waste of paper
lots to blog about, but i'm going to rant for a minute.
i give lots of money to my old school. i volunteer time, knowledge, money, and web expertise for the alumni society that i'm part of. i do this out of love.
i do not care in the slightest about the college of communications or school of journalism unless it somehow affects the radio station i was once part of. i think they waste money every time i get a letter in response to my monthly gift to tell me what's going on.
i also get a letter from the department of development telling me that my gift was received. while this is appreciated, an email would suffice, and not cost another 41 cents to mail (or is it 42? i don't remember) and paper to print. not to mention the two envelopes (one for the next gift, one for mailing).
if the development office had a way to manage gifts online, it could cut down significantly on the costs of mailings and cut down on paper waste. i immediately recycle every single letter i get from them. rip. toss.
oh, and another thing? quit asking me to be a mentor. i've done it. it sucks. i will never do it again. maybe i had bad experiences, but i don't want to watch another kid throw their potential down the toilet. i think if i want to do that again, it'll be my own kid, not somebody else's.