IPS Announces New Giving Portal for Elite+ NIL Fund
Thank you for your premium membership and/or participation in the Inside Pack Sports Elite+ program. To date, we have completed over 35 NIL deals with NC State students-athletes in order to help them expand their professional network and enjoy the resources needed for long-term success beyond their time on campus. Today we are excited to announce an additional way to contribute either on a one-time or recurring basis through our year-end fundraising campaign.
Working in tandem with one of our premium members, we are excited to introduce a new giving platform that allows supporters like you to schedule a recurring contribution, make a one-time gift or basically donate any time and at any amount that you wish.
You can access the new giving portal here----Elite+ Donations Portal
As we shared on our message boards, one of our primary focuses with the Elite+ effort has been on using our connections to identify players that NEED the help. Not everyone comes from an affluent background and there have been cases where the Elite+ funds we paid out were sent to family members to help out at home.
We recently completed an individual gift where a member wanted to support a specific football player. The two met at our event over the summer, where our member learned of the player’s situation and decided he wanted to help out which is now permissible under NCAA rules. We can’t express how gratified the player was that a fan cared that much about him. This is something we hope to do more of in the future, and now you can assist with those efforts.
We’ve undertaken an end-of-year fundraising campaign as we close out 2022. Our goal is to raise $15,000 before the end of the year. These funds will be used for a year-long NIL sponsorship with a specific NC State player that we are planning to announce in January. We hope that you will consider helping Elite+ in attaining that goal. We will update the giving totals as we move through the month of December. For particular one-time donation levels, we will be providing the following to our donors:
Minimum one time donation of $250
- 2’ x 3’ fabric print from UNC game (approximate cost of the print is $100. It will be shipped directly to you from the manufacturer. The remaining funds go towards the Elite+ program)
Minimum one time donation of $750
- 2’ x 3’ fabric print from UNC game
- Sit in on Elite+ interview session at our office. Get the chance to hang out with an athlete in our office, get memorabilia autographed and watch us record a video session with an athlete.
Minimum one time donation of $1500
- 2’ x 3’ fabric print from UNC game
- You and one guest can sit in on an Elite+ interview session and you get to choose the athlete. (Contingent upon the athlete being agreeable) You and your guest will be able to hang out with the athlete in our office, get memorabilia autographed and watch us record a video session with the athlete.
- After completion of the video session, we’ll head to Tobacco Road Sports Cafe for a complimentary meal with the athlete and the IPS gang .
The new Elite+ donation portal will not affect your giving levels established through the current IPS Elite+ platform. If you’re not currently an Elite+ member you should first sign up for Elite+ through Inside Pack Sports to realize the benefits that come with an Elite+ subscription. This new portal is exclusively for those who would like to donate above and beyond the current giving levels that were set through our network provider.
Some donors prefer one time or may be willing to contribute more, and this new donation platform allows both.
One last request, we would be grateful if you can help to share the word to find additional donors to help grow the Elite+ platform. Thank you for your continued support of Elite+ and the athletes at NC State.
