To Give Anything Less Than Your Best Is to Sacrifice the Gift. Steve Prefontaine

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1 S t r i v i n g f o r E x c e l l e n c e To Give Anything Less Than Your Best Is to Sacrifice the Gift. Steve Prefontaine

2 This Is Your Oregon Table of Contents This Is Your Oregon In the Classroom In the Community In Competition On Campus You Make It Happen Ticketing Information Postseason Competition/Parking Football Basketball Donor Benefits/ Priority Point System Important Dates & Deadlines Thank You DAF Contact Info DAF 2 3 DAF 2014 University of Oregon. All rights reserved. Printed in USA.

3 In the Classroom All data is from the academic year 500 Supporting Approximately 500 Student-Athletes 90% Graduation Rate for Student-Athletes Exhausting Eligibility at the U of O 235 Full Scholarships 105 Named Endowed Scholarships 3.43 Average GPA of Admitted Student- Athletes During Fall Academic All-American Awards Earned

4 In the Community 3,214 Volunteer Outreach Hours U of O student-athletes continue to have a positive impact in the community 42 Number of Events Our student-athlete involvement in our community extends well beyond the field of play 62% Participation Rate Their participation helps to financially support a broad range of youthrelated activities 61 Thanksgiving Baskets That s an average of over one per week throughout the school year 1,273 Boys & Girls Club Hours Participation in youth causes remains important and continues to increase every year $19,753 Money Raised These funds support community organizations and reflect our student-athletes willingness to give back 6 7 3,455 Youth Impacted Our student-athletes believe in active involvement with area youth

5 Four Football earned a fourth consecutive BCS bowl bid to highlight an incredible 12-1 season. Sixteen Men s Basketball returned to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen after being crowned champions of the Pac-12 Tournament held in Las Vegas. Four Women s Track & Field capped an amazing season as they sprinted to their fourth straight NCAA Indoor Crown. Three Acrobatics & Tumbling were head over heels after winning their third straight championship. First Softball won the Pac-12 title for the first time, earning a national seed in the NCAA Tournament. Twenty-Five Women s Cross Country won the NCAA Championship for the first time in 25 years. 8 9 Two Volleyball celebrated a magical run to finish second in the NCAA Tournament.

6 10 11 On Campus Autzen Stadium Hayward Field Jaqua Academic Center Hatfield-Dowlin Complex Howe Field Matthew Knight Arena PK Park Papé Field

7 You Make It Happen As one of only a handful of Division I programs that do not receive state general fund support; you make it happen! Your philanthropic giving supports Oregon s student-athletes and their commitment to excellence. Whether your support is through: An annual contribution Per seat and/or parking contributions Naming rights Capital projects An annual $25,000 student-athlete scholarship An endowed scholarship Women in Flight Out of Town VIP A deferred gift For only $5 a month, you help make it happen! Payment & Gifting Options Tax Deductibility Your gift is 80% tax deductible for the portion designated to cover your priority seating and 100% deductible for the portion not required for priority seating per IRS Code Section 170(1). We strongly recommend that each donor consult a tax advisor regarding their particular tax situation. Matching Gifts Many employers have matching gift programs. Their participation is welcomed by the DAF and counts towards your current year and lifetime calculation for priority points. It is the donor s responsibility to ensure the DAF payment deadlines are met on time. Donors are encouraged to check with their company to confirm that they match to athletics. Stock Gifts For information on donating by means of a stock transfer please contact Tami Calkin with the UO Foundation at 541/

