Grant Professionals Association

JULY 17, 2025

When I felt noticeably more balanced after that transition, something told me to start researching burnout prevention. The important work happening across the nonprofit sector is too critical for us to risk burnout. I wanted to learn how we could structure work in way that took better care of our people in the long run.

Burnout

Candid

MARCH 5, 2025

Nonprofits are facing ever-increasing challenges in obtaining financial capital, with reports of declines in individual donors , fundraising challenges , and proposed government spending cuts. Social capital is also often a factor in securing invitations to submit grant proposals or work on initiatives.

Burnout

Candid

JUNE 10, 2024

Beyond providing instructions for completing and submitting the form, consider offering additional guidance such as proposal examples, file-naming conventions, FAQs, and how-to videos. Anonymizing the process not only streamlines the application for grantseekers but also decreases reviewers’ workload and burnout.

Application

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.

Burnout