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What Kids on Bikes Know About Confidence (That Adults Forget)

The Fundraiser Coach

First we started with training wheels. She had one goal in mind: to ride by herself. Once she got confident with the training wheels, we practiced without them. Even if no one ever trained us. It’s a kid learning to ride a bike. I remember clearly when my daughter was learning. AND she was proud of her effort.

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Success and wellness tips for Black fundraisers

Candid

Unrestricted funding can offer the flexibility to focus on sustainability and growth, alleviating the pressure on fundraisers to reach funding goals. Advocating from a position of exhaustion and stress will only exacerbate those feelings, leading to burnout.

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Rest and Reset: Strategies for anti-burnout by Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Actually, burnout has been around for a long while, recognized in the healthcare and social service industries. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes burnout as an occupational phenomenon (though it’s not recognized as a medical condition). That’s another buzzword like quiet quitting or hustle culture , right?

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Bridging gaps and weaving networks: The vital work of place-based intermediaries

Candid

Leadership development: PBIs help train local leaders, build resilient organizations, and prevent burnout. Here are the primary functions of PBIs: Capacity building: PBIs provide support for grassroots organizations that may lack the infrastructure or resources to scale their impact.

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The 3 types of capital nonprofits need to succeed in 2025

Candid

Studies have found that psychological capital is made up of four componentshope, optimism, resilience, and self-efficacy (confidence in ones ability to complete a task or attain a goal)and that having all four components predicts better outcomes than any single component alone.

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The most read Candid insights articles in 2024: Fundraising, AI, and diversity 

Candid

According to the authors of The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Age of AI, the human risks of over-reliance on AI tools for time and cost efficiency include exacerbating the burnout crisis and eroding internal collaboration and communication.

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2024 Blue Avocado Year in Review

Blue Avocado

By careful examination of your nonprofits budget priorities where you allocate your time and resources you can gain insights into your organizations true motivations and goals. Leadership & Management Leading a nonprofit can be an isolating and exhausting experience, so avoiding burnout is key to an organizations long-term success.

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