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  • 1.  Naming a Plant/Flower Variety

    Posted 02-14-2023 03:33 PM

    Good afternoon,

    Ok, I have a weird one. I have a company that wants to name a plant/flower variety after a person. They want the gift to go into an endowment. 

    1) Has anyone done this? 

    2) What gift amount have you evaluated this plant/flower naming? 

    3) What steps did you need to take? 

    Just keeping people on their toes. 



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    Sarah Thomas
    Director Donor Services
    NC State University
    srthoma3@ncsu.edu
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  • 2.  RE: Naming a Plant/Flower Variety

    Posted 02-16-2023 10:58 AM
    Hey there, Sarah - I guess every day really is a new adventure in our wild and wacky world of advancement...  Yikes!

    I haven't seen any other responses to this yet so I'll be curious as to what others might say here, but I am having difficulty translating something of no tangible value into cash being applied to an endowed fund. At best maybe this is some odd "in kind" gift where a value might be established for recognition purposes - IMHO. Have you run this by your Comptroller and/or auditors for their perspective? 

    Like I said, I will be curious if there are options proposed by others out here for how to convert this proposed naming concept into endowed cash. I don't envy you the navigation of such a proposal but wish you the best of luck!

    -Amy


    Amy J. Phillips
    Director of Advancement Services, Gift Acceptance
    Division of University Advancement
    The Catholic University of America
    620 Michigan Avenue, B016 O'Connell Hall
    Washington, DC 20064
    Phone: 202-319-6919




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