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Harvard University led the list by raising $540 million, according to the latest annual survey by the Council for Aid to Education, a unit of the RAND Corporation. UCLA, 10th overall, raised the most of any public university — $262 million. Overall, alumni donations last year accounted for 28 percent of university giving, non-alumni individuals 21 percent, corporations 18 percent and foundations 25 percent.

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Archbishop Sean O'Malley called it a "heartwarming sign" after three years of fallout from the scandal, which saw numerous priests defrocked. However, the fund-raising campaign still fell far short of the $17 million the archdiocese raised before the scandal erupted in early 2002. Donations plummeted to about $8.

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5 percent surge in giving by non-alumni individuals. That offset a 6. 1 percent decline in giving by foundations.

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Donations plummeted to about $8. 8 million that year. The scandal was blamed in part for a financial crisis that led the archdiocese to close dozens of parishes.

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Kaplan credited a stronger economy and more effective fund-raising. "Fund-raising behavior has a strong effect," she said. "The number one reason people make gifts is being asked.