The 2nd step in the process of getting a grant is to customize and submit the "letter of need" below.     We give loads of support to New Thought Centers every year.   We are sorry your community is not able to support New Thought Seekers and Sharers beyond your weekly meeting.   We understand.  Please do not feel embarrassed about your situation.  It is challenging when a community is suffering from economic hardships.  
We are all aware that the first step in solving any challenge is recognizing it exists.  The next steps involve taking action to transform the situation and thereby transcend it.    We look forward to welcoming you into the program.  
---- The template is below:

Our Ministry
1700 West Flavia St.,
Home Town, Great State 004400
led by: Board President 
& Rev. Harvis Souls
Month, Day, Year
NewThought.net/work Serving New Thought
request the current address to submit your letter of need
via the Ticket System 
http://newthought.net/help/account.php?do=create 
To Whom It May Concern:
We are so grateful to have the support of Serving New Thought and the entire World NewThought.net/work.  Thank you for all the wonderful New Thought Spiritual resources that you serve us with.  NewThoughtLibrary.com, the free online public library of New Thought Metaphysical books helps our members to explore the root concepts of New Thought in the various traditions of Unity, Divine Science, Science of Mind and more.  The library provides us with valuable books in all these traditions enabling our spiritual leaders to more easily do talks and provide classes to our congregants.
We are excited about the DivineJournal.com resource because it enables New Thought communities such as ours to  attract people in our area while enabling our spiritual leadership to support existing members with automated daily wisdom and affirmations.    We also feel enthused regarding the free NewThoughtRadio.org programs which enable us to archive our talks along with other New Thought Communites and  thereby enable spiritual seekers to connect with us and other participating New Thought ministries.  
We have read the 8 web pages of the www.NewThoughtSolutions.org website and realize whatever aspects of the program we are given access to will help us  save money and energy, as well as  gain support from our congregants and our entire community.  
As we are growing our prosperity consciousness, we realize at this time that we need a grant.   
Our intentions are firmly set to share these teachings.  We understand the principles rooted in the teachings:  "Seek first the Kingdom of the Lord and all that you need shall be given to you." (Matthew 6:33)  and "Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit" (2 Corinthians 2:17).   Our intention is to teach and share New Thought facilitating the positive transformation of World Consciousness.   We are above all a spiritual organization seeking to share spiritual teachings and not an organization set up for the benefit of a few, or to gain services for free.
We are aware that  the NewThought.net/work Serving New Thought is an all volunteer team.  We are also aware that contributions pay for the hosting and other services the World NewThought.net/work provides us and all New Thought Seekers and Sharers with.  Whereas we are aware that small communities of 10 or more people are subscribed to the $1 per day tithe, and there are larger communities who have subscriptions of up to $10 per day, we do not think we can afford to contribute even the modest amount of a dollar per day, or about the cost of a cup of a coffee in a local diner, to support all these free resources which support us.  
We do not tithe to any organization, including our denomination or "mother" organization,  at this time, because of our financial situation.  We understand that the traditional biblical tithe was 10%, and that if we only have ten members, then the contribution of $1 a day would amount to a dime a day for each  member.  Currently, we are unable to manifest even this amount due to our situation.
We are so happy that the FindACenter.com Universal New Thought directory system helps seekers to realize the relationship of the various New Thought denominations with each other & to be able to access New Thought media and find our particular center.  We are aware that Serving New Thought has a vibrant and wonderful program providing hosting, web designs,  CMS systems such as Word Press, Joomla, Drupal training and more to New Thought Centers, including those requiring a grant such as ours.   At present we cannot even manifest the money for proper web services.  
This is why we need your help so badly.  We know that everyone from your organization is a volunteer.  Due to our situation we have been and still remain in charity status, meaning that we receive support but do not give support to anyone but our own community membership at our weekly services.  
Please ask one of your volunteers to support us with time and energy, helping us to process the necessary paperwork to get the help we need.  We pledge to abide by the guidelines and Terms as outlined on the website, to be ethical and  move forward as rapidly as possible on the path to prosperity through full participation in your programs and once we have achieve prosperity to begin sending at least $1 per day to support the amazing resources which support us and all of New Thought.  
We have already put links on our website to all of the major New Thought Resources that you support us with including: FindACenter.com, NewThoughtLibrary.com, DivineJournal.com, NewThoughDay.com and NewThoughtNews.com.
Since we can't afford even a dollar per day, all our web services are free services, we don't use Constant Contact or any of the other private services, but instead use free services so that we can save money and use it to grow our center.
Thank you,
(signed by the current Spiritual Leader, President of the Board, two additional board members, with the principle signatory notarized.)