Hoosiers Connect Announces a Partnership with Starlight Distillery to Raise NIL Funds for IU Student-Athletes

Hoosiers Connect Announces a Partnership with Starlight Distillery to Raise NIL Funds for IU Student-Athletes

Hoosiers Connect Release

Bloomington, Ind. – Hoosiers Connect, the Official NIL Collective of IU Athletics, announced the ‘Official Hoosiers Connect Vodka’, a new product through a collaboration with Starlight Distillery. 25 percent of sales from the Official Hoosiers Connect Vodka will benefit NIL opportunities for IU student-athletes. 

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Hoosiers Connect Launches 'In For Indiana' Fundraising Campaign with $1 Million Dollar Match

Hoosiers Connect Launches 'In For Indiana' Fundraising Campaign with $1 Million Dollar Match

Bloomington, Ind. – For the second year in a row, an anonymous donor has pledged $1 million in matching funds for all donations made to Hoosiers Connect and Hoosiers For Good , the Official NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) Collectives of IU Athletics, through December 31, 2023. This match provides Hoosier fans with the opportunity to double their impact on IU student-athletes and businesses when they donate to Hoosiers Connect and to double their impact on Indiana charitable organizations when they donate to Hoosiers for Good.  

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Indiana NIL Collectives Exceede $1 Million Match Goal

Indiana NIL Collectives Exceede $1 Million Match Goal

IU Athletics Release

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Hoosiers For Good and Hoosiers Connect jointly announced today that they easily exceeded the previously announced goal of raising $1 million in donations, sponsorships, and memberships between Nov. 14-Dec. 31, 2022. By reaching that goal, the two NIL Collectives have secured an additional $1 million matching contribution from an anonymous donor.

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New NIL Organization Hoosiers Connect to facilitate Exclusive Access to Indiana University Men’s Basketball and Football Player Experiences

New NIL Organization Hoosiers Connect to facilitate Exclusive Access to Indiana University Men’s Basketball and Football Player Experiences

Hoosiers Connect Release

Bloomington, Ind. – Hoosiers Connect, a new Indiana nonprofit, was launched today to facilitate sponsorship agreements between commercial brands and Indiana University (IU) athletes and offer individual and corporate members unprecedented access to experiences with IU men’s basketball and football athletes, including a drawing for two floor tickets to a Big Ten game, player-guided tours of the football and basketball facilities, and more.

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