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President’s Report

2. Where w ve been:
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• The Foundat i on’ s 2011 Annual Repor t was r evi ewed and
appr oved by t he Boar d and subm t t ed t o t he l i cense
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hol der , t he Uni ver si t y of Massachuset t s Amher st , i n
Febr uar y 2012.
• The Boar d cul t i vat ed candi dat es f or Di r ect or
vacanci es and act i vel y sought appr opr i at e candi dat es
f or ot her Boar d vacanci es.
• The Boar d’ s goal of r ai si ng $3. 2M i n pl edges and
M
gi f t s by M ay 2012, pr i or t o cl osi ng on 1525 M n
ai
St r eet was exceeded by m e t han $400, 000.
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• Thi s i ncl uded $750, 000 i n cash t o pur chase t he
condom ni um space.
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• Over $5M t owar d t he over al l $7M goal has been
M M
r ai sed.

3. Where w ve been:
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• The Foundat i on host ed t he f our t h, m ost
successf ul t o dat e, Ar t s Humani t i es Awar ds
event at t he Log Cabi n.
• Changed t he nam of t he Foundat i on f r om
e
WFCR Foundat i on, I nc. t o New Engl and Publ i c
Radi o Foundat i on, I nc.
• St ar t ed NPR Di ver si t y Tr ai ni ng Pr ogr am
• Appr oved t he r ecei pt of $1M i n New M ket s
M ar
Tax Cr edi t s.

4. Where w ve been:
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• Hi r ed an ar chi t ect , const r uct i on manager ,
and owner ’ s r epr esent at i ve.
• The Boar d est abl i shed a subsi di ar y 501 ( c)
( 3) non- pr of i t – NEPR Real Est at e
Foundat i on, I nc.
• NEPR Real Est at e Foundat i on, I nc. cl osed on
t he pr oper t y at 1525 M n St r eet , on
ai
Thur sday, Decem ber 27, 2012.

5. Where w ve been:
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M t i n M l l er , M c Ber m
ar i ar an and St eve Shat z si gn t he pur chase
agr eement f or 1525 M n St r eet , Decem
ai ber 27, 2012.

6. A l ook ahead:
The t op board i t em i n 2013
s
• Cl ose on New M ket s Tax Cr edi t s
ar
• Gr ound Br eaki ng Cer emony i n ear l y Febr uar y
• Begi n const r uct i on of 1525 M n St r eet i n
ai
May
• Fr equency expansi on f or al l - news WNNZ
• Rai se $2M f or t he 50t h Anni ver sar y Capi t al
M
Cam pai gn f or WFCR t hi s cal endar year

7. A l ook ahead:
The t op board i t em i n 2013
s
• Com et e t he Foundat i on’ s 2012 Annual
pl
Repor t t o t he l i cense hol der
• Recr ui t new Di r ect or s t o t he Boar d,
i ncl udi ng a Vi ce Pr esi dent as soon as
possi bl e
• Di scuss i m pact on Annual Budget due t o
shi f t i n gi vi ng t o Sust ai ni ng Par t ner s
(m ont hl y gi vi ng) Pr ogr am

8. A l ook ahead:
The t op board i t em i n 2013
s
• Di scuss t he r ol e of t he Boar d i n
f undr ai si ng
• Conduct a com et e r evi ew of t he by- l aws
pl
• Cont i nue t o wor k wi t h NPR on di ver si t y
• Host “ Bi l l Cosby Li ve f or New Engl and
Publ i c Radi o, ” M ch 2, 2013
ar
• Host t he 5 t h Annual NEPR Ar t s & Humani t i es
Awar ds, May 7, 2013