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...percent ahead of last year and we're out of the campaign and the pace of giving at the end of the campaign was phenomenal," says Tiedemann, spokesperson for the Alumni Affairs and Development office...
...Tiedemann says that since the beginning of the campaign, the University's giving has increased annually, more than doubling from $220 million in 1997 to $485 million last year. He said one major question in the post-campaign years is whether the University's gift level will remain in the $400 million range...
...staff up for the campaign, so there has been no major turnover. One of the biggest differences is that we don't speak in terms of a number goal. The sense of urgency is gone," Tiedemann says. "It's definitely much more difficult to raise money in a non campaign environment. In the campaign, there is an umbrella articulation of mission and purpose. There is a deadline...
...according to Tiedemann, consistency in the UDO staff, who often form close relationships with the donors, and a strong economy mitigate this difficulty, which is good news for many deans who are counting on continued high gift levels to support ambitious expansion...
...Tiedemann says he is confident that the development office can persuade givers that Harvard still needs money for these areas despite the new highs reached by Harvard's endowment this fall...