Blackbaud

JUNE 11, 2025

Digital Maturity May Hold the Key A recent survey of nonprofit and education fundraisers from the Blackbaud Institute revealed a strong correlation between digital maturity and revenue success. Incremental investment into growth, using the tips above, can drive your organization towards a more resilient, tech-savvy future.

Finance

Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

Educational resources: Host staff and volunteer training materials on your site, while Facebook groups foster ongoing conversations and peer support. By allocating just a few hours a week using the steps above, you’ll build a meaningful presence without burnout. Remember, nonprofit social media success starts with a clear strategy.

Media

CauseVox

JUNE 24, 2025

Someone who loves your education work might not resonate with frequent updates about your environmental projects. That means more support, more donations, and less burnout for your donors (and you!) Who they are and where they live : Age, location, and even time zone can all affect how and when someone likes to hear from you.

IT

CauseVox

JUNE 23, 2025

Someone who loves your education work might not resonate with frequent updates about your environmental projects. That means more support, more donations, and less burnout for your donors (and you!) Who they are and where they live : Age, location, and even time zone can all affect how and when someone likes to hear from you.

IT

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

Whether you’re a solo grant writer or part of a small, multitasking team, developing a clear process to evaluate grant opportunities can help you write stronger proposals, avoid burnout, and focus on the funding that truly supports your mission.

Grants

Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

The Value of Nonprofit Accounting Automation in Your Finance Office Whether you work at a nonprofit, foundation, or educational institution, accounting automation can help you work smarter and get insights faster, so you can get back to the strategic work that helps your organization drive impact.

Finance

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, over 90% of public schools rely on fundraising to supplement their budgets. Students collect pledges based on the number of pages they read, making it an educational and engagingevent. Volunteer Burnout Recruiting and retaining volunteers can be tough.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 23, 2025

For creatives: HOME Agency creates a sustainable, collaborative space that prioritizes care, prevents burnout and supports creative excellence. The agency’s intentional model benefits both brands and creatives: For brands: HOME Agency offers modern, people-first marketing solutions that connect meaningfully and drive change.

Award

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Fundraising burnout is real and it’s killing too many small nonprofits. Because whether you see it or not; whether you admit it or not; whether you want to accept it or not; you’re headed for (or already in the midst of) burnout. Avoiding Fundraising Burnout Starts With YOU! What Exactly is Burnout? Read that again.

Burnout

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 11, 2023

Burnout is a real and persistent challenge for many of us. In the new year, I encourage you to try these check-ins designed to help you ask the necessary questions to get unstuck, avoid burnout, and courageously resist. If you find your check engine light on these days, you are not alone.

Burnout

Blackbaud

JUNE 17, 2024

Professional education associations are sounding the alarm. More teachers are leaving the profession, and the pipeline of new educators is shrinking. 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.

Burnout

Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 12, 2024

Unfortunately, the grant writing field seems to be experiencing the same burnout and fatigue that is impacting other job sectors including education and healthcare. Hiring a grant consultant to outsource tasks can help current fundraising staff avoid burnout and focus on other vital work.

Grants

Candid

JULY 31, 2024

Their education continues to be affected by the damage caused by the pandemic and its aftermath—most notably, learning loss from school closures and ongoing chronic absenteeism. Low pay and high out-of-pocket costs force many teachers to take on second jobs, which leads to burnout and drives many to leave the profession.

Burnout

Candid

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The book illustrates what people are doing to bring intersectional racial equity to systems such as education, media, housing, etc. This toolkit provides practical strategies and exercises to help you contribute in meaningful ways while maintaining a healthy balance and avoiding burnout. Looking to get involved with a nonprofit?

Burnout

Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

But experts warn that when people forget to take care of themselves in the process, it can lead to burnout, stress, poor health, and many other less-than-ideal outcomes. The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout by Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman. Ruderman, Cathleen Clerkin, and Katya C.

Burnout

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

So, to help with your sanity, increase job performance, and keep burnout at bay, here are my suggestions for the friends you will need to be the best grant pro you can be. That leads to decreased burnout, higher success, and happier/healthier grant pros. First, you really do need friends at work. And who doesn’t want that?

Grants

Blue Avocado

AUGUST 13, 2024

Melissa Jensen from Centennial Area Health Education Center Lack of focus, fundraising, and professionalism Too many “do-gooders” do not realize that nonprofit organizations are legal entities that deserve the same attention and effort as any profit business. .

