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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our donations are always Anonymous, esp larger ones.  We don't want to be solicited  by others, but also, it's not necessary for our names to be on something, we know how much we gave and why, and it's not really any one else's business[/quote]

Ah yes the virtue signal to end all virtue signals.. the ability to tell others you don’t want credit and always donate anonymously. What heroes!![/quote]

How is it a “signal” of any sort if no one knows who you are?  We do this, and candidly we think it kind of annoys the development people who would prefer it to be more public as a way of pressuring others to donate more.  But we have no interest in anyone else knowing what we donated, why would we?[/quote]

It does annoy the development people. You have no idea how many people say in private that they won’t give because their kid’s friend’s family didn’t give, or the people who live in the $3m house didn’t give, or whatever. As a volunteer who has these conversations, it makes it really hard to encourage participation and to get everyone to give their fair share because people are convinced that family x or y didn’t give so they shouldn’t, either.

Even worse are the families who pretend to be the anonymous donors or allow people to assume they are those people but who never actually gave. Yes, this is a thing. Maybe it’s unique to smaller communities with only 2-3 anonymous gifts?[/quote]

Yup, as a parent on the annual fund committee, they like the name recognition. Like when only I was on the committee, they asked if husband's name could be on the committee, as we have different last names. I decided I really don't like the strategies of the annual fund. And I feel too much information is shared. Like so and so are separated, divorced, mad at the school. You also know what the families donated before, like 3-4 years worth. You'd also be shocked how some seemingly wealthy people donate so little. I also hated "the ask amount" they asked for from certain families (usually families who school thinks should donate more I think). Anyhow, I've politely declined after that experience.[/quote]

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