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The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) is in financial straights, according to a news story carried last month on the organization’s Web site and a press release from Craegmoor Healthcare. In the BDA’s news story (dated 11 December 2006), Richard Phillips, Chair of the Trustees, and Judi Stewart, Chief Executive of the organization, issued a statement that began this way:

The BDA has been through a serious financial cash flow crisis which has been caused by a number of issues. One of the main issues is a project funded by the European Social Fund involving two UK Government departments. Funds from this project have not been received due to a complex set of bureaucratic circumstances. The BDA was not able to resolve this issue in time to avoid the crisis. Despite considerable effort the issue remains unresolved at this time.

In a later portion of the statment, the BDA representatives noted that private funds collected through the “Save the BDA Appeal” had permitted the organization to stay afloat for a while longer. It’s not clear to me whether (a) the bureaucratic impediments have been resolved or (b) how long the the funds the BDA has garnered will last. I’d be interested in learning the current status of this matter.

Links to the BDA statement and to the Craegmoor Healthcare press release.