Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Funny Insight into University Fundraising in America

I found this humorous script on FSP:

Background: A university fund-raising phone banker calls a professor at the same school. Not sure what to do, he tries to convince her to donate anyways (I assume he has a quota):

YM: Well, can I give you my spiel anyway? I'm supposed to keep going unless you hang up on me.

FSP: Sure, go ahead, but I'm not going to give you money, so maybe you should call someone else and not waste your time talking to me.

YM: How about if I say that if you really cared about your students, you'd donate money so that they don't have to drop out of school because they can't afford it?

FSP: No, but nice try. Does the money really go to scholarships to help needy students with tuition?

YM: Well, no, actually the university prefers it if you just give money to an undesignated fund so that they can do what they want with it.

FSP: That's what I thought.

YM: So can I put you down for a $150 pledge? That's what everyone usually starts at.

FSP: No, but nice try again. Is it true that everyone starts with a $150 pledge?

YM: No.

FSP: Good night..

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