82SiouxGuy

Do you think that some website is going to do it for free? Costs will vary, but it normally costs something. I believe that the costs for the site that Cratter listed is 5% plus $1 for transactions up to $25 or $2.50 for transactions above that. For a donation of $20 that would cost you 10%. They have different structures depending on the size of the organization. But wait, there's more. I believe that the website has to have an account with the organization so that they have the 501©3 information on record. Otherwise you can't get your deduction. Someone can't just set up a fundraiser for say the UND Football Team, if the UND Football Team doesn't have an account set up with the site. The website doesn't know if the organization is a 501©3 or not. The website can't promise that the donation is tax deductible without that information. As far as I can tell, the only entity from UND associated with the website that Cratter listed is the UND Foundation. So the money would still have to funnel through the foundation, and they would take their 10% off also. Now for your $20 donation, only 81% of it will get to the project itself, rather than the 90% that would get there if you just went through the Foundation. Websites like this help make fundraising convenient for people, but they don't do it for free. They have bills to pay, people to hire, etc. If you want to use a website like this to make it more convenient for people that's fine. But don't kid yourself and believe that it means 100% of the donation is going to get to the project.

I thought the point of a fundraiser was to raise money to help the cause, to help fund a project that wasn't currently being funded. I didn't realize that the point was to set up a website. Silly me. My guess is that the Foundation would help set up a special fund from SiouxSports.com members if there was enough interest. They might even list it on their website. But you're right, I would be surprised if they set up a special website for it. All I'm saying is that the the tools are already in place. If the goal is to raise money and buy new uniforms (or help fund the IPF or anything else), the simplest way would be to work with the Foundation. They are in the business of raising money. They know the rules. Raising money takes a lot of time and effort. It takes a lot of organization. Working with the pros can help you be more successful with less work.

Sorry, I don't see the point when the same thing could be done using the tools that are already in place. Why ask Jim or anyone else to be responsible when the Foundation is very good at handling things? Besides, the donation would still probably go through the Foundation.

If you want to make a donation that you can claim on your taxes, it has to go to a proper non-profit. Setting up a non-profit takes a lot of time and money. People can't take a deduction if someone is just setting up an account and collecting the money. People like tax deductions, and usually give more if it is tax deductible. If you want to make a show of it and set some kind of example, talk to the Foundation. Run the donations through them and see if they will set up a fund specifically for this project or this group. It is their job to raise money and handle money for the University. It would be safer and more effective to use them or another existing non-profit to handle the money and the accounting. You can still publicize the effort and take credit for it. I'm sure that the Foundation would be happy to work with any group that is trying to raise money for the University.

You are free to donate to the IPF at any time. Steve Brekke, '84 Associate Athletic Director Athletics Major Gifts (800) 543-8764 (701) 777-6426 steveb@undfoundation.org or Katie Horob Associate Director ND Champions Club (800) 543-8764 (701) 777- 4078 katieh@undfoundation.org Either one would be glad to help arrange a donation of whatever size you would like to make. It can be dedicated to the IPF and will only be spent on that.

You don't want to go to all of the trouble to set up a non-profit. UND already has one that could handle the work, the Alumni Foundation. Work with the athletic department to see if they are interested. Talk to the Alumni Foundation to ask them to host the fund. They accept dedicated donations, so it shouldn't be a big problem for them. They might even help publicize it. Much easier and cheaper than getting 501©3 status from the IRS.

A lot of times you can avoid their fees if you buy at the box office of the venue. Not always as convenient, but often a lot cheaper.

Rain would be a bigger concern. The temperature is above 40 in the Ralph and they can normally keep pretty good ice. The people that set up the rink told the Omaha folks they could keep good ice up to about 70 degrees.

Gorecki would be the only place they could serve alcohol on campus. That is usually a consideration when planning any type event like this.

The Sleep Inn wasn't paved for parking, it was a grass area and it was rarely, if ever, used for parking. The Valley Dairy lot was never used for parking. There have been a very few times where the field south of Valley Dairy, or the field across the street north of Valley Dairy were used for parking. The Alerus should be able to handle parking for almost every event except a full house concert. On those rare days people can car pool or take shuttle buses from local establishments.

