from my alma mater is doing a tour of London and wants to meet. (No, it's not a humblebrag--they send the email to every alumnus/a they are aware of in London, I'm sure.) Would it be rude of me to just ignore the email? Do I owe them at least a polite no? Or maybe a response along the lines of "You must be confusing me with someone wealthy and generous."
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‘Dear scrounger, I paid once and so would respectfully decline the chance to do so again.
Luv n kisses’
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they've all got different brackets but major gifts probably won't get out of bed for <100,000 and frankly would rather get 1,000,000
the category above them are the ones who go looking for entirely new law schools, that kind of thing.
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what tf are american universities spending all the leagacies on given the level of student debt?
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Dear Sir/Madam
It's very kind to consider me but I'm afraid I won't be in a position to accept one.
Yours regretfully
P. Porpoise Jr III
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Heh
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i probably average 2 emails a week from my us undergrad uni, despite having made clear that they wouldn't see another penny from me when they turned down my niece
feel free to ignore it
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have to say I disagree with a lot of these comments.
a fewvyears ago i engaged with the fund raisers at my alma mater ( not Oxford or Cambridge) and they worked very hard to inform about the various ways the money would be spent. This led later to me forming a relationship with another London university which i had no cennection to, but i wanted to donate to their medical research. They invited me in to look around, they come to see me every year and when i was partic interested in one project i met the lead researcher. I do not give vast sums, faod.
it is remarkable the extent to which you can direct your donations and engage on a personal level to find out about stuff for really a quite small donation. And they never cold call now either, its a personal email or call from someone with whom i have a relationship with. This is no humblebrag, as i said, its not much money at all, i only post to encourage the rest of you, it is v rewarding!
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Minkie - did you give our old school money for a glass brick?
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No judy i didnt, did you? Kinda figured superanuated current parents should be stumping up..
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I did indeed buy a glass brick.
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I also donated money to my university.
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Good work, Judy x
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I think it’s good to give back and it’s genuinely appreciated, good for networking too.
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