8 14 15 Game Day: Support Through Experience The Oregon Athletic Ticket Office and Duck Athletic Fund team together throughout the year to offer donors, season ticket holders and fans access to any available seating and parking. In order to secure the best possible location for each of our venues, please view the Important Dates and Deadlines for the appropriate timeline (pages 24-25). Once tickets are renewed and/ or requested through the ticket office, priority points are calculated based on donations and all requests are filled in priority point order (page 23). H o w t o R e q u e s t N e w a n d / o r A d d i t i o n a l T i c k e t s a n d S e a t i n g / P a r k i n g I m p r o v e m e n t s : 1. Check out the Important Dates and Deadlines (pages 24-25) 2. Look over the seating maps to determine what seats you are interested in (pages 19 & 21) 3. Read about the Priority Point System (page 23). 4. Contact the Oregon Athletic Ticket Office or Duck Athletic Fund for more information, or if you haven t received an online renewal or application for the season/single game tickets and/or parking you are interested in. Ticket Transfer Information This year will be an open ticket transfer year, which will allow friends, family members or companies to transfer tickets to whomever they designate. More information regarding this process will be included with 2014 season ticket renewal materials. New for 2014 Ballena Technology is here! Pick your own seats for football and men s basketball. A new online allocation process with a 3-Dimensional map will allow you to pick your own seats! All allocation times will be determined by the Priority Point System. For additional information on our facilities or ticketing/ parking policies, please visit us at goducks.com or call WEBFOOT.

9 Postseason Competition members will receive information on any postseason competition as information becomes available. The Priority Point System will be used when determining ticket quantities, locations and requests. Please review the Important Dates and Deadlines (pages 24-25) and information on the Priority Point System (page 23). Game Day Parking Autzen Stadium With close proximity to the stadium and a community of Duck fans gathering in celebration for the game, tailgating has become the premier donor benefit for members. Reserved car and RV parking provide donors with designated spaces in Autzen Stadium lots that are reserved regardless of arrival time. The minimum giving levels are: Reserved car $4500, Reserved RV $6000. Multiple reserved passes may be requested: 1 per pair of season tickets plus the qualifying donation. Example: 2 reserved car passes + 4 season tickets = $9000 DAF contribution. Donors have the ability to renew their current locations on their football season ticket renewal as long as they are committed to donating at the required levels. New requests and parking location improvements will be filled in priority point order. Due to limited space for RV s, new requests are not guaranteed Tailgating is for small family and friend gatherings. Car parking spaces are 9 x 20, RV spaces are 18 x 40. All tailgating must be contained within the designated dimensions. Parking passes are non-transferable and intended as a donor benefit. For larger groups, please contact Hospitality Services at 541/ Matthew Knight Arena, Hayward and Howe Fields Various lots around campus are available for parking on game day. These are filled on a first come, first serve basis. For men s basketball, prices vary from lot to lot but will be approximately $10 per vehicle per game. Parking is also available on a season basis in the Arena Parking District and in the MKA Parking Garage. PK Park Parking is available on baseball game days around PK Park, and are filled on a first-come, firstserved basis. Parking prices may vary, but range from $3-$5 on game day. For more information on parking policies, please contact the office nearest you.

10 Football NORTH Charter Box G G G G DAF Football Giving Levels Club/Charter South North $1,850 $900 $900 $1,500 $850 $700 $1,400 $550 $500 $1,300 $450 $400 $1,100/ $200 $200 $700* $150 $ through row through row *For the 2014 football season, donors sitting in or requesting seats in 28 or 34 Preferred may request Club access by noting that on their season ticket renewal/order form. The per seat contribution for Club access is $1,100 per seat for these areas. These amounts indicate the minimum annual per seat contribution necessary in each section. Meeting the minimum amount DOES NOT GUARANTEE seating in a particular section. If you are requesting seat changes, additional tickets, new season tickets or individual game tickets, seating allocation is based on availability and all requests will be filled in priority point order. Review the allocation results for prior years for giving information on your desired areas at goducks.com.

