11.   For that, the donor gets a brass plaque and the privilege of naming the animal.

12.   In national races, donors have gotten around strict ceilings on contributions to candidates by giving unlimited amounts to political parties and allegedly independent committees.

13.   It was a way for him to meet every guest personally, and for the donors to get photographs of themselves with the president.

14.   Prospective donors got a medical checkup, including blood work.

15.   Some donors may get even more.

16.   Sometimes a donor gets, in return for his efforts, a slap in the face.

17.   Sure, PBS needs corporate funding to survive, but it ought to resist money that comes only with the insistence that the donor get a free commercial.

18.   The biggest donors will also get their names on seats and even rooms.

19.   The charity will eventually get the money, and the donors get big deductions with an assurance of high income if they live a long time.

20.   The donor gets a write-off for the full value of the shares without any taxable gain.