Fleetwood Fleming Joins the Athletic Foundation
10/17/2018 9:00:00 AM | Athletic Foundation
STATESBORO, Ga - Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation Executive Director Dan O'Dowd has announced the addition of Fleetwood Fleming to the Foundation team as an Associate Director of Development.
Fleetwood's area of focus will be developing major gifts in support of student-athlete scholarships, endowments, facility upgrades and capital campaigns for Athletics at Georgia Southern University, and will focus his efforts in Northwest Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
"We are very excited to have Fleetwood join the Athletic Foundation team. His background, passion and energy clearly stood out during the search process. As a Charleston native, his knowledge of the history and traditions of Georgia Southern athletics made him the right fit to fill this important role. We know Eagle Nation will enjoy working with Fleetwood in supporting Georgia Southern's student-athletes," said O'Dowd.
Fleetwood's office is located within the Athletic Foundation in the Troy A. and Mozelle Cowart Building off of Lanier Drive in Statesboro. Current and prospective donors can meet Fleetwood at home football games this fall as well as on and off-campus donor events throughout the year.
Prior to becoming an Associate Director of Development with the Athletic Foundation, Fleetwood spent the past three and a half years at Oakland University where he served as the assistant athletic director for development. In his role at Oakland, Fleetwood led and developed the strategic fundraising plan for the department, including a comprehensive redesign and rebranding effort.
Fleetwood and the external relations team generated a 47.5 percent increase in contributions. Additionally, Fleetwood led the implementation of the first formal board of directors for athletic fundraising at Oakland University and oversaw priority season tickets, premium hospitality suites, and parking. Before transitioning into development, Fleming served as the Director of Ticket Sales and Operations at Oakland. Fleming directed an office that increased ticket revenue 40 percent. During the 2016-17 season, Oakland achieved a 94 percent increase in men's basketball attendance, sixth best in the country.
Before his tenure at Oakland, Fleetwood worked in ticket sales and operations at Sam Houston State and Kennesaw State. A 2013 graduate of Clemson University, Fleetwood is pursuing his master's degree in sports management from the United States Sports Academy.
The Georgia Southern University Athletic Foundation's primary goal is to provide our student-athletes with the opportunity to compete for a championship ring and earn a college education while developing them as future leaders in their respective communities.
The mission of the Georgia Southern University Athletic Foundation, Inc. is to provide private financial support for athletic scholarships, facilities and staff enhancement for the Athletic Department of Georgia Southern University. All of the activities of the Athletic Foundation are conducted with the highest regard for academic and athletic excellence and within the guidelines established by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, conference affiliations and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The Athletic Foundation is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All gifts made to the Athletic Foundation are tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law.
The Athletic Foundation provides current information through its official website, GSEagles.com/Foundation. Information on giving opportunities can also be found through social media channels Facebook.com/GSUAF or Twitter.com/GSUAF or by contacting the Foundation direction at 1(800)GSU-WINS (call/text) AthleticFoundation@GeorgiaSouthern.edu (email).
