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10 Ways to Definitely Burn Out as a Nonprofit Employee

Wild Apricot

Employee burnout in the nonprofit sector is a real issue in the best of times, let alone in the midst of a pandemic. Here's are some things you might be doing that will inevitably lead to you burning out, and what to do instead.

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How to Prevent Fundraising Burnout in a Small, Growing Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Fundraising burnout is real and it’s killing too many small nonprofits. Because whether you see it or not; whether you admit it or not; whether you want to accept it or not; you’re headed for (or already in the midst of) burnout. Avoiding Fundraising Burnout Starts With YOU! What Exactly is Burnout? Read that again.

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Burnout, Budgets, Staffing Vexing NPO Leaders

The NonProfit Times

New data from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) shows executive and staff burnout top the list of issues. On average, LGBTQ+ identifying leaders reported moderately higher levels of concern about their own burnout than their non-LGBTQ+ identifying counterparts. vice president, research, at CEP, told The NonProfit Times.

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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. If you’re considering quitting your nonprofit job, you’re not alone.

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Don’t Let “Perfect” Be the Enemy Of Good Grant Writing

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

But relentless perfectionism can definitely stand in the way of sound, quality grant proposals delivered on deadline in two primary ways. But it can be a slippery slope, leading to missed opportunities, burnout, and unnecessary stress. As grant pros, we can be very susceptible to the siren call of perfectionism.

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Beyond efficiency: A human-first AI adoption strategy

Candid

Yet using AI adoption primarily to maximize time and cost efficiency will only exacerbate the burnout crisis in the sector. Nonprofit leaders could use them to have staff do the same tasks they’ve always done, just faster, or shift jobs from full-time work to part-time or contract work. Here are the core elements: Redefining “productivity.”

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9 Nonprofit Leadership Skills Every Founder & Director Must Master

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What Nonprofit Leadership Really Is By definition, a leader is someone in a position of authority with the responsibility to guide a group. So, if leadership is the difference between a nonprofit’s success or failure, what does it take to be a good leader? They inspire people, they solve problems, and they build teams.

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