11 Basketball DAF Basketball Giving Levels 2014 Construction Fee $2,000 $0 $500 $500 $400 $300 $300 $300 $100 $200 $100 $100 $0 $50 $0 $0 These amounts indicate the minimum annual per seat contribution and per seat construction fee necessary in each section. This is the last year for construction fees. Figures shown are the prorated amounts for Construction fees are waived on designated seats allocated to donors contributing $25,000 or more to the Legacy Fund

12 Benefits The s benefit package has been designed to offer benefits and reward donors for their philanthropic gifts. Benefits are based on unrestricted contributions received in 2014 to the Duck Athletic Fund. For more specific benefit information, please contact the DAF office nearest you. Academic Support Recognition & Communication Entertainment Ticketing Parking* Assist with the education of a student-athlete Assist with books for a student-athlete for one year Covers in-state tuition for a student-athlete for one year Covers off-campus room & board for a student-athlete for one year Covers one student-athlete s entire in-state costs for one year Tax deduction updates from the Athletic Director License plate frame (one every three years) Football & Men s Basketball game program recognition DAF Recognition Plaque (one) Athletic Department Hall of Fame induction dinner invitation Football postseason banquet invitation Student-athlete graduation banquet invitation Priority seating Varsity Sports Pass Reserved car football parking Reserved RV football parking * For more information on parking benefits please see page 17. Quacker Backer Club Football seating and parking contribution must be at specified giving level. You must be a current DAF member to receive any DAF benefit, including access to football bowl tickets. Membership begins by making a minimum pledge of $50 to the DAF for the 2014 calendar year. If alterations are made to our program that affect benefits, the University of Oregon reserves the right to make adjustments at that time. $50 Drake Club $500 Mallard Club $1,000 Gold Club $4,500 Emerald Club $6,000 O R Diamond Club $10,000 Scholarship Club $30,000 Priority Point System GOAL Our goal is to reward longtime supporters of Oregon Athletics while allowing new donors to acquire appropriate seating and parking benefits in recognition of their support of student-athlete scholarships and other related Athletic Department expenses. FORMULA Benefits are allocated using the Athletic Department s Priority Point System. The formula for earning priority points is: Paid Donations: Current year unrestricted DAF donations (1 point per $10 donated). Lifetime Athletic Department donations, including restricted gifts (1 point per $100 donated). Deferred and Matching Gift Pledges: Deferred pledges (1 point per $500 pledged) Current year unrestricted MEMBER PRIORITY RANK POINTS 50 9, , , , , matching gift pledges (1 point per $10 pledged) Lifetime matching gift pledges (1 point per $100 pledged) Season Tickets: Consecutive years of season ticket purchase (1 point per consecutive year of purchase). Points are recalculated every year and are based on current records. Some variations may occur. TIMING Priority points are calculated on the following dates: April 25th - Football regular season play, postseason baseball play. August 1st - Basketball regular season play. October 24th - Football bowl games, postseason basketball games. RANKING After calculating priority points, all donors are ranked according to their number of points. Any donor making a ticket or parking request has their request evaluated in priority point order. The Member Rank table (above left) illustrates the ranking of DAF members by priority points for For more information on our Priority Point System, please visit goducks.com. EXAMPLE Donald & Daisy Duck have two football season tickets in Section 30, which they ve held for 18 years, as well as a reserved car parking space in the Autzen Stadium lot. Their 2014 football DAF donation will be $4,500 and their company will match up to $3,000. They also have two Matthew Knight Arena season tickets in Section 102P, which they have held for one year. Their 2014 men s basketball DAF donation will be $1, Their lifetime giving will now total $19,000, including a onetime gift of $500 to help build the Moshofsky Center in Beyond their current year and lifetime giving, they have also designated a $25,000 deferred estate gift to the Athletic Department. Their 2014 priority point total is 1183 points. Point Breakdown Current Year: 450 points for their football donation and 100 points for their men s basketball donation Matching Gift Pledge: 300 points Lifetime Giving: 190 points Deferred Gift: 125 points Consecutive Years of Purchase: 18 points BOTTOM LINE To increase your number of priority points and subsequent ranking among all DAF donors: Increase your donation as much as possible by the calculation deadlines. Complete your giving in full as early in the calendar year as possible.

