Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

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). That’s another buzzword like quiet quitting or hustle culture , right?

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 1, 2023

By Emily Haynes Getty Images Nonprofit managers should check in with fundraisers early and often and show appreciation for their achievements.

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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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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Article In Brief: The Problem: Nonprofit leaders’ desire to improve the future, and feeling of present inadequacy, can lead to burnout, anxiety, and depression. The post The Regenerative Principle in Practice for Nonprofit Management appeared first on Blue Avocado. We have to realize we can’t do it alone.

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GiveSmart

JULY 23, 2024

Burnout is a familiar concept in many industries, but the nonprofit sector must contend with burnout in a uniquely challenging landscape. The emotional demands of the work and a lack of resources can make burnout especially prevalent for these organizations trying to make a difference. What causes burnout in nonprofits?

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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. She said, "Trust an amazing team to have more impact than one person can have alone."

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Though many nonprofit professionals are familiar with the term “change management,” few understand everything it involves. Finance departments and CFOs often focus on project management—which is the technical side of change—making sure all the boxes are checked, and everyone moves along the Gantt chart in an orderly fashion.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

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. According to the Well-being Project , changemakers experience high levels of burnout, stress, depression, chronic illness, and weak personal relationships.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Limited Staffing and Volunteer Burnout Nonprofits often operate with small teams and depend heavily on volunteers to bring their events to life. While volunteers are invaluable, relying too much on them can lead to burnout, reduced productivity, and even event-day mishaps. This boosts morale and encourages long-term commitment.

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Strategic Grants

MARCH 17, 2025

The research team at Strategic Grants spend hundreds of hours each month reviewing newsletters, funder sites, LinkedIn and many other resources to find funding and grants to update in our Grants Expertise Management System (GEMS) , ensuring our clients have a strong pipeline of funding prospects that align with their funding priorities.

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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. Reduced staff burnout : Conduct regular wellness surveys to measure mental health and workload satisfaction.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

To keep your volunteers as effective as possible, develop a volunteer management process that helps you recruit, train, and steward volunteers for your organization. Having a successful volunteer management strategy will help you increase your volunteer retention rate, which ultimately creates more efficient volunteer staff.

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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. Practice Mindful Time Management – Use time-blocking or productivity techniques like the Pomodoro method to manage tasks efficiently.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 17, 2024

Many cite burnout as the primary reason they are leaving the teaching profession, and in response, schools are trying to pivot and focus on the well-being of their faculty and students. To begin, let’s listen to what teachers say is causing their burnout. Only then can we address the issue.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Learn four ways your CFO can help with your nonprofits grant management. Leadership & Management Leading a nonprofit can be an isolating and exhausting experience, so avoiding burnout is key to an organizations long-term success. Your nonprofit got a grant now what?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 24, 2009

I attended my local AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) meeting today and the topic was stress and burnout. Here are a couple of tips Eric shared: Manage your intake. Manage your output. Tags: General Fundraising burnout nonprofit stress. Watch your behavior, your movement, and your responses.

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Candid

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Candids contracts and compliance manager explains how an AI policy can help maximize the benefits of using these toolsby proactively mitigating risks inherent in AI, establishing clear operational standards and procedures, and preparing for the future. Of course, the impact of AI use is not limited to grantwriting.

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The Fundraiser Coach

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

This individual often juggles an overwhelming workload, leading to burnout. Their hesitation often stems from wanting certainty before making the Ask, which prevents the fundraiser from opening important conversations that deepen donor connection. Next is the reactive fundraiser.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

Build skills to become a better leader or manager. We all know leadership and management play a significant role in any nonprofit’s success. In fact, recent Gallup research points to one factor that influences employee engagement and team performance at your nonprofit the most: your managers. to help you get started.

