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Success and wellness tips for Black fundraisers

Candid

The stakes are high; securing funds means supporting the needs of my own community. Advocate for unrestricted funding Black-led organizations often operate with limited resources. Unrestricted funding can offer the flexibility to focus on sustainability and growth, alleviating the pressure on fundraisers to reach funding goals.

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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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The more you know: Key facts about Black nonprofit leadership 

Candid

The data reveals important insights into disparities in leadership, funding, and support. Susan Taylor Batten, president and CEO of ABFE, highlights what Black-led nonprofits are missing out on by not receiving adequate funding. These leaders are already delivering results in their communities.

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What are the Biggest Challenges in Getting (and Keeping) Your Nonprofit’s Staff and Volunteers?

Blue Avocado

For our ever-dwindling volunteer pool, we have redirected funds into a full-time volunteer coordinator position in the hopes of rebuilding that program. Mulindwa William from the Mmanze Centre for Rural Development and Training Challenges can include burnout and being unable to compete with the pay and benefits for-profits can offer.

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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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Thriving Together: How Funders Can Drive Sustainable Impact Through Grantee Well-Being

Blackbaud

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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Latest sector news

Strategic Grants

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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