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| and depending on our past experience with you, we will discuss a shorter, concise proposal appropriate to your organization for this year. |
| For all grantees this year, your final report must contain how you faced the obstacles that this economic crisis has presented. What worked, and more importantly, what did not. Twelve months is not long enough for all the ups and down to play out; your final report must tell us only what you know in the twelve months, no forecasting or estimating. |
| We appreciate that time is tight when staff levels are down, but please make it a point to talk to other nonprofits. “We are all in this together” is more than a marketing line. Comfort and, especially, ideas occur in conversations with others in the same boat. |
| Email us with your thoughts and questions any time. |
| We wish you exciting changes and positive outcomes in the months ahead! |
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| Letter from the Executive Director |
| The current economy is a challenge. We realize that you are cutting costs and pulling tighter to your mission. Perhaps you are cutting staff or programs . . . or both. The Board and Staff of the New York Community Bank Foundation are dedicated to the Long Island and Queens community, and we understand the choices you are facing.
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| As you weigh the cost and benefits of trimming or eliminating programs, we at the Foundation do not want to be pivotal in that decision. Instead we want you to take a critical look at how your clients are served, what alternatives may exist in other organizations to replace or augment yours, how to do the “best with less.” |
| To assist in this journey, if your organization has received grants from us before, you have the option of applying for general operating support in 2009. We recognize that your staff is stretched; we do not want you to commit their precious time to putting together an extensive grant proposal just for us. Call us, |
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