Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

From these conferences, recurring themes emerged that resonated with me, including teamwork, clarity, scalability, and preventing burnout. Here are some lessons from the Playbook conference: Focus on a few high-impact services that can scale and align with your long-term goals. Clear boundaries reduce miscommunication.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 14, 2025

As funders, youve probably worked with nonprofit organizations with staff nearing burnout, sending reports when they are supposed to be on vacation and completing applications when most people would be asleep. When you document relationship details between contacts and organizations, you add another layer to your network-building efforts.

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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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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Taking a break from work gives your brain the chance to reset and recharge, and this is essential to avoiding burnout and staying productive all year long. Once you have the plan in place, you have a road map to get you to your goal by the end of the year. Fundraising is a high-turnover field and burnout is a key reason.

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HSF House

JUNE 10, 2024

At the end of the semester my goal was to have my project design completed and approved by the IRB (Institutional Review Board). I had to make changes to my document several times, as well as re-think several aspects of my project to create a better experiment.

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The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 13, 2023

But in the age of burnout and endless Excel sheets…how do you efficiently utilize data to guide you toward the right decisions? Most likely, you’ve been keeping track of: Documenting past successes Learning points from past shortcomings Member and prospect profiles These three points are the cornerstone of any data-driven organization.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Learn more How it works Meet more of your goals without doing more work. 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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