Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Here are examples of how funding organizations are supporting the well-being of their grantees, as well as the hurdles grantmakers can face when implementing these programs. I had many moments when I was on the edge of burnout doing my part to move the mission forward. Across the sector, burnout and its consequences are widespread.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Leadership development: PBIs help train local leaders, build resilient organizations, and prevent burnout. Resource mobilization: PBIs assist with connecting organizations to local and regional donor networks and ensuring access to vital funding.

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Candid

JUNE 10, 2024

Grantseekers look to grantmaking organizations to demonstrate their commitment to fairness before applying for funding. The form should be as concise as possible, and the effort required to complete it should be proportionate to the amount of potential funding. Provide feedback for unsuccessful applications.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

From these conferences, recurring themes emerged that resonated with me, including teamwork, clarity, scalability, and preventing burnout. And, as to burnout mitigation, one speaker cautioned, Dont blame entrepreneurship for your workaholism. Clear boundaries reduce miscommunication. Use templates for routine emails (e.g.,

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

Similarly, in the nonprofit sector, well-funded organizations are already leveraging AI to increase efficiency and reduce burnout, while smaller nonprofitsoften serving the most marginalized communitiesare being left behind. Fund accessible AI initiatives. Funding is the lifeblood of innovation.

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Strategic Grants

MARCH 17, 2025

Catch up on whats happening across the world of funding, philanthropy, and research with the latest updates from Team SGs busy research team. Some of the results are: leading to greater financial strength and documented program results, increased confidence and, reduced burnout of leaders. Looking for the latest sector news?

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 28, 2024

Burnout and compassion fatigue are all too familiar in this sector. Researching the ills of the world and writing arguments for necessary changes can sit heavily in our minds and bodies, especially when we feel the weight of expectations to bring needed money in the door. Stress, fear, anxiety, sadness, frustration, etc.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 12, 2024

To date, we have won more than $103 million in funding for our clients. Every day, we use these insights to win more dollars for a wide variety of organizations all across the United States, and these insights can help increase your funding, too. These complicated applications require more time and expertise to complete well.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 28, 2024

With the right software, organizations can overcome these challenges, preventing staff burnout and decreased funding. Now more than ever, nonprofits are expected to do more with less, facing increased demands for services, efficiency, and impact reporting.

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Grant'd

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Yet social entrepreneurs, particularly those working on politically or socially sensitive issues are at heightened risk of burnout due to workloads, anxiety and social pressure. In fact, one in five human rights advocates meet the criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), while 75% are concerned about burnout.

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Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It also provides best practices and helpful resources to guide your efforts towards every nonprofit’s desired destination: grant funding to support your mission-driven work. Why we are all burned out and what to do about it by Cathleen Clerkin of Candid Burnout is a trend that’s unfortunately yet to go out of style.

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Fundraising HayDay

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The fastest road to burnout is overloading your staff. So before chasing the dollars, ensure the right people with the right skills are on your agency’s grants team to ensure success and longevity of your grant funded programs. The fastest road to burnout is overloading your staff. It is not a solo sport.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 10, 2024

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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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Learn how nonprofit collaboration strategies can help you partner with like-minded people and organizations and create a deepened impact, more sustainable relationships, and a stronger funding pool for your nonprofit. Income inequality has forced nonprofits to rely more and more on the wealthy to fund their efforts to fight climate change.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Planning events is essential for nonprofits, whether youre raising funds, building awareness, or forging new community connections. Crowdfunding platforms can also help you raise funds in advance. While volunteers are invaluable, relying too much on them can lead to burnout, reduced productivity, and even event-day mishaps.

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Candid

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Naturally, we were curious to know how grantmakers felt about the use of generative AI in funding applications. Now, the other question is Where do foundations stand on AI-generated grant proposals? by Guy Mika, Candid.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Grant funding is an essential part of fundraising for nonprofit organizations. While many nonprofits rely on grant funding for a significant portion of revenue, how nonprofits fill their grant writing needs varies significantly from organization to organization. Read our article to learn more. Can you hire a seasonal grant writer?

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The gap creates a mismatch between agency and staff and leads to burnout and turnover, both costly for nonprofits. Article In Brief: The Problem: The work grant professionals do is often not understood or comes with unrealistic expectations. The Context: Grants are the lifeblood for many nonprofits.

