Candid

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Advocating from a position of exhaustion and stress will only exacerbate those feelings, leading to burnout. If you’re suffering from chronic burnout or lack of support, it may be time to step away. Don’t be afraid to push back against inequitable grantmaking practices—if you have the capacity.

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re:Charity

JULY 23, 2024

Whether you work with children, underserved populations, healthcare patients, or others in need, case management is a highly rewarding job. Case managers often get to know their clients personally as they work. The post Case Manager Burnout: Latest Statistics & How to Fight It appeared first on re: charity.

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The Fundraiser Coach

JANUARY 20, 2025

Burnout: Overworked fundraisers may deprioritize stewardship amidst competing demands. Make it part of your ongoing donor relationship management. Misaligned Organizational Culture: Thanking and reporting may be siloed to a stewardship team, leaving fundraisers feeling that it keeping in touch is not their responsibility.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The short answer: change management. What Is Change Management? Put simply, change management is making sure that the human element is always in the picture as new initiatives are put into play. In change management, leadership addresses these essential questions: What does the team know about the change?

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Article In Brief: The Problem: Nonprofit leaders’ desire to improve the future, and feeling of present inadequacy, can lead to burnout, anxiety, and depression. The post The Regenerative Principle in Practice for Nonprofit Management appeared first on Blue Avocado. We have to realize we can’t do it alone.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Poorly managed change in the work environment leads to burnout, disengagement within the team, and a culture of cynicism around change in general. While change is inevitable, we can minimize frustrations surrounding change by effectively planning for and managing the change.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 1, 2023

By Emily Haynes Getty Images Nonprofit managers should check in with fundraisers early and often and show appreciation for their achievements.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

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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NonProfit PRO

MAY 28, 2024

With the right software, organizations can overcome these challenges, preventing staff burnout and decreased funding. Now more than ever, nonprofits are expected to do more with less, facing increased demands for services, efficiency, and impact reporting.

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GiveSmart

JULY 23, 2024

Burnout is a familiar concept in many industries, but the nonprofit sector must contend with burnout in a uniquely challenging landscape. The emotional demands of the work and a lack of resources can make burnout especially prevalent for these organizations trying to make a difference. What causes burnout in nonprofits?

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Though many nonprofit professionals are familiar with the term “change management,” few understand everything it involves. Finance departments and CFOs often focus on project management—which is the technical side of change—making sure all the boxes are checked, and everyone moves along the Gantt chart in an orderly fashion.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

From these conferences, recurring themes emerged that resonated with me, including teamwork, clarity, scalability, and preventing burnout. And, as to burnout mitigation, one speaker cautioned, Dont blame entrepreneurship for your workaholism. She said, "Trust an amazing team to have more impact than one person can have alone."

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Strategic Grants

MARCH 17, 2025

The research team at Strategic Grants spend hundreds of hours each month reviewing newsletters, funder sites, LinkedIn and many other resources to find funding and grants to update in our Grants Expertise Management System (GEMS) , ensuring our clients have a strong pipeline of funding prospects that align with their funding priorities.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

I had many moments when I was on the edge of burnout doing my part to move the mission forward. Across the sector, burnout and its consequences are widespread. According to the Well-being Project , changemakers experience high levels of burnout, stress, depression, chronic illness, and weak personal relationships.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Learn four ways your CFO can help with your nonprofits grant management. Leadership & Management Leading a nonprofit can be an isolating and exhausting experience, so avoiding burnout is key to an organizations long-term success. Your nonprofit got a grant now what?

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 14, 2025

I started consulting part-time and slowly took on grant writing and management work. Hannah is especially interested in building sustainable systems that reduce burnout and make grant writing more manageable for small teams and solo grant professionals. Im the first full-time grant professional my organization has ever had.

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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. Having a successful volunteer management strategy will help you increase your volunteer retention rate, which ultimately creates more efficient volunteer staff.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Limited Staffing and Volunteer Burnout Nonprofits often operate with small teams and depend heavily on volunteers to bring their events to life. While volunteers are invaluable, relying too much on them can lead to burnout, reduced productivity, and even event-day mishaps. This boosts morale and encourages long-term commitment.

