Our business account is empty and it’s all I can do not to cry when asked for donations.
They ask in phone calls and then follow up in person and via emails, copying others on these emails, which makes it look like we’re an uncharitable business.
How do I respond to these people? I was always taught to “never complain, never explain,” and I don’t know how to tell them that I’d love to donate but we simply cannot. I hope that your fears concerning your reputation are an exaggerated response to your affluent surroundings. You should assume that other local family-run businesses are stretched, too.
The obvious solution is for you to pay one-third of the utilities, since you occupy one-third of the space and are one-third of the occupants.
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