You're the grants manager. Your executive director asks you to shift a portion of administrative salaries into program lines on a major funder's budget report so the program ratio looks stronger. The allocation is arguable but isn't backed by time records. The report is due Friday. What do you do?

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You're the grants manager. Your executive director asks you to shift a portion of administrative salaries into program lines on a major funder's budget report so the program ratio looks stronger. The allocation is arguable but isn't backed by time records. The report is due Friday. What do you do?

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