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I think that's a very difficult question, Reggie. I think it would depend a lot upon what is the strategic direction or the one or two, three, no more than four strategic objectives that the organization is going to take on sofa. So you would have these overarching, in my mind you would have these overarching objectives that, and they can be very broad, say like promoting financial literacy, right? Under that, then you can have these strategic goals under each one, and then you can drill down even further. That will really be your metrics such as you got promoting financial literacy, ensuring that all kids are provided with basic level of managing the checkbook. Then under that, I would have my specific goals of... A hundred fifth graders would do this by the second nine week grading period, or have these many teams to complete this financial literacy thing. Marvin : So I think it's difficult for me to say what I think the metrics are. I think what you got to realize is, and what the United Way and its leadership is going to have to do, is really hone in its focus, realizing that you can't chase everything. You're not going to be able to solve and cure the world, but what are the two or three things that we can do? And we can do really, really good without getting out of strategic position. You don't see Delta Airlines trying to do what Southwest Airlines does. And you don't see Southwest trying to do what Delta does. Southwest gets you from point A to point B. Ain't no change in planes. So that's why they don't need to charge no bag fees So we do this really, really well. But if you want to go from point A and put in a stop at B and go to C, then you need to fly Delta, because they are really, really good at that. Marvin : And so what I think is, and that's understanding your strategic position, and I'm not so sure that at this point, because United Way is seen as a convener, that they really don't have a strategic position right now. And so I think they really need to hone in and pick out, "these are the things that we are going to own. We're absolutely going to own these. And then we're going to work with organizations that can help support this and be in this space with us. And we are going to drill down and we are going to do it like that." But trying to chase everything from homelessness, to food insecurity, to literacy, to education, to sexual prevention, it's too much. It is too much. Speaker 4: I agree. And if there's a common theme out of all of those major issues that Marvin just identified, select that. So if it's literacy, because that permeates every facet of society in terms of our ability to succeed. So if we narrow it a little bit more and say financial literacy, and then partner with not even the nonprofits. We're always talking about how can we collaborate and the desire is there to collaborate, but adopting that same theme and then taking advantage of how can Albany State further support, or Boys and Girls Club as an offshoot of United Way or the city of Albany. And I think you'll be able to then just inevitably attack or address some of those issues that are also pervasive throughout. But to narrow it down, I think you'd have a much more greater impact and it will have a generational impact, which is the goal. Reggie: Okay, good. Well, that kind of wraps up the questions I brought to the conversation again, United Way holds each of your relationships near and dear to them as a stakeholder for the work that they're doing. And as we are getting ready to have a conversation about what their future trajectory is like, particularly
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