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December 2024 News – Gratitude 5.0

Gratitude 5.0 This has been a fast year. It was January and now it’s December. In the blink of an eye my firstborn granddaughter was a toddler then a high school and college graduate and now is a young woman making her way in the world. My consulting business has…

vickyDecember 13, 2024

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November News – Gratitude

Gratitude This is the time of year we look back, remember, assess, promise to do better, make new plans, or simply repackage old ones. Looking back, January of this year was a particularly joyous one for my family. A new grandbaby came into the world, healthy and alert. We are…

vickyNovember 12, 2023

Fundraising Gratitude Nonprofit Organizations

December News – Gratitude 3.0

Gratitude 3.0 The end of year holidays is a natural time for reflection. We think about what we’ve accomplished and what we haven’t, mostly what we haven’t. It’s also the time I remember friends and family who’ve passed on: Roy, Guy, Jeff, Ivonne; one very recently and I grieve for…

vickyDecember 17, 2022

Fundraising Gratitude Nonprofit Organizations

November News – Gratitude and Fundraising

Gratitude and Fundraising When I did a google search for “gratitude and fundraising,” I got 25,500 results. I did another search without the quotation marks and got 16,000,000. Apparently, there’s a lot to say on this topic. I’ve included links to three articles for those of you who would like…

vickyNovember 17, 2022

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December News – Gratitude 2.0

What a year, again! Just when we thought the pandemic was behind us and we were taking a collective deep breath, it reared its ugly head with a makeover, Delta variant. My extended family has experienced the death of a loved one due to COVID and I am grateful that…

vickyDecember 14, 2021

Gratitude Insights

Gratitude Is For Real

Gratitude: the quality of being grateful; readiness to show appreciation for and return kindness. Gratitude is the quality we should show our donors. Why? Because we are grateful for their financial support. Because their dollars allow us to do the work we love and serve others who need our help.…

vickyFebruary 23, 2019