The NTEN Book Club, organized by Lauren McKown and Kai Williams, hosted a video chat this week.This month they have been reading The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout and discussing it in the NTEN online community. The video chat provided a nice opportunity to have conversation in real-time about the relationship between self-care and workplace productivity. We talked about the issue of "collaborative overload" which is defined as the burnout that results from our … [Read more...]
Mastering the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World
I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I'm honored to be included on a panel proposed by him, along with Carrie Rice, called "How to Conquer Technology Distraction and Burnout and Be More Present for Yourself, Team, and Organization for the 2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference. (If you’re interested in the … [Read more...]
Nonprofit Workplace Wellness Initiatives: United Way of Central Ohio
In the Happy Healthy Nonprofit, we shared many stories about how nonprofits are bringing wellness and wellbeing into the workplace with little or no budget. Recently, colleague Neil Parekh of the United Way called my attention to the United Way of Central Ohio and its employee wellness initiatives focused on healthy eating. I followed up with Christina Patel, the agency’s relationship manager to learn more. Four years ago, the United Way of Central Ohio created a staff committee that focuses on … [Read more...]
What We Can Learn from Finnish NGOS About Resilience
Earlier this month, I was honored to receive an invitation from the US Embassy in Finland and State Department to teach workshops in Finland for NGOs, Fulbright Finland, Womens Groups, Multi-Cultural Nonprofits, Youth Groups, and a network of Finnish-American Societies as shown in the photo above. I had an exciting and busy week of teaching public workshops, facilitating informal staff workshops, and meetings at the Embassy mostly on the topic of Networked Nonprofit, digital strategy, and … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Avoid Fundraising Burnout
Note from Beth: This week I've been in Finland at the invitation of the US Embassy to do trainings. On August 14th, I'm doing a FREE webinar with Soapbox Engage on how to raise more money and not burnout. So, to avoid my own burnout, please enjoy this guest post by Julie Fanning. 7 Ways to Avoid Fundraising Burnout With fundraising, especially in the non-profit sector, there’s always more work than there is time. From courting potential donors to hours of grant writing, there are very few … [Read more...]
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