LEADERSHIP GIFTS
8 $25,000 $5,000 $200,000
12 $15,000 $3,000 $180,000
25 $10,000 $2,000 $250,000
50 $5,000 $1,000 $250,000
MAJOR GIFTS
170 Up to $2,500 Varies $145,000
PUBLIC PHASE GIFTS
1 $250,000 $50,000 $250,000
2 $150,000 $30,000 $300,000
3 $75,000 $15,000 $225,000
4 $50,000 $10,000 $200,000
P
ennington & Company's experience with 980 collegiate organizations, raising over $1 billion in
support of fraternity and sorority life, shows that the top 10 gifts usually make up half of a successful
capital campaign, while the top 20% of donors will make up 80% of the funds contributed. This gift chart
provides an overview of the gifts needed for a campaign of this magnitude to be successful.
20%
TOTAL GIFTS
275
CUMULATIVE
TOTAL
$2,000,000
GIFTS NEEDED GIFT SIZE PER YEAR RANGE TOTAL
80%
GOAL $2 MILLION
TOTAL ACTIVE ALUMNI 1,314
TOTAL LOST ALUMNI 78
PROJECTED ALUMNI PARTICIPATION 21%
OUR PATH TO SUCCESS –
THE GIFT CHART
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
9
OVER FIVE YEARS
FARMHOUSE
FRATERNITY
