If every win creates more strain, you’re likely underfunding infrastructure.

🧭 Today’s belief shift: A budget is a design tool. If you don’t fund the true cost—people, tools, stewardship, reserves—you fund burnout.

Under-resourced ops steal focus from programs and make growth feel like a trap.

Today’s leadership prompt is simple:

For one initiative, what 10–15% infrastructure line will you add—and how will you explain to donors why it protects impact?

📥 Download: True-Cost Checklist + Capacity Compass Quiz [LINK]

🎯 Ready to price and message the real cost? The Aligned Anchors Budgeting Toolkit walks you through it.

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