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Don’t Abuse Self-Care at Your Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As part of the research for our book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , Aliza Sherman and I have been reading, interviewing, and researching self-care practices both for the individual and how nonprofit organizations can support it. We’ve come across examples of how nonprofit abuse self-care.

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How to Prevent Fundraising Burnout in a Small, Growing Nonprofit

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Take care of yourself and keep yourself strong so that you can continue to do the wonderful work you are doing. You see, caring too much can hurt you. When caregivers focus on others without practicing self-care, destructive behaviors can surface. It’s deceptively simple: Self-care. What Exactly is Burnout?

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How nonprofit leaders can successfully navigate the rough waters of a crisis

ASU Lodestar Center

Self-care is essential. If you are taking care of yourself then your employees will as well. They rescue abused, abandoned and neglected children in the Philippines and provide a home and future for them through rehabilitation and education. Communication needs to happen often and with as much transparency as possible.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

The reasons for these discrepancies are deep-rooted, often spanning generations, and are the physical manifestations of lifetimes of abuse and inequality that have been baked into the fabric of America since its inception. ” That work starts with Charlamagne’s newest endeavor, the Mental Wealth Alliance (MWA).

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Resources and Slides: Ten Nonprofit Work Practices for Impact without Burnout

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We also set up a Facebook Group to continue the discussion on self-care for nonprofits. Our session covered these topics: Why you need to take care of yourself so your organization can deliver on its mission . How to shift from a chronic state of stress to a chronic state of self-care . Create Your Self-Care Plan.

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January Nonprofit Blog Carnival: What Are You Doing To Be Happier, Healthier in 2016?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This month’s carnival was an opportunity for nonprofit bloggers to share a post that addressed this question: What self-care techniques, rituals, or habits do you personally live and breath everyday that keep you inspired, calm, and effective at your nonprofit? 7 No Cost Self-Care Actions by Lori L.

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Nonprofits in the Autonomous World: Will the Bots Take Over?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As Jeremiah points out, we are entering the next phase where robots, drones, bots, AI, and self-driving cars will have widespread adoption. NGOs, activists, and even governments have used bots to automate positive social change activities: Pregnancy and newborn care education. There are bots that are self-training using AI language.

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