 |
Inside ML
BudgetsWe're on a new budgeting process here at Resource Publications, Inc. There are four major pieces to the overall budget, one of which is editorial. That's the one I have to do. I'm told it's the easiest of the four. I am told this quite often because I complain quite often about having to do it. The one bright side of doing what seems to me to be a terribly complicated process is that it makes me long for the days when I was doing a ministries budget in the parish. I hated that, too, and it, too, seemed complicated and difficult. But now I would love to have so simple a budget to be responsible for again.There is another bright side to budgets, even though I hate to admit it. Budgeting can help any project -- a parish, a magazine, a ministry -- work better. Budgeting isn't just about spending money. It is about creating a long-range plan to meet your goals. If you are forced to say how much money you plan to spend in a month or a quarter or a year, you have to be able to say why you plan to spend that money and why Expenditure A is more important than Expenditure B. Budgeting helps you to identify your priorities. In this issue of ML, Tammy Brecht Dunbar has budgeted some of her time to write a clear, simple description of how to get started with or improve your own budgeting (page 16). And if you think it's too complicated, just remember it's easier than doing mine. New on boardRay Valido has joined the ML staff as assistant editor. He is a native of Los Angeles and moved to the San Jose area to pursue a graduate degree in liturgy at Santa Clara University. He also spends time as a parish music director on weekends. Welcome Ray!NW What do YOU Think?
|
Home | About Resource Publications | Contact us
What's New on This Site | Site Guide
Copyright © 1995–2006 Resource Publications
160 E. Virginia Street #290, San Jose, CA 95112-5876
E-mail: info@rpinet.com
Toll Free: 888-273-7782, Phone: 408-286-8505, Fax: 408-287-8748