Our nonprofit board keeps talking about our responsibility to serve the community while also protecting our staff, but when push comes to shove we always choose what's easier for us over what people actually need. I keep thinking about how we use 'sustainability' to justify saying no to harder asks while expecting the community to just understand.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group is discovering that their stated values about responsibility don't align with their actual decision-making when competing obligations create tension.
“Where Are You with Responsibilities — the other side of rights?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.