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Instead, the particular school or the University Development office pursues donors who they think will be most enthusiastic about the project.
The Aga Khan's gifts, focusing on the Islamic world, are typical of many gifts from foreign donors--focused on an area of study with which the donor has a national or religious affinity.
But sometimes, foreign donors--like domestic donors--want their gifts to go to a purpose Harvard doesn't want to accommodate. There have been times when the University has turned down money because it did not fit in with Harvard's academic plans or needs, Rudenstine says.
"The School will not accept gifts from donors for areas where KSG has no institutional expertise or where the program funded by the gift has no relationship to its mission," Nye wrote in an e-mail message.
Harvard officials must always worry about the source of a gift--is some funding inappropriate, simply because of the nature of the government or organization that is donating it?