000

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Center prepares leaders, from cadets to statesmen,

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• Leverage West Point’s physical training focus

•Physically challenging fitness course

• Opportunities for leader and team development

• Showcase West Point’s unique leader development talent

•Aggressively expand in scope and scale leadership programs

• Provide greater reach back for Army leadership projects

• Showcase West Point’s unique leader development talent

•Aggressively expand in scope and scale leadership programs

• Provide greater reach back for Army leadership projects

• Assess existing global simulation capabilities

•Collaborate to develop new simulation modalities

• Adapt military simulation practices for other use

• Establish a Chair of Global Leadership Development

•Attract world-class researchers & practitioners

• Pursue exclusive government and non-government research initiatives

• Leader in energy efficiency with a “Green” facility

• State-of-the-art conference facilities

• World class •accommodations and •dining facility

Objective: Support establishment of the GLC

Class Recognition in a Center’s Room.

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Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

  Objective: Endow a “Class of 1983 Senior Fellow”

• Since 9/11, West Point has a assumed a global role in improving the knowledge, analysis, and decision making of today’s leaders.• February 20, 2003 Privately Funded CTC was established at West Point with a mission of arming current and future leaders with the intellectual tools needed to defeat and deter terrorist threats to our nation.• CTC has emerged a one of the top information/education and training resources and training resources in the fight against hostile ideologies which threaten the free world.• “On Our Watch” - Terrorism has emerged as the number one threat with our class on the front line playing both a tactical and strategic role.• Class Recognition in the CTC Director’s Office & the naming of the “Class of 1983 Senior Fellow” of one of America’s leading terrorism experts.• For more information go to www.ctc.usma.edu.

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Unrestricted EndowmentsUnrestricted Endowments

  

  Objective: Unrestricted gift evenly spilt between Academics, Athletics, and Cadet Activities

• The Superintendent’s Endowment for Academics and the Superintendent’s Endowment for Athletics provide the Superintendent the flexibility to allocate funds to academic and athletic needs based on established priorities and the allocation of restricted gifts and non-appropriated funds otherwise available.•Academic support includes honorariums for guest lecturers, cadet visitations to museums, academic conferences and historic battlefields, funding for foreign language immersion supervised intern programs and to support capstone projects: solar powered cars, off-road vehicles, model airplanes, model bridges and other unique, but important, projects.•The Directorate of Intercollegiate Athletics fields teams in 26 varsity sports and funds are required for team travel, equipment, uniforms and supplies.•USMA has four separate developmental areas: military, physical, academic, and the moral-ethical, which cuts across the first three areas and provides the foundation for a lifetime of service. The Cadet Activities program significantly enhances the development of cadets in all four of these areas and is an essential part of the West Point experience. • Recognition – Class Recognition in ODIA, Library, and Eisenhower Hall

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Gift Selection Process and PledgesGift Selection Process and Pledges

 Class Gift Selection Process: Ends – October 18, 2008; Detailed information available on-line; ballots available at reunion, on-line and email; vote and pledge via email or postal. Run-Off may be required for the top two if an item does not achieve 50% of the votes. Vote Now! Pledge Now!Vote Now! Pledge Now! Fund Raising Committee – Target - $1.5M and Stretch Goal $2M

Major Giving TeamRegimental and Company Leaders TeamAffinity and Recognition Team

Approach – Personal, Broad Based Participation Timeline – Obtain Pledges by December 31, 2008 (6 Years of Effective Giving and Tax Benefits) On-Going Communications on the Class Web Site/Functions Current Status

We Need We Need Your Help!Your Help!

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Proud To Be 83Proud To Be 83