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Operational Funding: Making the Case Without Apology
Hiding in the Shadows Is Not Beneficial – For Anyone I remember having to design the annual reports for an organization I worked with many years ago. I always had the same request: “We need to make the graphics look like the administrative costs are smaller than the program costs. It’s a visual thing for the donors and funders.” I wondered if funders and donors were not actually looking at the numbers in details, but in my role, I never put two and two together. I did not understand that cutting down costs (or looking like were were) actually contributed to our own staff burnout, inefficient systems and overwork. As…