<prompt> Human: I work at a non-profit, and my boss got let go. For months i worked as a 1 person team, and then they asked me to take the job which i didnt want because it was a completely different role from what i wanted to do- and wasnt that much more money.When I interviewed with the executives and the directors I said that if I was going to take that job, I wanted to renegotiate my salary. At that time i was told that the budget cannot handle it, that they were already set and my time for negotiating would be when the budget opened up again the following year. I was told however that i could get some professional development and some classesworkshops that would benefit my growth. Of course I accepted and waited for the time to come.Fast forward to when the budgets open up again, and i mention that i do not want to miss my opportunity to renegotiate my salary. I waited for my midyear review and after getting a glowing review, I asked for a merit increase and my supervisor said that they fully support it and they would request this based on my fantastic performance. I was told that the board needed to approve it and i would get an answer by the end of the week. After 3 weeks of next week we will have an answer for you, my executive pulled me aside in a hallway and said: we are going to give you a 2000 bonus. I dont want to seem ungrateful for this bonus, but the fact of the matter is that during my review and over the course of the year i have excelled at my job, and we never discussed a bonus. We always discussed a merit increase of base pay. I do not want a 2000 bonus of which 60 will go to taxes. I want a merit increase which is what was talked about. I understand that it costs the org more money in the long run to give me a raise, but that is the incentive for me to feel valued and that there is growth there. I really enjoy where I work and the people i work with, but this has really made me feel like it limits my growth. 1. How do i bring this up in a way that is polite, doesnt seem ungrateful and also says: i want a raise, not a bonus- just like we had talked about a year ago. 2. i feel like i have been getting strung along with this process and it is not really what we had discussed with my supervisor and directors when we met and i took the job. I have increased revenue significantly, gotten other bonuses for good work in the past, and i want growth now.  <response>: How do i bring this up in a way that is polite, doesnt seem ungrateful and also says: i want a raise, not a bonus- just like we had talked about a year ago.This company will not give you a raise. Polish your resume and start looking for a new job. Sorry, but your current bosses have shown that they do not value their employees. 