Nonprofit

Candid

JUNE 10, 2024

A diverse reviewer pool is representative of different backgrounds and experiences, genders, regions, levels of education, institution sizes, disciplines, nonprofit experience, and/or areas of specialty or advanced training. Moreover, it keeps the focus on the content of the application rather than the background of the applicant.

Applicant

Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

To fill a part-time position, you may end up settling for a person who doesn’t have vital education, experience or certifications. Additionally, layering job roles can increase burnout. The top reasons for vacancies included salary competition (72%), budget constraints and insufficient funds (66%) and stress and burnout (50%).

Grants

Blackbaud

JUNE 26, 2024

The pandemic hastened retirement for some of our most seasoned educators, leaving large gaps in school faculty. Schools offer new programs and services to keep up with evolving demands, and teachers are often asked to do more—without additional pay, in many cases—leading to higher burnout and attrition.

Burnout

Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2023

Declining fundraising results aren’t the consequence of an increasingly unphilanthropic culture—it’s a result of professional burnout and unsustainable fundraising practices. Donors are dedicated to the causes they support, and even in the face of rising costs, prioritize charitable giving above other spending,” said Todd Baylis, Qgiv CEO.

Burnout

Candid

MAY 31, 2023

The Idealist’s Survival Kit : 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout by Alessandra Pigni. If you have additional questions or want assistance navigating Candid’s educational resources , reach out to our team of online librarians at onlinelibrarian@candid.org or via chat during business hours. to help you get started.

Nonprofit

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 6, 2023

Over the years, I have learned that our number one job as grant professionals is educating up. Part of that education is teaching them about a carefully crafted grant calendar that only includes grants you are (1) eligible to apply for and (2) competitive enough to be considered for selection. But if we do, let’s go for it!

Grants

Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

. “The release of Fundraising IQ and our commitment to the Framework Toward Responsible AI for Fundraising is only the beginning—our hope is that AI-driven solutions can help reduce burnout among fundraisers by automating manual tasks and ultimately improve the giving experience.”

AI

Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A master’s degree and experience in a related field such as social work will show you that the candidate not only has relevant education but also has knowledge of nonprofits and how they work. The top reasons for vacancies: salary competition (72%), budget constraints and insufficient funds (66%) and stress and burnout (50%).

Consultant

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 5, 2022

Their programs address long-standing inequities, inequities in economic opportunity, education, access to basic services, mental health treatment, rights to justice, access to healthcare. They’re tired, often close to burnout. My clients and students are most often organizations run by women of color and other BIPOC.

Grant Writing

Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Offering education for your volunteers provides a more sustainable long-term solution to your volunteer program and shows your volunteers that you’re invested in them. Here are some of the most common reasons for low volunteer retention: Burnout. Use a CRM to track your communication efforts and your volunteers’ responses.

Management

Qgiv

AUGUST 18, 2023

Since 2020, fundraisers have confronted many obstacles that affect them and their nonprofit teammates, including the Great Resignation, burnout, and limited resources to meet their goals. Final thoughts and takeaways for your organization Educate your supporters on the roles and responsibilities of different staff at your nonprofit.

Burnout

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

Management

CauseVox

JUNE 22, 2021

This helps you raise more by converting more donors + educating donors so they give again. Fight the burnout with Kelly McLaughlin, Fundraising + Strategic Planning Consultant. Why you should attend: This session will help you best chart out your social media strategy specifically to help drive donor engagement. It’s been a long year.

Fundraising

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. They have found Twitter and Facebook quite effective for doing this.

Media

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.

Retainer

Candid

MAY 23, 2024

Such “bad paper” discharges can severely limit access to veterans’ benefits, leading to cascading effects on education, employment, housing, and overall well-being—including heightened risks of homelessness; anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury; substance misuse; and suicide.

Transportation

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 12, 2010

Every member of that board brought their own unique gifts to the table, whether it was in terms of connections, education, creative thinking or – let’s be blunt here – plenty of money. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry. Leadership is an active role; ‘lead’ is a verb.

Nonprofit

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.

Retainer

GrantNews

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Funding supports programs in the following focus areas: health worker burnout, social connection, health misinformation, workplace well-being, and youth mental health. Also grants of up to $30,000 to nonprofits, including schools and agencies, for educational research, programs, and services related to improving mental health.

Funding

Just Write Grants

APRIL 16, 2024

For example, instead of saying "data entry," emphasize how volunteers will " contribute to crucial grant applications that support our mission to provide educational resources to underprivileged communities." Offer training workshops or educational sessions relevant to their role or interests.

Management