Was it Charles Dickens who said, “it was the best of times and the worst of times… we had everything before us?” As grant application deadlines approach, grant seekers are calling and e-mailing me, asking what they can expect from the Community Foundation?
We anticipate that competition for grant dollars will increase and grant decisions will become more difficult as the economy continues to impact our nonprofit agencies. Our Grants Committee is diligently working to gain the most impact with our grant-making in 2009.
I believe totally in our nonprofit sector. Nonprofit staff have always been the most committed, can-do, creative, unbeatable and inspirational people I know (and I’ve worked in this sector since 1986). Your problem-solving skills and ability to do so much with little is amazing. And as that quote from Mr. Dickens goes, “in the superlative degree of comparison only,” my message to all nonprofit staff and volunteers, let’s show them what we can do!
