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Teacher Well-Being: Beyond Yoga and Pizza Parties

Blackbaud

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. Some provide mindfulness training, group activities, and employee assistance programs. Only then can we address the issue.

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Why we’re all burned out and what to do about it  

Candid

Unfortunately, an undisputable trend these days is burnout. So, in this blog, I’m leveraging my PhD in Psychology to share a bit about what burnout is, why it seems to be everywhere in the nonprofit world, and what organizations, leaders, and individuals can do about it. workers reported experiencing burnout symptoms this year.

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

Blackbaud

You and your grantees are driven by a passion for your mission that sometimes leads to burnout. Record that institutional knowledge in an accessible Policies and Procedures manual. And be sure to update your Policies and Procedures guide annually to ensure information is up to date for current and future staff members.

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Four Staff Recruitment Strategies to Decrease Nonprofit Turnover

Pamela Grow

Following along with our volunteer manager example, a nonprofit might list volunteer scheduling, outreach, onboarding, supervision, and training as part of the new hire’s duties. Provide relevant training and resources. Preferred skills. For this reason, your organization can list preferred skills in its job description.

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Four Staff Recruitment Strategies to Decrease Nonprofit Turnover

Pamela Grow

Following along with our volunteer manager example, a nonprofit might list volunteer scheduling, outreach, onboarding, supervision, and training as part of the new hire’s duties. Provide relevant training and resources. Preferred skills. For this reason, your organization can list preferred skills in its job description.

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Cultivating Empathy in School-Parent Communications

Blackbaud

In addition to your code of conduct, the handbook should include your mission statement, school calendar, policies, and procedures. 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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Receive Expert HR Advice by Phone or Email with New HR Solutions Partners Discount Program!

Tech Soup

In fact, this is a common reason for burnout. And if a nonprofit lacks funding and resources for HR functions, then policy manuals and forms, performance reviews, and regular training can all become desperately out of date or be nonexistent. New TechSoup Program: Human Resources Expert Service.