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Gratitude is defined as “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” Gratitude to our donors -- those who support our organizations with their time, talent and treasures, should be about expressing our thankfulness for...

You had a good year for fundraising. You made your goal. Congratulations! New donors! Fantastic. But, did you know that you could have raised even more money by doing one little thing? Yes, one simple little thing. Your organization could raise more money for your...

You had a fantastic year end campaign. Donations were up. A few new donors even joined the family. But there were also some donors who lapsed and did not make a gift last year. According to the 2015 Fundraising Effectiveness Survey organizations typically retain only...

In appreciation for all you do to make the world a better place, J. Milito & Associates would like to give you 100 free donor "Thank You" Calls. Why? Because we know that saying "Thank You" is an essential part of your fund development activities. Within 48 hours...

"The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated." ~ William James Welcome to the season of giving. Giving gifts. Giving donations. Giving thanks. To get into the spirit of the season, we ask our donors and supporters to give to our year end...

What more is there than the gift? Isn’t getting the gift the only thing that really matters? After all, we have a budget to meet. We have clients to serve. We have a building, and overhead, and expenses. So we send out letters. We host galas. We produce an annual...

“In good times and bad, we know that people give because you meet [their] needs, not because you have needs.”~ Kay Sprinkel Grace Fundraising is about helping people connect their existing passion directly to your cause.   It’s not about “convincing” them to give....

Do you hear the clock ticking? If your fiscal year ends June 30, you have less than 120 days to meet your Annual Fund Goal. Are you going to meet your goal? Your leadership is counting on you…..to meet your goal. Your students and their parents are counting on you….to...

During this season of love and romance we are reminded just how important it is for us to demonstrate our love and appreciation for our donors. And oh so important, to not just show our love during the Valentine’s season, but also throughout the year. Make Valentine’s...