Poll: Do You Donate to Your Alma Mater?

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Poll: Do You Donate to Your Alma Mater?

Posted by FinancialFellow 1121 days ago, popular 1120 days ago (http://financialfellow.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: donating

Every so often I get letters from my alma mater soliciting me for a donation. I never send them anything. Apparently I’m not alone. Their alumni giving rate is under 20%. Don’t get me wrong, I like the school. It’s a well regarded, highly ranked liberal arts university. I made many new friends while I was there, learned a lot, and grew as a person. Despite that I still don’t want to send them a check - mainly because I’m still paying my student loans.

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tamar 1120 days ago

6 tips and no comments? I'd have thought people would want to discuss this here.

Honestly I don't just get letters - they cold call us. I'm considering updating my information with a phone number that I no longer maintain so that I don't have to feel obligated to say no over the phone. It's a lot easier to say no when I just get a letter.

jimmyatkinson 1120 days ago

I donate the minimum just so I can buy football tickets. Go Irish! :)

FinancialFellow 1120 days ago

Cold calling, huh? That one is rough. I used to get cold called within the first year or so after graduation but not since. I've heard friends of mine say that sometimes they will just ask for as little as $1. Although it doesn't really help out it does increase their alumni giving rate...

ltdraper 1120 days ago

I fugure that I paid them a gigantic amount of money that took me 10 years to pay off. That's plenty.

ultrageek 1120 days ago

Not even when I become a millionaire. They don't deserve it.

brcane 1120 days ago

I don't count "donations" for tickets, once I make enough scrilla scratch maybe I'll go have a building named after me but nothing until that point

tamar 1119 days ago

"Cold calling, huh? That one is rough. I used to get cold called within the first year or so after graduation but not since. "

I wish I can say that! It's been 6 years already :(

And I hear you, ltdraper (good to see you here, btw). I'm not paying them anything. In fact, I don't think I benefited much there.

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