Most have shied away from a percentage, asking to donate a discreet amount and maybe come in at a 1% pledge next year or the year after.
I am imagining this conversation:
Marcus: you should donate 1% of your income
Athlete: I don’t want to commit to a percentage. How about a fixed dollar value for this year, and maybe a percentage later?
Marcus: Sounds good. How much you you make?
Athlete: I make $500k a year.
Marcus: How about donating 10k then? That’s a nice round number.
I am imagining this conversation:
Marcus: you should donate 1% of your income
Athlete: I don’t want to commit to a percentage. How about a fixed dollar value for this year, and maybe a percentage later?
Marcus: Sounds good. How much you you make?
Athlete: I make $500k a year.
Marcus: How about donating 10k then? That’s a nice round number.