How do you balance the mission-driven goals of your organization with the financial realities you face? At my former job, they started tightening the budget and one of the first things to go were the snacks and drinks I would offer the kids at my peer based grief support groups. Seems minor, but these things helped me built rapport and gain trust w the kids!

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Ideally when budget cuts start coming around it is an all hands on board conversation. Even if something important had to get cut, it would have been nice to at least know what all came before it. At least I can reason for it, instead of feeling like people missed the importance of something that seemed little.

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100 percent agree. Unfortunately, I was not a part of the conversation and was rather just told one day. I'm glad I have since moved on to a less toxic, more transparent environment

That's a valid issue. Budget cuts can seem small and the item -- snacks -- may sound trivial to some. But sure, that can matter, especially when you're trying to build rapport. Might be time to find a creative way to get that back in the budget, maybe cut something less impactful. Or talk to someone who can restore it. I'm guessing people simply don't realize the tangible impact that decision can have.

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I'm no longer at that job but if I were, I might ha r asked the grant writer to help me out…. Or try to tug on the heartstrings of a donor 🫶🏼

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