> If restricted donations do less good than unrestricted ones, why do donors so often make them? Partly because doing good isn't donors' only motive. They often

> If restricted donations do less good than unrestricted ones, why do donors so often make them? Partly because doing good isn't donors' only motive. They often have other motives as well — to make a mark, or to generate good publicity Bottom line is this: It's a net loss for non-profits if there is a stigma that is attached to people who donate for in part 'the wrong reasons'.