Nope. My moderately conservative college (or at least it was when I attended 20 years ago) has gone off the rails and is now so conservative that I don't recognize it. So they won't get a dime of my money.
I do occasionally give to my sorority depending on the charities they are fundraising for.
Post by maddiepaddy on Oct 31, 2014 15:41:35 GMT -5
I don't currently donate. I went to an already well-funded private school and paid full price (no aid, scholarships, etc...), so I don't feel a huge urge to donate at this time. Don't get me wrong, I had a wonderful college experience and think that it's a great school. But, I don't have a ton of funds to donate, and I think there are more worthy causes to contribute to at this time. This could change, though, as my income grows.
No, I'm still paying off SL. I feel a slight obligation to my grad school because I got a generous alumni scholarship...but it's rich as shit (got huge donation while I was there) so pressure is off...lol. I think DH used to prior to me.
No. I work for them, so we also get hit up for employee donations as well. The whole thing irritates me. I suppose donating *would* be the nice thing to do since I went to school for free, but, eh... I'm not that committed.
ETA: undergrad is a private jesuit university. Grad school is a public university.
Law school, I donate to two specific scholarship funds. They provide tuition scholarships for students in my practice area, and summer stipends for students working unpaid public interest jobs.
Undergrad, I have donated previously, but not much and not recently.
I'm curious - for those who place a priority on this - did you go to a public or private college? What is the college/university doing with your money that you feel this is a priority? I feel like I'm missing something.
For the record - we *do* give to charities, just not our schools.
I went to a private university and I give because I received a generous scholarship when I was there and even if I hadn't, I know that the operating budget is subsidized by annual fund donations and the endowment. Really, everyone is on a scholarship in some way even if you don't receive financial aid because tuition would be higher if the thousands of alumni and parents who give every year suddenly stopped doing so. I feel that I should pay it forward.
Does anyone else's school send out a mass list of the donors for each year? I love flipping through that thing to see who in my class donated (and to see the people who are still alive from the classes in the 40s that still donated too!)
Yup, this is pretty standard though some schools are starting to do away with it. Mine just moved it online and I have mixed feelings. I work in fundraising so I like to see what other schools are doing, but so few people look at it that it probably makes more sense for them to do it online.
I didn't realize so many people "hate" where they went to school.
I'd imagine that the majority of law school grads in the last 10 years or so fall in that category!
Interesting. I wonder why that is.
Also, I think supporting athletics count. I never went to a football game when I was in school. And I went to a PAC 12! One day I'll make it to a game.
I don't give. I really loved my department and have considered a small gift ($25/year?) before but I'm afraid if I give that, I will be hounded for more and more. If you give a mouse a cookie and all that.
LoveTrains do you have any insight? Do you think giving once will make the already large amount of requests even more persistent?
A vast majority of schools have a policy of stopping solicitations for the fiscal year once you've made a gift, though there are some schools that are going for multiple gifts per year (very few as far as I know though, so chances are they would leave you alone until the following fall). My guess is you might get fancier, more personalize mail in the future but that it wouldn't be more often.
I went to an Ivy and I give because it makes me feel happy and connected to the school. It's not necessarily my biggest donation of the year (I gave twice as much to Planned Parenthood this year, for instance, because of a big political fight going on in my state.)
But I do make the gesture. I hope they remember my generosity when it's time for DD to apply to college!
I went to an Ivy and I give because it makes me feel happy and connected to the school. It's not necessarily my biggest donation of the year (I gave twice as much to Planned Parenthood this year, for instance, because of a big political fight going on in my state.)
But I do make the gesture. I hope they remember my generosity when it's time for DD to apply to college!
I went to an Ivy and I give because it makes me feel happy and connected to the school. It's not necessarily my biggest donation of the year (I gave twice as much to Planned Parenthood this year, for instance, because of a big political fight going on in my state.)
But I do make the gesture. I hope they remember my generosity when it's time for DD to apply to college!
Yes to my undergrad and grad schools. My husband donates to his undergrad, but not law school. Comically enough, the law school is the most persistent and constantly sends appeals.
I don't give directly to the alumni association, but I am a member of a local chapter that meets at a bar to watch the football games. I give to their scholarship fund.
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No. I do not donate to my law school because it's most definitely not a charity nor do I agree with how it operates.
I do not donate to my undergrad since, among other reasons, I just don't think a public university in Canada, where citizens have made more affordable higher education a priority, is an important enough "charitable" cause, particularly given that I'm not swimming in bathtubs of money.
I didn't realize so many people "hate" where they went to school.
undergrad .. if dd wanted to go there she'd have my FULL backing no questions asked
where I did my 1L HA !!! in hindsight I wished I had either gone to a different school entirely OR did a gap year and worked in a law firm THEN go to law school. a lot of alums from my law school DO NOT like the place !
For those who don't donate because you don't like your school, why did you go in the first place? .
Even if you do your research, sometimes, you don't realize a school is a poor fit until you're there. And transferring may not be an option.
For example, while my school had an excellent program for my major, career services and academic advising were a joke, and I was left adrift. I didn't realize how inept they were until I was a junior (I was told they only cared about helping students at that point ... and nope). Today as an alum, if I want their "help," I have to pay a fee. The alumni network is also weak. This is a major university, by the way. Needless to say, I'll never donate.
I donate to my undergrad and law school. I adored my experience at both and credit them (my law school in particular) with being gainfully and relatively happily employed. My H went to the same undergrad, and we met there. They get a pretty nice chunk from us as a couple.
I also give to my private school and my kids' private school. H does not give to his private school and only gives to his business school sporadically.
For those who don't donate because you don't like your school, why did you go in the first place?
I guess, I'm of the thought that there are plenty of orgs that need funds that don't classify as charities.
I just don't understand giving solely to charities. To each their own.
I actually liked my law school. Among the reasons I have not donated and will likely never donate is because, five years after I graduated, they built an over-the-top new building with an excessive amount of unnecessary amenities that will do nothing to enhance students' education or job prospects. I cannot support such a ridiculous capital expansion. It's unconscionable to me to overcharge students and take advantage of federal student loan money like that.