Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2024

I was particularly frustrated because a few years prior, I had trained for a half marathon and completed it quite successfully. I wasn’t meeting anyone or training with a friend. When I turned 35, I wanted to start exercising again, preferably by running or going to a gym; however, I had the hardest time meeting this goal.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

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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Nonprofit Retainer Training Burnout 130

Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

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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Nonprofit Retainer Training Burnout 130

Bonterra

MARCH 13, 2024

With less Reduce staff burnout and turnover by adding critical capacity and expertise to your team. Analysis of your support cases to identify common challenges and prioritize the right trainings for your team. Advance your team's skillset and technical knowledge with up to four hours per month of training with a dedicated expert.

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Fundraising Training Burnout Professional Services 52

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 27, 2022

Taking this frantic approach is a recipe for burnout. I’m opening the doors to the course up at a discounted price for a few days and kicking the enrollment period off with a free training, “The 3-Step Framework for Getting Grant Funding.”. Because this training is going to seriously transform the way you think about grantseeking.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

In addition, between 2016 and 2022, steadily increasing shares of both BIPOC and white respondents reported receiving peer support, training on staff management and supervision, coaching and executive coaching, and internal mentorship. What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

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Nonprofit Burnout Mentor Training 69

Pamela Grow

MARCH 1, 2023

GiveButter reported that burnout is affecting more than half of all nonprofit employees. 4) Offer help: When you resign from your position, offer to help train your replacement. If you’re considering quitting your nonprofit job, you’re not alone. There’s nothing better than finding the right fit for you.

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Nonprofit Burnout Readiness Training 130

GiveSmart

AUGUST 12, 2024

Reduce burnout: When these departments help each other out, it can reduce strain on individual team members. By supporting each other, development and marketing team members can avoid harmful, unnecessary stress that can lead to burnout. Request a demo today.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2022

It has been a long time coming, due to: Toxic workplace cultures Systemic overwork and burnout Ineffective diversity, equity, and inclusion A failure to sustain the well-being and growth of employees Frustration and restlessness caused by the ongoing global pandemic. The Great Resignation is underway.

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Fundraising Burnout Training Goals 75

Candid

MARCH 7, 2024

In fact, another trend in the nonprofit sector (and elsewhere) is burnout. Moreover, the absence of a daily commute can give you hours back each week. But despite these substantial benefits, working from home is not a universal cure for stress.

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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. Consider the level of database training the user has. If they are not trained on a powerful feature—or one with access to sensitive personal information—it is best to not provide access now. Working in the nonprofit sector is hard.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2024

Just then, angel-in-training Clarence intervenes. Research has found that doing this daily for three weeks cultivates happiness, well-being, and life satisfaction and can reduce stress, anxiety, and burnout. We must make time to be silly, joyous, grateful, and indulgent.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 13, 2022

In September 2020 I penned an article entitled Battling Burnout as a Grant Professional where I shared several resources to help overcome the struggle. More than avoiding burnout, I want to continue to love this career of ours, and sometimes that means saying no to things, even if I’d love to do it. It was a lot, all at once.

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GiveSmart

APRIL 24, 2024

Reduce burnout: When these departments help each other out, it can reduce strain on individual team members. By supporting each other, development and marketing team members can avoid harmful, unnecessary stress that can lead to burnout. Request a demo today.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2024

Organizations might experience a strain on veterans service providers, burnout among staff, or challenges in program sustainability due to the increased demand for services while dealing with limited resources themselves,” said Dougherty.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

And you can invest in training yourself and your staff to better accomplish the goals and aims of the program. Rates of burnout in the nonprofit sector are high , but delegating a workload among an appropriate number of people can make a huge difference. You can be more consistent in your programming. What’s next for you?

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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. There are three major aspects of managing your volunteers: recruitment, training, and stewardship. The average volunteer retention rate is around 65%.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 14, 2024

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. Your team may need some training to help them manage those relationships. Have relevant staff names and contact information in the parent portal.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Yet using AI adoption primarily to maximize time and cost efficiency will only exacerbate the burnout crisis in the sector. Nonprofit leaders could use them to have staff do the same tasks they’ve always done, just faster, or shift jobs from full-time work to part-time or contract work.

