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06.19.08, 17:31 PM NY Schools
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Question for you with kids in public schools. Through a family foundation, I am able to give up to $10,000 a year to causes of my choice. How much of this would you give to your dc's school vs. other charitable causes? Dh and I are very split on this. Personally, we'll probably be giving $500. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.19.08, 05:31 PM Flag
 

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I'd give more to your kid's school if it needs it. What a wonderful thing to have the opportunity to do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 05:38 PM Flag
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I don't really know how much it needs it. I guess all schools think they need more, right? It's a tough decision to make. I was leaning toward $7,500 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 05:43 PM Flag
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OR: Oh, I thought you were giving $500, but you mean the foundation is a separate entity. Yes, $7500 would be very generous. I can only imagine what a boon that would be to a school like 110, where my kids went to pre-K, which doesn't have a giant fundraising machine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 05:46 PM Flag
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Well, it's easy to be generous with somebody else's money :) But I'm having a hard time thinking this through ethically. It's like writing the check to my crazy rich college each year - I always wonder if it's the right choice. Of course, no public is wealthy like the top colleges are, but still...I could give to anything, and I wonder if a school serving largely the middle and upper middle class is the right choice over, say, the NYT Neediest Case Fund or the Doe Fund, two of my favorites. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 05:52 PM Flag
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Perhaps you could give it to a public school that needs it more, to help with parity. There are dozens. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 06:28 PM Flag
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I was thinking of also giving $1000 to our failing zoned school [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 06:32 PM Flag
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$500-$1000. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 05:39 PM Flag
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Based on what you've said, I'd go for around 1/3 - 1/2. Your dc's school, especially if public, is a wonderful institution that can really use your money, but there are also other great things out there that are worth supporting. I'd pick two to three things you believe passionately in (one of those being your dc's school) and split the money among them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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ditto [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 06:17 PM Flag
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Honestly, $0. The schools are so poorly run that I feel that very little of the donation would be put to good use. I would rather give to a small, well run charity with good transparency into how the donations are spent. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 06:29 PM Flag
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Do you actually have kids at public school? If you did you'd never spout such crock. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 06:59 AM Flag
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that too bad you feel that way. People at our school put up and support proposals for the money we raise and then everyone votes for which proposals they care the most about. We're adding some personnel and continuing to fund our specials plus adding some extra teacher training. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:20 AM Flag
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I think that I would look at from a different point of view. I would wait until a specific project needing funding - lets say the copier broke down and they needed to buy a new one, or the carpet in the library was dreadful and they needed to replace it and I would fund that project. I would always keep my ear to the ground for opportunity and always do it anon. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 05:55 AM Flag
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May I humbly suggest that you donate to Insideschools.org? It's the only independent voice serving ALL families that care about public schools, rich, poor, in-between, runs on a shoestring (no $s from the DOE, which seems sort of scared of us, because we try to tell the truth). Our seed $s from big foundations ends this month so we really need support from family foundations and individuals to keep doing what we do. And UBers, please don't call me Spamela, I'm a parent who has been on this board for years trying to help others, and I took a huge pay cut to work for Insideschools, which really needs help. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 06:27 AM Flag
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OP, and don't worry, you are DEFINITELY on my list for this year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 06:36 AM Flag
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THANKS! Insideschools.org is really tough spot right now re: funding. We are especially looking for parents willing to open their homes for "friendraisers" this fall, when we will be launching the new improved Insideschools.org. We're also looking for people to test drive the new site. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 07:08 AM Flag
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Do you have a development officer? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:09 AM Flag
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i'd give it to a completely underserved population. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 06:51 AM Flag
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I would give most to my own public school. And then I would go to donorschoose.org and choose a project (or 2 or 3 or more) to fund. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 08:14 AM Flag
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