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Burned Out but Brilliant: 8 Smart, Sanity-Saving Strategies for Frustrated Grant Writers

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

But youre also exhausted, constantly chasing core operating support, wrangling impossible deadlines, mentoring green writers, and navigating post-award red tape that never seems to end. Burnout sneaks in when you treat recovery like a reward instead of a requirement. Sound familiar? Youre not alone. The good news? The solution?

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2024 Blue Avocado Year in Review

Blue Avocado

Providing your nonprofits volunteers with the same recruitment, training, mentoring, and appreciation as your employees can reduce turnover and create a better overall volunteer experience. How can nonprofit leaders prevent burnout when theyre expected to perform minor miracles on a regular basis?

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How to Evaluate Grant Opportunities: When to Say No to a Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

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. Will we need to hire, train, or contract new support to fulfill the grant?

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Teacher Well-Being: Beyond Yoga and Pizza Parties

Blackbaud

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. Some provide mindfulness training, group activities, and employee assistance programs. Only then can we address the issue.

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7 eBooks for activists and donors: Ways to give back during Giving Season and beyond 

Candid

Get motivated to make doing good deeds a part of your life through acts of service and making time for others, like preparing a meal or mentoring. This toolkit provides practical strategies and exercises to help you contribute in meaningful ways while maintaining a healthy balance and avoiding burnout.

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Beyond efficiency: A human-first AI adoption strategy

Candid

Yet using AI adoption primarily to maximize time and cost efficiency will only exacerbate the burnout crisis in the sector. Nonprofit leaders could use them to have staff do the same tasks they’ve always done, just faster, or shift jobs from full-time work to part-time or contract work.

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Why is leadership aspiration down among BIPOC nonprofit staff? 

Candid

In addition, between 2016 and 2022, steadily increasing shares of both BIPOC and white respondents reported receiving peer support, training on staff management and supervision, coaching and executive coaching, and internal mentorship. What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?