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Assel Grant Services

MAY 26, 2024

When highly qualified, high-achieving professionals question their value, competence, or adequacy to successfully perform work that they are 100% capable of performing, it leads to self-doubt, negative self-image, burnout, and workplace toxicity. The American Psychological Association (APA) offers these suggestions: Consider the facts.

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Just Write Grants

APRIL 16, 2024

Invest in training and development opportunities to help them grow their skills and feel confident in their roles. Motivation and Engagement So now you know how to recruit and schedule your volunteers—how do you avoid burnout and keep those helping hands coming back for more?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Leaders experience a significant amount of exhaustion, chronic stress, and burnout due to the absence of trust. Infrastructure supports could include cohort leadership development programs, retreats, learning institutes, trainings, convenings, and a general fund, they said. What has been the impact on nonprofit leaders?

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Blackbaud

MARCH 11, 2024

The Benefits of AI to Major Gift Fundraisers Fundraising is an industry that faces high stress and burnout. Train employees on AI usage : While AI can help us out in many ways, it’s important to double-check its work. Train employees on AI best practices, such as reviewing AI-written communications before hitting send.

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AI Fundraising CRM Template 86

The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Hurdles like volunteer recruitment , volunteer burnout, and disorganized training can make your program less effective. For example, volunteer management software can close communication gaps around activities like scheduling and training, resulting in a smoother experience.

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Booster

JUNE 3, 2024

Trying to do too much can result in burnout and much less buy-in from others. Ideally, wear a variety of “hats” before starting Serving in a variety of roles in the PTA/PTO before becoming President is the perfect training ground. Sure you might be a Type A, DIY, planning machine but you are still only one person.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

The Idealist’s Survival Kit : 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout by Alessandra Pigni. Compassion fatigue is real, and this book offers practical advice for taking care of yourself while also looking out for the wellbeing of others. Changing the World Without Losing Your Mind, Revised Edition by Alex Counts.

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Nonprofit Burnout Strategic Plan Media 104

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

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. If you don't have trained or dedicated HR staff, obtain HR expertise on an as-needed basis.

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Consulting Consultant Consulting Training 52

Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

We organize these free tech-for-good training and networking gatherings because we believe that it’s critical to build strong, self-sufficient communities of nonprofit tech practitioners. Mukono, Uganda: Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School & Community. Sunday, April 6. Monday, April 7.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

Mukono, Uganda: 2nd Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School&Community. Mukono, Uganda: 2nd Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School&Community. Mukono, Uganda: 2nd Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School&Community. Thursday, April 17.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Brooklyn, New York: The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact Without Burnout. Kibiribiri Village, Mukono , Uganda: First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. Mukono, Uganda: First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Saint John Kaama Primary. Thursday, February 9, 2017.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

They offer training, education, and employment opportunities, as well as working to inform companies and consumers of the social impact of their supply chains and purchasing decisions. Their work is very different in each of these locations.

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Media Burnout Education Training 61

Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Retention is everything your organization does to keep the volunteers you recruit, like providing proper training and management , aligning volunteer assignments with individual volunteers’ interests, or working hard to create personal relationships with your volunteers. Use current volunteers as a resource.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 12, 2010

But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry. Allocate for training. By the same token, in nearly every nonprofit position that I have held, I have paid out of pocket for books and training (for shame!). BILL OWENS. Learn how to delegate. BILL BRADLEY. CALVIN COOLIDGE.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Without good leadership, everything falls apart.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2024

Provide employees with the necessary tools and training to use AI effectively and responsibly. Finally, check your DEI-related training to ensure that it is inclusive, covers a variety of identities and experiences, cautions leaders against inadvertent discrimination, and has a positive tone that does not blame or shame.

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AI Policy Policies Pass-Through 70

Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Platinum Support Connect more effectively with supporters and reduce the time and money your nonprofit spends on repetitive tasks causing staff stress and burnout by working with a dedicated expert who will examine processes and train your team into platform power users.

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Blue Avocado

APRIL 23, 2024

I have witnessed firsthand in our community the high turnover rates, burnout, and complete undervaluing of nonprofit employees. What does it cost to post, interview, hire, and train someone? So why isn’t equitable compensation the norm? Our sector needs to shift from a paradigm of scarcity and fear to one of worth and value.

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