Author
Peter Hübner, as appeared in Alpha1 Journal 2/2024.
Dear members, dear Alphas,
Dear readers,
As the new year approaches, I don't want to look back, but rather forward.
Looking ahead, we've drawn up new financial plans, examined how the next few years will look according to our estimates, and determined that we're still benefiting from the buffer built up during the pandemic and will need to continue drawing on it. Unfortunately, we're steadily losing reserves, and now we need to work to counteract this trend.
It's hard to believe how many thoughts are going through my head when planning the 2025 budget: Where can we generate additional revenue? Why are we receiving a relatively small lump-sum grant – because I once looked at the grant amounts at the state level in Berlin and Brandenburg alone, and they are quite high. Therefore, I hope that we will also receive a lump-sum grant in 2025, which will give us planning security for the second half of the year and when we will finally reach the point where we are certain we can implement all projects next year as well.
We must succeed in developing further sources of revenue and reducing costs for 2025! We are currently working on concrete proposals for this and hope for the cooperation of everyone interested in our work.
This article is by no means intended as an admission of failure, but rather to contribute to transparency regarding the issues currently occupying the board and myself in particular. Because we want to maintain the same high level of advice, information, and support in the coming years!
Overall, we are looking forward to the coming year with confidence and to active work within the club. On behalf of the entire board, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all donors, sponsors, and supporters. They are a vital pillar of the club.
So all that remains for me is to wish everyone a peaceful Christmas season and all the best for 2025.
Yours sincerely, Peter Hübner
