Milton J. Murray

Throughout his life, Milton J. Murray was a pioneer in the world of public relations and fundraising for the non-profit sector.

Milton was instrumental in raising millions of dollars for hospitals, colleges, and secondary schools in the United States and overseas and has made exceptional contributions to the philanthropic profession. His story is told not so much in dollar totals, but in the convictions by which he lived his life. Milton's remarkable achievement has been due to a collection of fundamental commitments that have motivated his choices and molded his success throughout his remarkable career. 

Commitment to Profession
Milton had the utmost commitment to his profession. This is shown in Milton's relentless and untiring determination to put the purposes of his work before his own personal reputation or apparent career advancement and tireless action to advance the cause of philanthropy worldwide. 

Commitment to Excellence

Commitment to Faith
Milton had a commitment to excellence, which in his view, is simply a commitment to hard, hard work for long, long hours. 
A commitment to the Judeo-Christian heritage of service and humanitarian causes was undoubtedly instilled by Milton's missionary parents and his early life in another culture. This commitment is clearly sketched in the stories he told of his childhood in South America, the son of a minister executive; of his youthful career as a lino-type operator; of his experience in the U.S. Army in Alaska during World War II; of his early professional days as he struggled to establish a public relations program for the largest medical school west of the Mississippi; of his years in Latin America when he worked as an educational fundraising consultant sponsored by the Ford Foundation; of his decisions to turn down big paying, prestigious jobs to stick with an organization he believed in; of the fascinating and illlustrative campaign to build a community hospital in Hackettstown, NJ; of other hospital campaigns, and of his efforts to encourage increased alumni giving among a consortium of Christian colleges and secondary schools.