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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with the last poster. Percentages are huge and by the way, it is part of the culture at independent schools. You yourselves are on financial aid, which is money donated by other generous families. They want you there but a token gift would be nice. These are nonprofits who really need the money and the parents call to add a personal touch to the ask. This I coming from a mom at two different privates.[/quote]

I agree with this.  It is the culture of the private school world.  As a DH, I made some of those calls for the capital campaign, but never set a price.  There is tremendous pressure on those making the calls to get 100% of the parents in a particular grade to donate SOMETHING.  I was down to the point where I would have put in $5 for the remaining two families myself to get the 100% but they kept saying they would and then never sent in a check.  Just a token amount will get the caller off the hook.  Same with other fundraisers like the Sally Foster holiday wrapping party, the book fair, the car washes for the orchestra, the cake sales.  Just try to put in a minimum.  I do understand where you are coming from; just be prepared for a LOT of this during your private school years.[/quote]

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