In times like these, our 优蜜视频 community is more important than ever. Despite a challenging year, the outstanding 优蜜视频 team created an online teach and learn platform which made it possible for 优蜜视频 to remain a vital source of hope, encouragement and knowledge for our students and their families.  Our community remains passionately committed to being there for each of our students and serving their unique needs. 

We could not do this without the support of our generous community.  Together our end-of-year Annual Appeal donors have contributed over $165,000 of our $240,000 funding gap.   We are grateful to the many donors who have been able to make a donation.  It鈥檚 not too late to make a donation in support of our Annual Appeal!   

Thank you for helping to make a difference in the lives of gifted children.  When we join together, we can achieve the extraordinary. 

In the non-profit world, donors are the lifeblood of an organization. Though many programs charge fees for services, these fees usually do not cover the full expense of an individual鈥檚 participation, let alone any free programs and services offered to the community. These expenses must be covered through other revenue sources, in order for an organization to stay in business and continue offering the programs and services in its catalogue. For the most part, these other revenue sources are made up from foundation or government grants and individual gifts.听 听

More and more organizations are making a recurring gift payment option available to donors. These gifts can be monthly, quarterly or annually. Having sustaining gifts is a huge benefit to the non-profit for several reasons.

1. Knowing there are promised funds coming in allows the organization to better understand its cash flow and plan for future expenses, and can be the difference between running a program and canceling it.
2. Unlike one-time gifts, which are included in an organization鈥檚 financial statements as cash, pledges are included as assets. This translates to the health of the organization. 听 听
3. Foundations often look at an organization鈥檚 gift history to see how much of the community supports the entity鈥檚 activities. Pledges are one way to demonstrate the community鈥檚 involvement.

What is the Nautilus Society?

The Nautilus Society is 优蜜视频鈥檚 recurring donation program. It was founded in 2000 by a group of generous donors committed to the long-term success of the Institute for Educational Advancement (优蜜视频). A Nautilus Society Member has made a pledge to give the same amount or greater for three consecutive years. Pledges of this sort demonstrate a belief in the organization鈥檚 mission and a promise to support the cause or project on an ongoing basis.听

Why Nautilus?

By joining the Nautilus Society, you are helping to ensure that 优蜜视频 is able to continue providing its award-winning initiatives to highly gifted children for years to come. Your gift directly serves individuals and makes it possible for others to have the same experiences you or your child had in our programs.

Every gift helps.

As we say on our website, 鈥渙ur goal is to never turn children away due to a lack of resources. Your support helps 优蜜视频 serve highly able and creative youth of all backgrounds, so no matter where they鈥檝e been, they will have the tools to travel anywhere they want to go.鈥�

You can become a member of the Nautilus Society by visiting and selecting Annual Nautilus Pledge and updating the Frequency to match your desired giving date.

Thank you to all the parents and volunteers who devote their time and resources to help 优蜜视频 run smoothly. From organizing files in the office to speaking at a meeting to assisting with one of , our volunteers are essential and their contributions are immeasurable. We cannot thank you enough for your generosity.

Thank you to everyone who has this year. Your support is essential to ensuring every gifted child has the chance to reach their full potential.听 Financial gifts, both big and small, allow us to provide programming, materials and services to gifted students, parents and teachers. A special thank you to those who sponsored our Let鈥檚 Connect Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction:

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Thank you to everyone who has shared information about our work, passed on a blog post and/or helped us advocate for gifted children. You are helping us build a brighter future for gifted students across the country.

Finally, thank you to all the gifted children who inspire us with their creativity, perseverance, ingenuity and passion for learning. We hope we have enriched your lives as much as you have ours.

Thank you to everyone who has supported 优蜜视频 this year!

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