<p>They are talking. I do know that the colleges, all private, to which i have had some dealings regarding fundraising for outreach or ANY reason has to go through development and they jealously guard the alumni lists and have very narrow channels one can use to ask for money. They are rabid in protecting their territory to the point that it becomes ridiculous </p>
<p>Right now my son’s high school is associated with a college and it shares many of the alums, and this is truly an issue for any fundraising efforts. We have to get our lists and clear everything through them and believe me, they go through it all with a fine tooth comb, nixing a lot of things that we then have to appeal. Really crazy. I guess they don’t want anything to get so big that it takes away from them. I always thought it was because these schools are private and so guard every penny of donation money and donor sources.</p>