A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break until I ...

If you think donor thank-you letters are fundraising 101, think again: recent research has shown that just 40 percent of nonprofits tick the right boxes when thanking their donors. Yet the lack of a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a teacher for the past 30 years, I have been fortunate to receive thoughtful gifts of thanks and appreciation from my students and their families during the holiday season and at ...

It’s difficult and costly to attract brand-new supporters — and that’s why charities want past donors to give again and again. To get donors to make repeat gifts, nonprofits should take care to thank ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a teacher for the past 30 years, I have been fortunate to receive thoughtful gifts of thanks and appreciation from my students and their families during the holiday season and at ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — A retired Soldier in Draper, Utah, took it upon himself last month to ask 50 teenagers in the Draper Mayor’s Youth Council he leads to write letters of appreciation to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a teacher for the past 30 years, I have been fortunate to receive thoughtful gifts of thanks and appreciation from my students and their families during the holiday season and at ...