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15 nonprofit books to inspire your New Year’s resolutions? 

Candid

As we enter 2023, we’ve compiled a list of nonprofit books from Candid’s free digital library that can help inspire your nonprofit’s New Year’s resolutions. Winning Grants Step by Step: The Complete Workbook for Planning, Developing, and Writing Successful Proposals by Tori O’Neal-McElrath, Lynn Kanter, and Lynn English.

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16 free nonprofit books for your summer reading list

Candid

It’s the perfect time to relax, get away, and kick back to enjoy some good books from Candid’s free nonprofit eBook collection. Are you worried that a nonprofit-related book will feel like a rain cloud over your summer vibes? Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals and Perfect Phrases for Fundraising by Beverly Browning.

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Rest and Reset: Strategies for anti-burnout by Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Actually, burnout has been around for a long while, recognized in the healthcare and social service industries. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes burnout as an occupational phenomenon (though it’s not recognized as a medical condition). Personally, I’m having a slow morning, reading a good book, and going for a hike.

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Prioritizing Wellness: How Our Grant Writing Team Stays Mindful and Fights Burnout on World Mental Health Day

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Our team has had an ongoing focus on overall wellness, mental health, and mindfulness, given that our work as grant professionals is very sedentary and has a high rate of burnout. Celebrate Wins, Big and Small – Acknowledge every accomplishment, whether it’s completing a proposal or receiving funding. Share in the comments below.

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How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back

Blackbaud

During my previous career, I was often on the edge of burnout doing my part to fulfill my organization’s vision of a world free of HIV and hepatitis. This responsibility requires us to recognize we can recover from and prevent burnout, but only when we intentionally approach well-being at all levels of our organization.

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My Own Worst Enemy: When the Boss Makes Life Difficult, But You Work for Yourself

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

In September 2020 I penned an article entitled Battling Burnout as a Grant Professional where I shared several resources to help overcome the struggle. More than avoiding burnout, I want to continue to love this career of ours, and sometimes that means saying no to things, even if I’d love to do it. It was a lot, all at once.

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Seven Secrets to Great Nonprofit Leadership

Get Fully Funded

But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry. By the same token, in nearly every nonprofit position that I have held, I have paid out of pocket for books and training (for shame!). I once proposed setting up an eBay account for a nonprofit organization I was working with. BILL OWENS.

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