While you’re waiting
Here's one more thing you can do when you're faced with the temporary reality of a dwindling annual budget:
While you're putting in the extra effort and time to make it through this rough patch, take a moment to make note of the tasks and processes they give you the biggest headache.
Even when budgets are flush, you'll still have to choose which improvements to make based on some system of priority.
Hard times can be a good chance to think about what really matters to the bottom line, which is this: how your systems can make the best use of limited resources (and they will always be limited) to make the most difference in carrying out your mission.
All the best,
A.