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1.<\/h3>

What they say:<\/strong> “The community-level data you asked for is ready; we will compile it and send it across to you first thing tomorrow morning.”<\/p>

What they mean:<\/strong> We will now be making frantic calls to our field assistant, so that we can get the data by 8 PM, after which the programme head will spend the night compiling it.<\/p>

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2.<\/h3>

What they say:<\/strong> “We follow a five-year business plan.”<\/p>

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What they mean:<\/strong> The goals outlined in that business plan are likely to change every quarter.<\/p>

a GIF of Anuskha Sharma, the actress, saying \"What did you understand?!\"-nonprofit humour
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3.<\/h3>

What they say:<\/strong> “We have an exit strategy ready.”<\/p>

What they mean:<\/strong> We just don’t know when the exit will happen.<\/p>

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4.<\/h3>

What they say:<\/strong> “All you have to do is sign the contract for now, we will start the project even if the fund disbursement is delayed.”<\/p>

What they mean:<\/strong> All we have to do is delay the entire team’s paycheques.<\/p>

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5.<\/h3>

What they say:<\/strong> “We have adequate resources on our team, in case the programme head is unavailable.”<\/p>

What they mean:<\/strong> Our CEO is the standby resource for all projects.<\/p>\n

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