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Subject: Funding Update and Next Steps Dear Team, I wanted to give you an update before our meeting on Thursday. As most of you will have noticed, our listener numbers have dropped since the local commercial station launched its new breakfast show, and although we've introduced several new programmes to compete, hardly any of them have attracted a large audience so far. We currently have few sponsors willing to commit to long-term advertising, which makes budgeting very difficult, and there is little we can do to change this before the new financial year. On a more encouraging note, we still have plenty of dedicated volunteers presenting shows every week, and several community groups have asked to feature on our weekend programmes. Unfortunately, none of our funding applications to the arts council have been successful this year, so we will need to explore other options. I know this isn't the news you were hoping for, but I have a little optimism that our upcoming fundraising evening will help ease the pressure. Let's go through the details properly on Thursday. Best, Priya