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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many parents at privates can't afford more than tuition so they volunteer to help with the auction or other special events and we do understand that. At many schools the salaries for the Development staff and special events staff eat up a high percentage of the money raised. If you think about how much the schools can save when parents help out with these events and they do not have to hire as many people then you feel you have contributed what you can. Your time and ideas are a valuable contribtion. [/quote]

I worked for a brief time as  development director at a private school and you are dead wrong.  I made 60K/year and raised nearly $3M in annual and capital gifts in less than two years.  I knew parents who had the means who wouldn't give citing the third remodel of their kitchen or their kid's $30K bar mitzvah.  Their priorities were completely fucked.  Ultimately I decided it didn't matter and left because in reality the school was no better than a second rate public anyway, and the insufferable snobs I dealt with on a daily basis were not worth my time and talent.[/quote]

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