Appendix A. The Ten Commandments of Project Directing 

Spend ALL your money... in time to have it invoiced and paid out by the end of the project year... in time to carry out the project activities that relate to your purchases... every last penny. Start on time and this will be easier.

If you have a two year project, spend all the first year's money in the first year.

Don't buy food.

Keep to within 10% of your budget in each category. If you have to vary a category more than this, or if you are spending money in a category not originally planned, notify your project consultant in advance, before you submit the invoice to your town financial office.

Don't pay staff who are already working full-time hours, or for hours they are regularly scheduled to work. ("Double dipping"!)

Do round off numbers in your budget page. Don't round off numbers on your financial report.

Call your consultant as soon as you've identified a problem. He or she has lots of experience with problems!

Do record baseline data for comparison at the beginning of your project before it "gets away"!

Submit reports by April 15 and October 15.

Read your whole manual!