What if instead of a monthly programming budget, houses could budget on a quarterly or a semi-annual basis? Wouldn't that help us make our programming decisions a little more strategically, based on our goals, instead of haphazardly based on whatever events we feel like holding in a given week?
I know for MH Boston, this would be very cool. It would help us decide how much we wanted to dedicate to Shabbatot, how much to arts programming, how much to supporting social justice, etc. etc. over a longer period of time. It would let us make purchases that support ongoing programming (like Siddurim for Shabbat!) and be conscious of our spending in a much more serious way. For example, we wouldn't spend more on our final event of the month just because we had money left over -- instead we would make use of the highest and best use of those dollars for an event that would be awesome but might cost a little more down the line.
Anyway, that's just an idea that came out of the retreat for us, and I wanted to put it out there for consideration by the rest of the crew.
Plus, it was great meeting all you new folks last weekend, and seeing old friends from last year was a blast. Keep rocking, guys.
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