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Checklist Challenge
100

ORSPA

What is Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Administration?

100

This phrase is commonly used to show ASU pride at events and games.

What is “Forks Up”?

100

The entity giving the contribution.  

Who is the donor?

100

At ASUF, this percentage is deducted from ORSPA managed gifts to support the university’s strategic initiatives and operations.

What is 11% or maximum allowed by the donor?

100

Development Officers receive credit for a gift when this key item is included in a distribution email. 

What is opportunity ID?

200

DAF

What is Donor Advised Fund?

200

This Tempe landmark, often climbed (unofficially), offers one of the best views of campus.

What is “A” Mountain?

200

This role may be used when multiple individuals contribute to a fund and one person acts on their behalf.

What is a Donor Representative?

200

At ASUF, this percentage is deducted from gifts to support the university’s strategic initiatives and operations.

What is 5%?

200

This word is used in the opening paragraph of an ASUF gift agreement template when referring to more than one donor.

What is "collectively"?

300

FERPA

What is Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act?

300

This annual football game determines bragging rights between ASU and its in-state rival.

What is the Territorial Cup game?

300

This type of donor gives through a fund managed by a third party and is often referred to as a DAF.

What is a Donor Advisor?

300

This calculation is used when a donor adds the 5% on top of their gift to ensure the full intended amount is received.

What is net calculation (gift amount/.95)?

300

This ASUF leader signs all agreements for individual donors and foundations.

Who is Eric Spicer?

400

FAFSA

What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?

400

This ASUF employee seems to know every ASU fact, tradition, and random piece of trivia.

Who is Bill Kavan?

400

This of type of donor does not have ORSPA managed gifts.  

What is an individual donor?

400

These units allow for a 2% indirect cost to be assessed on incoming awards.

What is McCain and The Sustainability Consortium?

400

This ASUF leaders signs agreements for foundation-corporations. 

Who is Patrick McDermott?

500

RAS

What is Research Advancement Services?

500

This famous TV host and comedian attended ASU in 1985 but did not graduate  

Who is Jimmy Kimmel?

500

At ASU, this entity holds the largest number of funds managed by ORSPA.

What are foundations?

500

This unit does not allow for indirect costs on funds sent to other member schools.

What is University Innovation Alliance?

500

This section of the ASUF gift agreement template confirms that the donor has agreed to make, has made, or may make additional contributions to the ASU Foundation.

What is Section A: Acknowledgment and Name of Gift?

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