Athletic Director’s Fund for Excellence
The Athletic Director’s Fund for Excellence supports top priorities and helps launch new initiatives.
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The Fund’s Power
Gifts to the fund enable the director of athletics to take advantage of strategic opportunities across Dartmouth Athletics.
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The Fund’s Reach
The Fund for Excellence enhances every element of our operations:
- Compensation: Incentives for top coaching candidates, performance bonuses
- Facilities: Strategic upgrades, feasibility studies for new projects
- Visibility: Video upgrades, radio, campus branding, web-based marketing initiatives
- Analytics: Access to critical national data on peers and salaries
- Club Sports: Support for teams making national tournaments
- Advancement: Funding for stewardship events
- Professional Development: Growth opportunities for key staff
- New Initiatives: Seed money for Dartmouth Peak Performance and other cutting-edge pursuits
- Unforeseen Opportunities: Items that are often impossible to predict
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