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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here, I only posted the op so the comments about ncs were not me. I'm nowhere near the DC or NY area (as stated in op) but these comments were helpful. I would be as one poster put it "a Joe Schmo" 3-400k donor (at 100k/yr to make it even less impressive) and as others stated I'm sure there are donors giving much more but most families likely don't as I noticed their donor circles didn't seem to go too high. It just doesn't look that hopeful as there are just a few spots and many applicants. I thought just maybe there was something we could do and I didn't know how much donations influence decisions, if at all. This doesn't seem like a school that needs to go that route, especially for somethings many others could offer. I'm glad I didn't embarrass myself by hinting at the prospect.[/quote]

Obviously you don’t come from the social class these schools historically come from. Me either. So here’s an insight I have from being on the inside for a while.

I think it helps to have a good cover story for the development office. For example, I am interested in sending my kids to the school but I’m worried about diversity/athletics/STEM/etc. Is there a dedicated fund for my pet project and if I gave a $300k contribution can you give me some insight in how it would help your mission in the area of my pet interest?

Feel free to play very dumb despite having first researched what their development priority is. For example my kids’ school is building a new STEM library. Saying you’re curious about their efforts to expand STEM would be perfect. I think this conversation would give you a lot of insight into how your development case would be treated by your specific school. [/quote]

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