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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. She has over 17 years of experience working in social services and nonprofit organizations as a social worker, nonprofit consultant, and grant professional. Stress, fear, anxiety, sadness, frustration, etc. Competency: #7

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Rest, Revolution, and AI: How AI Lets Us Nap Our Way to a Fairer World

Grant Writing Made Easy

Rebellion Against Burnout: Rest as a Revolutionary Act Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry isn’t just about catching some Zs. We can reduce burnout, reclaim our time, and refuse to participate in a system that values products over people. So here’s to more naps, less burnout, and a fairer world for all of us!

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Why I offer free grant writing training opportunities online

Grant Writing Made Easy

They’re tired, often close to burnout. Their programs address long-standing inequities, inequities in economic opportunity, education, access to basic services, mental health treatment, rights to justice, access to healthcare. And yet, their work is underfunded. They’re chasing money to keep the doors open, the lights on, the mission going.

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The 3-Step Framework for Getting Grant Funding

Grant Writing Made Easy

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. In my grant writing consulting work, I take an entirely different approach. …Go faster. …Work harder. Plain and simple.

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What could you accomplish with more grant funding?

Grant Writing Made Easy

Rates of burnout in the nonprofit sector are high , but delegating a workload among an appropriate number of people can make a huge difference. If you’re an executive director/founder, and you’re funding your work out of your own pocket, know that it doesn’t have to be like that. What’s next for you?

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