February 24, 2009 01:02:15 PM
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Giuseppe

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Behavior

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almost a meta-indicator

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Is it just my anecdotal attention or did the number of matching
contributors to your current fund-raising campaign actually plummet?

I was actually hoping to have mine tripled thanks to a two-for-one
matching, but had to settle for what seems to be the only one-for-one
(from WNYC Trustee Lex Kaplen and the Kaplen Foundation). I think I even
noticed an unprecedented one-for-two.

This is not surprising given that charitable contributions are getting
slashed---dismaying nonetheless when it hits close home.

In this era of
transparency, I think you should point this out.