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

Similarly, in the nonprofit sector, well-funded organizations are already leveraging AI to increase efficiency and reduce burnout, while smaller nonprofitsoften serving the most marginalized communitiesare being left behind. Reduced staff burnout : Conduct regular wellness surveys to measure mental health and workload satisfaction.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Our team has had an ongoing focus on overall wellness, mental health, and mindfulness, given that our work as grant professionals is very sedentary and has a high rate of burnout. Practice Mindful Time Management – Use time-blocking or productivity techniques like the Pomodoro method to manage tasks efficiently.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 17, 2024

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. To begin, let’s listen to what teachers say is causing their burnout. Only then can we address the issue.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The data comes from a new study of healthcare labor market projections from national management consultancy Mercer in a report titled Future of the U.S. COVID related stress and burnout lead the reasons for the shortfall. By 2022, 100,000 registered nurses had left the workforce because of stress, burnout, and retirement.

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CauseVox

JUNE 3, 2025

But heres the good news: a CRM for nonprofits (Customer Relationship Management system) isnt just a digital rolodex, its a dynamic tool designed to help you build, nurture, and grow relationships with your supporters. With the right CRM for nonprofits, you can go beyond donor management and actually level up your entire fundraising strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 24, 2009

I attended my local AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) meeting today and the topic was stress and burnout. Here are a couple of tips Eric shared: Manage your intake. Manage your output. Tags: General Fundraising burnout nonprofit stress. Watch your behavior, your movement, and your responses.

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Candid

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Candids contracts and compliance manager explains how an AI policy can help maximize the benefits of using these toolsby proactively mitigating risks inherent in AI, establishing clear operational standards and procedures, and preparing for the future. Of course, the impact of AI use is not limited to grantwriting.

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The Fundraiser Coach

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

This individual often juggles an overwhelming workload, leading to burnout. Their hesitation often stems from wanting certainty before making the Ask, which prevents the fundraiser from opening important conversations that deepen donor connection. Next is the reactive fundraiser.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

Build skills to become a better leader or manager. We all know leadership and management play a significant role in any nonprofit’s success. In fact, recent Gallup research points to one factor that influences employee engagement and team performance at your nonprofit the most: your managers. to help you get started.

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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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Blackbaud

JANUARY 8, 2025

Finally, staff burnout and unrealistic expectations remain persistent issues. They also bear the brunt of executing poorly planned ideas, further intensifying stress and burnout within already stretched teams. Additionally, diverse forms of expertise, particularly from staff and community members, are often undervalued.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 11, 2025

As the last few years have shown us, change is here to stay and can promote more critical and nimble approaches to fundraising and donor management. Incremental investment into growth, using the tips above, can drive your organization towards a more resilient, tech-savvy future.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The warning signs included the ongoing toxic combination of low pay and overwhelming workloads endemic in nonprofit work that leads to exhaustion, mistakes, and ultimately burnout. In 2019, the World Health Organization defined workplace burnout not as an employee problem, but as an organizational culture and leadership problem.

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Blue Avocado

APRIL 5, 2022

We’ve all seen cultural problems: low morale, burnout, turnover, lackluster results, low client satisfaction, and donor attrition. We hire new staff, we hold team-building events, we might even bring in a consultant to determine the causes.

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 13, 2024

And as such deserve to be managed and monitored accordingly. The problem of keeping qualified volunteers on your board moving into the officer positions so burnout doesn’t happen and your nonprofit is looking and moving forward with fresh new blood and ideas. Christy Crosser from Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Candid’s data science manager explains how AI technology is trained on previously created data and can amplify the biases of its human creators—with harmful effects. Doing good with AI tools: Navigating ethical considerations for the social sector. Is your organization planning to develop an AI tool?

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The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Many struggle to afford the six-figure salaries that experienced executives command, leading to a cycle of hiring junior staff, investing in their development, only to lose them to larger organizations or burnout. Executive Directors find themselves taking on additional responsibilities, leading to their own exhaustion and frustration.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 12, 2023

Rebellion Against Burnout: Rest as a Revolutionary Act Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry isn’t just about catching some Zs. If you’re leading a nonprofit, AI can be your virtual assistant, handling everything from setting up meetings to managing budgets. With AI, we can make this resistance a way of life.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As grant professionals, we require the knowledge and insight of subject matter experts, accountants, budget experts, GIS map makers, marketing gurus, program directors, board members, community leaders, and others to create, submit, and manage successful grant programs. First, you really do need friends at work. And who doesn’t want that?

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