How do you evaluate competing priorities when budgets are limited?

Your answer should reflect your knowledge of the landscape, that there is seldom enough money to accomplish all the projects that would make a difference. Your answer should not be generic or superficial.

"In social services, budgets are almost always limited, so I have learned to be a careful steward of the resources available. One approach to evaluating competing priorities is to look at the number of people who would be served by each one or the overall impact on the community each program might have. Then, I look at how much impact we could expect per dollar spent. I try to find ways for those dollars to do double duty, such as by funding equipment or infrastructure that might serve both priorities."