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Candid

JULY 31, 2024

What is ESSER funding? To help mitigate the pandemic’s impact on students, Congress allocated almost $200 billion in Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. The last round of funding must be committed by September 30. These state education agencies subgranted a set amount of funds to DonorsChoose.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 27, 2022

There are some grant writing experts and instructors who believe that the key to getting grant funding is to… …Do more. Taking this frantic approach is a recipe for burnout. The result is more funding for our clients – funding that allows them to sustain their mission and pay themselves and their staff a living wage.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

If generating more revenue for your nonprofit tops your list of priorities in 2023, you may have your sights set on sharpening your fundraising skills as part of your nonprofit’s New Year’s resolution. When it comes to boosting funding for your nonprofit, there are multiple paths that can lead you to your desired destination.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

So, to help with your sanity, increase job performance, and keep burnout at bay, here are my suggestions for the friends you will need to be the best grant pro you can be. Having funders in your corner is much more than increasing your chance for grant funding; it is having their knowledge and know-how at your disposal.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

They provide essential funds for extracurricular activities , classroom supplies, technology upgrades, and facility improvements. These funds support everything from new playground equipment to arts programs and sportsteams. Read-a-Thons: Encourage literacy while raising funds. However, their impact extends far beyond finances.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

As we all begin planning for 2023, I want you to pause for a moment and consider how more grant funding could change your day-to-day nonprofit operations. And I’m talking about more funding. More funding makes a lot possible for organizations. What could you accomplish with more grant funding? This makes sense.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I’m very concerned about quality, burnout, and how to communicate to leadership that I need more time and commitment from the project team to plan and write proposals. Second, express to your supervisor that you want to produce your best work and increase your chances for being funded. What would you recommend?

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GrantNews

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Mental health support and funding must be available to help with the challenges so many people face today. Accordingly, GrantWatch has a keen interest in listing grants to provide mental health funding. GrantWatch has provided the list below of a select number of grants that are currently available for Mental Health funding.

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 13, 2024

As a 30-year veteran in the nonprofit industry, I see this happen constantly and it’s frustrating because it just creates more competition for funding when we should be working collaboratively for more effectiveness and efficiency.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Taking a break from work gives your brain the chance to reset and recharge, and this is essential to avoiding burnout and staying productive all year long. So, now that you know what you are going to do to bring in the money you need to fund your mission, it’s time to plan some time off. appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Striving for excellence is a powerful goal in grant writing, where every word, or even every character, can make or break the chances of winning that funding. Of course, always follow the specifications in the RFP/NOFO/OFA or any other grant preparation instructions from the foundation or funding agency.

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When there is a transition in leadership or a switch to new fund accounting software, change can be slow and create anxiety among your team. Improving the Employee Experience   One of the most pressing concerns for nonprofits is avoiding burnout and attracting and retaining employees. Take a new fund accounting system, for example.

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Grants Plus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

How nonprofits can avoid common pitfalls and sustain grant funding success. Budget constraints and limited funding for staffing and overhead can make it unrealistic for nonprofits to compete in the wage market. Avoid stagnation Don’t allow staff shortages or turnover to stall your grant seeking progress.

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Double the Donation

JANUARY 31, 2024

Two of the most common challenges nonprofits faced in 2023 were operating under unfavorable economic conditions and combatting staff burnout and low retention. Funding—or a lack thereof—is one of the main culprits. If your development […]

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here are some trends and factors that may influence your grantees’ expectations and experiences: Staffing shortages: Many nonprofits are facing staff turnover, burnout, or open positions due to economic, medical, environmental and other challenges. This means that they may have less capacity and resources to devote to your application.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As a result, they work with insufficient funding and support while feeling undervalued—which further complicates their efforts to lead effectively. Organizations led by Black women CEOs are disproportionately represented among the smallest entities, operating with minimal funding and resources. How can they thrive?

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Nonprofit organizations rely on outside funding to operate. This funding can come in the form of donations, federal dollars, private funders, gifts, fundraising events, and grants. Gone are the days when organizations could rely on private donations for consistent, sufficient funding. We recently won a $1.5 million grant.

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Candid

OCTOBER 9, 2024

But if AI adoption can increase nonprofit efficiency and productivity, improve employee engagement, reduce burnout, and enhance innovation, it follows that funders should support nonprofit AI adoption now. Funders can help nonprofits with limited resources by funding technology infrastructure and software.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And while end-of-year fundraising is important for many nonprofits, keep in mind, donor fatigue and burnout can happen any time of year. Donors like to know that their dollars will support something specific, rather than a nebulous “fund.”. You’re susceptible to burnout too, so don’t neglect your own needs while caring for others.

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