Way too early to know for sure. The legislature can't tell the State Board of Higher Education who to hire or fire, and there is no guarantee that it is going to pass the legislature anyway. Putting extra funds in the budget for that specific purpose would make it easier if the SBoHE decided they wanted to get rid of him. It may also convince him to look elsewhere.

I've always liked Red Robin. That would be a better addition to the Grand Forks market than some of the other options.

What Dan meant was that NDSU was never very good in men's basketball. He never paid attention to any of the other schools.

A lot of basketball experts have talked about the poor fundamentals and poor team work of most current professional and college basketball players. You're right, it is about "highlight" plays and "look at what I can do" instead of making smart plays, or simple plays. The athletic ability has gotten better, but the game itself has changed, which makes it that much harder to compare different eras.

You would think that he needed a 4 year degree to attend the Graduate School of Banking at UW-Madison. It may just be poorly worded.

Did anyone pay you to operate on the frog? Probably not a good comparison. We get it, you don't like Hammer. Not everyone agrees with you. You just sound childish with the constant complaints and the name calling. And I'm pretty sure that your whining isn't going to change anything.

I believe that Hammer was broadcasting for KTHI (now KVLY) when he did UND games in the 80's. This is from the article announcing his hire:

Sykes, Eades and Burggraf. Sykes was on the NCAA all tournament team in 1980 and 82, and was tournament MVP in 82.

If you are going to base the class grade on their team success, it would be tough to beat the 1978-1979 class. National title games in their freshman, sophomore and senior years, with titles in 1980 and 1982. Kevin Maxwell Cary Eades Paul Chadwick Howard Walker Marc Chorney Phil Sykes Frank Burggraf Travis Dunn Conway Marvin Mel Donnelly Bob Iwabuchi Not the "sexy" names of some of the other classes, but hard to argue with their success.

I didn't know that they were offered online. That must be an NDSU special offering.

It also allows on campus students the opportunity to have an even more flexible schedule. They can take classes that are scheduled for the same period, or arrange classes around a work schedule instead of the other way around. It even helps athletes take classes they need that might otherwise interfere with practice. But Johnnyboy doesn't believe that any of those are part of the "real college experience".

I refer to them because over the years many of them have put down online classes and students just like you continue to do. And you don't seem to understand that the "real college experience" is continually changing. It is different for everyone. There is no "real college experience" that is the same for everyone, or even for a majority of students. It's an illusion that you have stuck in your head, a relic from the past. Online classes are part of the "real college experience" for a large number of students now, and will continue to grow in importance. The important thing is whether the students get a quality education, not some image of the "real college experience" that you seem to have stuck in your head.

Here is a column from the New York Times, written by a very respected columnist, that you and your Bville pals might want to read, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/opinion/sunday/friedman-revolution-hits-the-universities.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0. This is probably my favorite quote: I guess that doesn't include you and and your Bville pals.

I never lived in a dorm while going to college. Does that mean I don't count because I didn't have the full college experience? I worked almost full time while going to school, so I didn't have a chance to take part in clubs or student government. Does that mean I don't count as a "regular" student? I know a lot of students that never went to a game of any kind because they weren't into sports. Do they count as "regular" students? Do I have to have a lot in common with every other student? Everyone's college experience is different, I think that you are going to have a hard time defining a "regular" college experience these days. If someone has the University of North Dakota on a diploma, and put it on their resume, do you think that anyone is going to ask them if they were an online student or a "regular" student? They got an education from the University of North Dakota. That is what counts, not your warped impression about whether online students count or not.

Got it. You don't count online students, which means that you don't believe that those students are important in any way. Harvard and almost every school disagrees with you. I think that Harvard has more credibility in the field of education than Johnnyboy in North Dakota, so I'm going to side with Harvard and believe that online students are important. You and your Bville buddies can live in the 1950's when online students didn't exist.