Do you feel obliged to sit & nod at every decision made by a funding body or do you feel compelled to say your piece?
Charitable groups often find themselves in such delicate positions and even more often nowadays due to funding cuts announced at nearly every contracts/SLA meeting. My thought is that it is important keep positive relationships with funders even when funding is reduced or cut. They may need our services again one day!
There are some groups who feel the need to argue in a less than diplomatic way and to those i say, stop think!!!...if you as an individual representing a group get agressive or argue in an unprofessional manner with an individual representing the funding body, remember these are people who may find it difficult to forget their last encounter with you...when the next pot of funding is announced you can bet your bottom dollar that working relationships will be part of the funding appraisal process.
Lets stay calm......
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