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   leaders that wish to apply to Conservancy.</p>
 
 
+<h2>I sent in my inquiry letter and/or application a long time ago.  Why haven't you replied?</h2>
+
+<p>Conservancy receives an overwhelming level of interest and we have very few
+  <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/about/staff/">staff positions</a> to
+  meet the interest and demand
+  for <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/members/services/">Conservancy's
+  services</a> to its member projects.  Meanwhile, Conservancy always
+  prioritizes needs of
+  its <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/members/current/">existing member
+  projects</a> over new inquiries and applications.  Therefore, it
+  sometimes can take quite a while to finish the application process and
+  be offered membership, but please note that such delays mean that should
+  your project ultimately become a member project, your project will then
+  be a beneficiary of this policy.</p>
+
 <h2>What are the key criteria our project must meet to join?</h2>
 
 <p>In order to join, projects need to meet certain criteria.  A rough