argh.

"ask forgiveness later rather than asking permission first". Argh. Now THERE'S a statement that has just totally pissed me off. Why is it that fundraising and money brings out the worst/best in people? Our Regional Fair chair wants to ask forgiveness from YSF if we happen to step on their toes, rather than talking to them first. That so pisses me off. On the CWSF front, we have been working for YEARS to develop a good relationship with YSF, one that will be the baseline for future CWSF committees, completely erasing history and the bad vibes that have existed between YSF and host committees for the last decade. And we've been doing a good job at it - we talk to them regularly, we have submitted a number of fundraising proposals together, and finally have developed an open relationship between the two groups. Personally, I'm very proud of this and hope to see other years have the same good working relationship. If we adopt the "ask forgiveness later" attitude, that fucks everything up and completely undermines what we have been trying to do.

I think the issue is people NOT understanding the CWSF process, the role of YSF (okay, so maybe that has problems internally as well, but that's not the issue here!), and the relationship that CWSF-YSF is supposed to have. But I will not accept someone trying to undermine what we have worked on, no matter how much money is involved.

I sent back a somewhat abrupt email. I think I had to. He can be a bit too agressive at times and that worries me. Yes, we need money. Who doesn't? But it's coming in, we're doing an excellent job.

Argh. Okay, off to a partnership meeting at CFI.