13 2014 Important Dates & Deadlines January/February March April May/June July August/September October November/December January March Become a new football season ticket holder in order to access the best possible seating in Autzen Stadium. New and/or current members may request football season and single game tickets at this time. April 25 Deadline for: - 50% payment of your Duck Athletic Fund contribution - Football season ticket renewals - Requesting new season tickets for football seat allocations. May Football allocation/seat selection begins. Seating location changes and ticket addition appointments will be assigned utilizing new Ballena Technology. July Volleyball and basketball season ticket renewals available online; current donors and season ticket holders renew and request basketball parking and season and single game tickets for volleyball and basketball. August 1 Deadline for full payment of your Duck Athletic Fund contribution. Priority points calculated for basketball regular season play based on donations received by August 1st. November/December renewal materials and donation information mailed to current members. Baseball season ticket renewals available online; current donors and season ticket holders renew and request baseball season and single game tickets. Become a new baseball season ticket holder and/or member in order to access the best possible seating at PK Park. Deadline for: - Amortized men s basketball construction fee pledges/philanthropic giving for 2014 tax credit Track and field season ticket renewals available online; current donors and season ticket holders renew and request track and field season and single game tickets. Become a new track and field season ticket holder and/or member in order to access the best possible seating in Hayward Field. February Football season ticket renewals available online; season ticket holders renew and request football parking and football season and single game tickets. Any remaining track and field season and single meet tickets go on sale. Priority points calculated for football regular season play and postseason baseball based on donations received by the April 25th deadline. Priority points will affect the following: - Postseason baseball play - Seating improvements in Autzen Stadium - New football season tickets - Single game football tickets - Football parking June Any remaining football season or single game tickets go on sale to the general public. Become a new volleyball and basketball season ticket holder and/ or Duck Athletic Fund member in order to access the best possible seating in Matthew Knight Arena. September Any remaining volleyball and basketball season or single game tickets go on sale to the general public. October 24 Priority points calculated for football bowl games and postseason basketball play based on donations received by October 24th. Details on any additional postseason play will be sent out as we get closer to the event

14 Thank You Over the past two decades the University of Oregon Department of Athletics has witnessed a spectacular rise in the success and popularity of its broad range of programs. As a result, Striving for Excellence has become less of a motto and more of a reality. This is due in large part to the continuing support of donors like you. The, along with the University of Oregon Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and its nearly 500 student-athletes, wish to extend our sincere gratitude for your generosity. Go Ducks! DAF DAF

15 Eugene Office: 2727 Leo Harris Parkway Eugene, Oregon Office FAX WEBFOOT daf@uoregon.edu Eugene: Kurt Zimmerman Assistant Athletic Director Major Gifts & Strategic Planning Eugene/Southern California kurtz@uoregon.edu Holly Santos Assistant Director hsantos@uoregon.edu Karen Lord Development Assistant klord@uoregon.edu Beth Campbell Development Assistant bethc@uoregon.edu Rhonda Bowers Ticket Office/DAF Liaison rbowers@uoregon.edu Jo Anne Johnson Assistant jaj@uoregon.edu Jeff Eberhart Associate Director of Development Eugene/Bend jebby@uoregon.edu Chris Malme Associate Director of Development Eugene/Southern Oregon cmalme@uoregon.edu Kristi Morris Special Assistant to Executive Senior Athletic Directors Eugene/Salem kristim@uoregon.edu Jill Cohen Assistant Director of Development, Donor Relations & Events jcohen@uoregon.edu Joe Schaffeld Special Projects Portland Office: 70 NW Couch St. Ste. 201 Portland, OR Fax Portland: Kim Murray Senior Director of Development Portland/Palm Springs Seattle/Southern Oregon kim@uoregon.edu Franklin Alegria Associate Director of Development Portland/Northern Oregon Coast Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho falegria@uoregon.edu H.J. Cohn Associate Director of Development Portland/Northern California hcohn@uoregon.edu Steve Prefontaine