<p>My opinion was not misleading. Fundraising is a multifacet process. Having a strong medical center certainly benefits Hopkins’ fundraising endeavors. Having strong engineering and industry ties benefits Stanford’s fundraising efforts. High alumni donation rate drives a large portion of Princeton’s fundraising machine. I don’t think you are right to discount the important of these factors. I also don’t think you are methodically sound to find a single reason or develop a single theory to explain these fundraising discrepancies. I was merely talking about a core component of an institution’s fundraising endeavors (alumni donation). Rather than solely focusing on the amount, it is important to look at donation per alum instead.</p>