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Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2023

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. shares what causes burnout, what its symptoms look like, and why nonprofit professionals are particularly susceptible to it. In this blog, Cathleen Clerkin, Ph.D.,

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The warning signs included the ongoing toxic combination of low pay and overwhelming workloads endemic in nonprofit work that leads to exhaustion, mistakes, and ultimately burnout. In 2019, the World Health Organization defined workplace burnout not as an employee problem, but as an organizational culture and leadership problem.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Candid’s data science manager explains how AI technology is trained on previously created data and can amplify the biases of its human creators—with harmful effects. Doing good with AI tools: Navigating ethical considerations for the social sector. Is your organization planning to develop an AI tool?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 12, 2023

Rebellion Against Burnout: Rest as a Revolutionary Act Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry isn’t just about catching some Zs. If you’re leading a nonprofit, AI can be your virtual assistant, handling everything from setting up meetings to managing budgets. With AI, we can make this resistance a way of life.

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The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Many struggle to afford the six-figure salaries that experienced executives command, leading to a cycle of hiring junior staff, investing in their development, only to lose them to larger organizations or burnout. Executive Directors find themselves taking on additional responsibilities, leading to their own exhaustion and frustration.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As grant professionals, we require the knowledge and insight of subject matter experts, accountants, budget experts, GIS map makers, marketing gurus, program directors, board members, community leaders, and others to create, submit, and manage successful grant programs. First, you really do need friends at work. And who doesn’t want that?

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 13, 2024

And as such deserve to be managed and monitored accordingly. The problem of keeping qualified volunteers on your board moving into the officer positions so burnout doesn’t happen and your nonprofit is looking and moving forward with fresh new blood and ideas. Christy Crosser from Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc.

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Blue Avocado

APRIL 5, 2022

We’ve all seen cultural problems: low morale, burnout, turnover, lackluster results, low client satisfaction, and donor attrition. We hire new staff, we hold team-building events, we might even bring in a consultant to determine the causes.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 30, 2022

Here are five simple tips you can do every day that won’t cost a dime to maintain healthy habits and avoid burnout. As we face record burnout and work-related anxiety, it’s more important than ever to maintain your most important asset—your health! Ensure future success by managing stress now. Micro-breaks throughout the day.

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Fundraising HayDay

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The fastest road to burnout is overloading your staff. Boards, elected officials, executive directors, and other leaders must understand the capacity of time and resources necessary to develop and manage grant proposals. The fastest road to burnout is overloading your staff. It is not a solo sport. It is not a solo sport.

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Candid

MARCH 7, 2024

picking the kids up from school), optimize time management (e.g., In fact, another trend in the nonprofit sector (and elsewhere) is burnout. One reason many people prefer to work from home is the potential for better work-life balance. It enables you to tailor work schedules to better fit lifestyles (e.g., to let the dog out).

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This is not a good way to do things, and will ultimately cause frustration and burnout. People at your organization (including staff and management) should be just a little nervous about meeting the goals and timelines in your plans – but not too nervous. Want to learn how to get more done with less at your non-profit?

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

So maybe you are thinking a grant writer could complete grant work while also serving as an event planner, a database manager or work in HR. The person you hired to be a grant writer is then not truly able to be an amazing grant writer, an amazing database manager, or an amazing event planner. Can you hire a grant consultant?

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Hard skills are measurable technical skills or certifications such as CRM management proficiency. For example, a nonprofit looking to hire a volunteer manager might list 2-5 years of leadership experience in addition to a certain amount of hours spent volunteering and an undergraduate degree. Necessary experience. Preferred skills.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Hard skills are measurable technical skills or certifications such as CRM management proficiency. For example, a nonprofit looking to hire a volunteer manager might list 2-5 years of leadership experience in addition to a certain amount of hours spent volunteering and an undergraduate degree. Necessary experience. Preferred skills.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 14, 2024

If your enrollment management system has customizable admissions checklists, make sure both your handbook and code of conduct are on them. As a former Head of School, I know that parents can be complicated and time consuming to manage, and that management can lead to burnout.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 2, 2024

You and your grantees are driven by a passion for your mission that sometimes leads to burnout. As a grantmaking organization focused on the success of your grantees, it is essential to have a process in place to manage personnel changes—for both you and your grantees—so everyone stays informed and on schedule.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. Technology adoption: More nonprofits are using technology to manage their operations , communicate with their stakeholders, and deliver their services. Limit mid-cycle reporting to a phone call with the program manager.

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