This brings up a myriad of logistical questions re: NIL.
Who, if anyone, is soliciting NIL funds. What are the mechanisms via which donations are made? Only The Hokie Way is registered as a charitable organization. How are donated funds distributed? Who decides who gets how much? What/who is the interface between the athlete and the NIL (Triumph or THW)? How does the NIL interface with the AthDept? What are officers/staff of the NIL paid? How much of the actual money donated winds up in the hands of the athlete? The questions are almost endless.
Unfortunately, with getting old, comes the calls from overseas scammers for medicare, auto care, final expense insurance, duct cleaning and home improvements. I am starting to liken NILs to the scam callers, except the scammers call me ~40-50 times a day. The only person I know who says they have ever been approached re: NIL is @BackInTheBurg , and that was over a year ago.
CMD spoke of NIL needs, yet we know little if anything re: NIL solicitations and distributions. Yet, many on here urge us to donate to these NILs. Yet, we have no info re: how our (or other) NILs operate. We don't even have an NIL equivalent such as Charity Navigator to find out the legitimacy of how NILs operate. If @Kid Rock wants to donate to an NIL, gold bless him. Ironically, he's having to search to find out how. That is beyond ironic, it's paradoxical.
Thread Replies (15)
We need to give Coach Duffy NIL. Anybody know how to do that?**
-- Kid Rock
Jun 09, 2026 at 10:02 PM ET
Kid Rock
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06/09/26 10:02 PM ET
Write that fat check out to me. I will make sure MD gets most of that $$$ **
-- bghokie
Jun 15, 2026 at 03:12 PM ET
bghokie
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06/15/26 03:12 PM ET
Good Luck. I tried... basically got hung up on.**
-- ftsumterhokie
Jun 11, 2026 at 06:17 PM ET
ftsumterhokie
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06/11/26 06:17 PM ET
The fact that you understandably ask this question points to our
-- 1977hokie
Jun 10, 2026 at 11:28 AM ET
1977hokie
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06/10/26 11:28 AM ET
If it is ignored she will leave similar to Brooks. Though She probably
-- UTPr0sim
Jun 10, 2026 at 04:03 PM ET
UTPr0sim
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06/10/26 04:03 PM ET
This brings up a myriad of logistical questions re: NIL.
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-- saret
Jun 10, 2026 at 01:03 PM ET
saret
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06/10/26 01:03 PM ET
I don't see a sport-specific option when donating to the Hokie Way online.**
-- Kid Rock
Jun 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET
Kid Rock
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06/10/26 12:04 PM ET
Just designate in the Donation Notes Women's Basketball. And let someone
-- UTPr0sim
Jun 10, 2026 at 01:52 PM ET
UTPr0sim
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06/10/26 01:52 PM ET
You can designate your contribution in the “donation notes”. **
-- RJHokie
Jun 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM ET
RJHokie
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06/10/26 12:14 PM ET
Donate to Invest to Win with specific instructions for WBB.**
-- vt90
Jun 10, 2026 at 08:48 AM ET
vt90
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06/10/26 08:48 AM ET
If you're referring to the Hokie Club
-- Kid Rock
Jun 10, 2026 at 07:59 AM ET
Kid Rock
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06/10/26 07:59 AM ET