Weisbecker Athletic Fund
What an exciting time to be a member of the Redbird family! We just won our third consecutive MVC All-Sports Trophy and will carry that momentum into the 2022-23 campaign. The information to follow will highlight the successes we experienced that we are thankful to share with you. We hope you take great pride in what our student-athletes and coaches accomplished this year, as we couldn’t do it without your support and generosity.
The biggest change you will notice is that we are converting our development efforts under one new umbrella, the Weisbecker Athletic Fund. It is a shifting landscape in college athletics and at the forefront of our decision-making is the student-athlete experience at Illinois State. The following changes were made to best position Illinois State Athletics to move forward with clear, decisive initiatives and an improved structure to maximize the investments made by our fans and the Redbird Community. The operations on a day-to-day basis will remain largely unchanged, but with a better structure for the Weisbecker Athletic Fund, donors will have more of an understanding of how and where their dollars are going, better stewardship opportunities, more chances to receive matching gift credits, and our department will have better communication with our donors. All of the changes to the Weisbecker Scholarship Fund were made with a singular focus on improvement, clarity, and setting Illinois State Athletics up for long-term success while better serving our donors.
Below you will find the Wesibecker Athletic Fund membership guide, a comprehensive breakdown of all the changes in detail, seating and parking policies, important dates and deadlines, examples of the impact you make, ways to give, and much more. This membership guide will kickstart the fundraising for our 2022-2023 season and we couldn’t be more excited to have you part of the Weisbecker Athletic Fund. Thank you for your continued support and generosity.
The biggest change you will notice is that we are converting our development efforts under one new umbrella, the Weisbecker Athletic Fund. It is a shifting landscape in college athletics and at the forefront of our decision-making is the student-athlete experience at Illinois State. The following changes were made to best position Illinois State Athletics to move forward with clear, decisive initiatives and an improved structure to maximize the investments made by our fans and the Redbird Community. The operations on a day-to-day basis will remain largely unchanged, but with a better structure for the Weisbecker Athletic Fund, donors will have more of an understanding of how and where their dollars are going, better stewardship opportunities, more chances to receive matching gift credits, and our department will have better communication with our donors. All of the changes to the Weisbecker Scholarship Fund were made with a singular focus on improvement, clarity, and setting Illinois State Athletics up for long-term success while better serving our donors.
Below you will find the Wesibecker Athletic Fund membership guide, a comprehensive breakdown of all the changes in detail, seating and parking policies, important dates and deadlines, examples of the impact you make, ways to give, and much more. This membership guide will kickstart the fundraising for our 2022-2023 season and we couldn’t be more excited to have you part of the Weisbecker Athletic Fund. Thank you for your continued support and generosity.