Doing Well by Doing Gratitude.

This article discusses the author's experience serving on the board of a local food pantry and the lessons they learned from it. They highlight the diversity of the people they worked with and the depth of poverty experienced by the working poor. The author emphasizes the power of saying "thank you" and how it positively impacted their fundraising efforts. They also mention the boost in donations they received after personally calling donors to express gratitude. The article concludes by thanking readers for their support of nonprofits and mentioning a local athlete whose performance improved after receiving thanks from fans. [Extracted from the article]