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The most read Candid insights articles in 2024: Fundraising, AI, and diversity 

Candid

As 2024 draws to a close, we wanted to share some of the most read articles we published this year. Not surprisingly, the Candid insights article with the most pageviews brings together two hot topics, one cyclical and one perennial: elections and nonprofit fundraising. Is your nonprofit organization grant-ready?

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Before the Burnout: Listening to Your Body and Working Toward Wellness

Grant Professionals Association

Burnout and compassion fatigue are all too familiar in this sector. According to an article by Scientific American , “In fact, every relaxation, calming or meditation technique relies on breathing, which may be the lowest common denominator in all the approaches to calming the body and mind. Competency: #7

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How to Make a Graceful Exit from Your Nonprofit Job

Pamela Grow

GiveButter reported that burnout is affecting more than half of all nonprofit employees. If you’re torn, you’ll definitely want to read these before -and- after LinkedIn articles about a young fundraiser named Kathleen. First, you have to ask yourself if you’re actually ready to leave. Are you burned out?

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You want to hire a grant writer, but is hiring a grant writer full-time the best fit?

Millionaire Grant Lady

Read our article to learn more. This article will explore some alternatives to hiring a full-time grant writer. Additionally, layering job roles can increase burnout. The top reasons for vacancies included salary competition (72%), budget constraints and insufficient funds (66%) and stress and burnout (50%).

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The Biggest Mistakes New Nonprofits Make

Blue Avocado

. — Molly Krichten from Carnegie of Homestead Rushing to hire Hiring employees before they are ready. The problem of keeping qualified volunteers on your board moving into the officer positions so burnout doesn’t happen and your nonprofit is looking and moving forward with fresh new blood and ideas. In the thousands of dollars.

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16 free nonprofit books for your summer reading list

Candid

When it comes to making a difference in your life, this read will leave you feeling inspired and ready to tackle the issues you care about. The Idealist’s Survival Kit : 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout by Alessandra Pigni. Please visit this knowledge base article, How can I access Candid’s eBook collection? ,

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

Blackbaud

You and your grantees are driven by a passion for your mission that sometimes leads to burnout. Use a text or link dashboard part to display GMS support links, how-to articles, policies and procedures, or even phone numbers and status pages for your GMS. Blackbaud University Instructor Chrissy Haskell also contributed to this article.

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