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| Rachel Combe is an editor at Elle |  
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| She was asked to meet the director of her son’s school to discuss how he was adapting to the curriculum. |  
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| Private schools are aggressively racing for donation |  
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| One example of the text for a type of strategy schools adopt is that of a parent sitting on the board of the museum of art which is asked to support a student in art. |  
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| Before a campaign begins, schools interview 40 to 50 consultants to determine their level of interest in a campaign and how much they might give. |  
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| Daniel Boyer is a consultant at PWC |  
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| He explains that schools should rely on them to raise money but  can’t figure out more precisely what they can reasonably expect to raise. |  
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| In New York, the median amount of annual giving raised per school increased 268 percent over the last decade, to $1.7 million from $462,341. |  
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| The group of parents giving out money has broadened recently |  
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| The Council for Advancement and Support of Education, an association of fund-raising and marketing officers at educational institutions. |  
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