Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. The nonprofit organizations I'm working with are are seeking out ways to create collective resilience in their workplaces. Much of this has to do with how people appreciate each other as well as building a sense of community, followed by activities and supporting policies in the workplace. I've been facilitating nonprofit workshops and staff retreats focused on … [Read more...]
Burnout, Resilience and Nonprofits: The Latest Research, Trend, and Insights
My book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit, was published a month before the presidential election. In the wake of some of the most stressful times for nonprofits and activists that I work with, many are seeking out ways to reduce burnout, practice self-care and build empathetic relationships and supportive policies in the workplace. Here’s what to watch in 2019: Building a culture of wellbeing in the nonprofit workplace is more popular than ever: Organizational culture has become your nonprofit’s … [Read more...]
Stop Sleeping with Your Iphone
In the Happy Healthy Nonprofit, one important area that we focus on are the pillars of self-care which begins with getting good quality sleep. This healthy habit sets the stage for you to incorporate other self-care routines that we describe in our book. One surefire way to ruin your sleep is to use your mobile phone as an alarm clock. Why? According to scientific research, reading a tablet or mobile phone with its backlit display in bed can make it harder to fall asleep and your sleep … [Read more...]
The Well-Being & Equity Bridging (WEB) Network
The last few months I have been honored to serve on a team as a trainer, a team lead by Leadership Learning Community with the purpose to activate a network focused on the intersectionality of equity, well-being, and health. This concept is very exciting to me as I've noticed in my own work as a trainer focusing on well-being and self-care, how these topics intersect with other disciplines. The Well-being & Equity Bridging (WEB) Network is an emerging network of people and organizations … [Read more...]
A Culture of Wellbeing as a New Nonprofit Strength: Building Capacity During a Time of Disruption
Note from Beth: In my recent book, The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit and leading workshops for nonprofits all over the world on this topic, I continue to be passionate about the need to build resilient and sustainable nonprofit leaders and organizations. This is true now more than ever. And new report, The New Normal, spells out exactly why that is important A Culture of Wellbeing as a New Nonprofit Strength: Building Capacity During a Time of Disruption - guest post by Heather McLeod Grant, Adene … [Read more...]
