Things.

1) I need to come up with about $1,500 by Wednesday to make payroll next Friday. I'm pretty confident at this point that it won't happen. I'm okay with this, because...

2) We're positioned well for the months to come.  I have about $3,000 in uncollected pledges. We have a private cocktail party fundraiser next Friday, which I believe will lead to some donations. We also have applications in for funds from two organizations: Charles River Associates and The Build-A-Bear Foundation.

3) We're also in the process of scheduling another private fundraiser (a dinner) and completing applications for funds from The Junior League of Washington and The Crowell & Moring Foundation.

4) Sometimes I get concerned that too much of my time is spent dealing with funding issues.  It's a necessary evil, as I was once told, "good ideas without resources are simply fantasies."  However, when I get concerned that I'm spending too much time fundraising, I need only look at today's to-do list (above). There's plenty of programmatic work on my plate as well.

Thanks, as always, for reading.

Mark

Founder and President - Reach, Inc.