The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit :Strategies for Impact without Burnout

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Steer your organization away from burnout while boosting all-around performance

The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit presents realistic strategies for leaders looking to optimize organizational achievement while avoiding the common nonprofit burnout. With a uniquely holistic approach to nonprofit leadership strategy, this book functions as a handbook to help leaders examine their existing organization, identify trouble spots, and resolve issues with attention to all aspects of operations and culture. The expert author team walks you through the process of building a happier, healthier organization from the ground up, with a balanced approach that considers more than just quantitative results. Employee wellbeing takes a front seat next to organizational performance, with clear guidance on establishing optimal systems and processes that bring about better results while allowing a healthier work-life balance. By improving attitudes and personal habits at all levels, you'll implement a positive cultural change with sustainable impact.

Nonprofits are driven to do more, more, more, often with fewer and fewer resources; there comes a breaking point where passion dwindles under the weight of pressure, and the mission suffers as a result. This book shows you how to revamp your organization to do more and do it better, by putting cultural considerations at the heart of strategy.

  • Find and relieve cultural and behavioral pain points
  • Achieve better results with attention to well-being
  • Redefine your organizational culture to avoid burnout
  • Establish systems and processes that enable sustainable change

At its core, a nonprofit is driven by passion. What begins as a personal investment in the organization's mission can quickly become the driver of stress and overwork that leads to overall lackluster performance. Executing a cultural about-face can be the lifeline your organization needs to thrive. The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit provides a blueprint for sustainable change, with a holistic approach to improving organizational outlook.

Chapter

Why We Wrote This Book

What You’ll Learn in This Book

PART I Revitalize Yourself

Chapter 1 The Problem: Why Nonprofit Professionals Burn Out

When Work and Life Collide

Scarcity of Self-Care

Lack of Belief, Lack of Buy-In

What Is Burnout, Anyway?

The Stages of Burnout

Symptoms of Burnout

Causes of Burnout

Societal and Generational Attitudes

Nonprofit Sector Mind-Sets

Lack of Leadership Development

The Stress of Work

Stressful Overwork

Stressful Work

Physical Work Environments

Technology Ubiquity

Moving Out of Burnout

Chapter 2 The Foundation: Understanding the Areas of Self-Care

Dealing with Stress

What Is Self-Care, Really?

Introducing the Five Spheres of Happy Healthy Living

Sphere 1: Relationship to Self

Start with a Good Night’s Sleep

You Really Are What You Eat

Get a Move on It

Down Time

Sphere 2: Relationship to Others

Family, Friends, Community

Sphere 3: Relationship to Environment

Sphere 4: Relationship to Work and Money

Work-Life Juggle, Not Balance

Sphere 5: Relationship to Tech

Effects of Social Media and Mobile Phones

It’s Time to Make a Change

Chapter 3 The Assessments: Change Your Habits, Make a Self-Care Plan

Self-Assessment Is the First Step

The Nonprofit Burnout Assessment

Your Current Reactions to Stress

Stress Triggers and Self-Care Behaviors Worksheet

Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Individual Self-Care Assessment and Checklists

Creating Change

Attitude Changes (Mind-Set)

Behavior Changes (Actions)

Habit Changes (Sustaining)

Making It Happen: Your Self-Care Action Plan

Creating Your Self-Care Plan

Self-Care Plan Templates

Tips for Self-Care

Chapter 4 The Practices: Happy, Healthy Things You Can Do for Yourself

Individual Self-Care

Supporting Health and Wellness

Wellness Triad: Sleeping

Wellness Triad: Nutrition

Wellness Triad: Exercise

Supporting Happiness and Well-Being

Mindfulness

Gratitude

Relaxation

Creativity

Chapter 5 The Workflow: Changing the Way You Work

Bringing It to the Office

Relationships in the Workplace

Compassion

Boundaries

Environment

Your Workflows

Managing Your Energy

Movement as Work

Asking for Flexible Work

Bringing Play to Your Work

Breaking from Work

Taking Daily Breaks

Taking Real Vacations

Tech Wellness

Digital Detox

PART II Revitalize Your Organization

Chapter 6 The Culture: Transforming Your Organization

Connecting the Dots to Organizational Culture Change

Defining a Happy, Healthy Culture

The Emotional Side of Happy, Healthy Culture

The Case for Employee Engagement

Elements of Culture Change

Initiating Happy, Healthy Culture Change

The Role of the Leaders

Happy, Healthy Leadership in Practice

Board Buy-In

Supporting Employees for Culture Change

Education and Coaching

Group and Peer-to-Peer Learning Support

Committing to Culture Change

Chapter 7 The Activities and Cues: Self-Care to WE-Care

WE-Care in the Workplace

Sleep Activities and Cues

Nutrition Activities and Cues

Exercise Activities and Cues

The Physical Office

The Changing Workstation

Human Interactions

Mindfulness at Work

Relaxation Activities

Creativity Activities

Home Life Support

Chapter 8 The Processes: Well-Being in the Workplace

Workflows

Energy Management

Walking as Work

Walking Meeting Tips

Walking the Actual Walk

Flexible Work

Results-Only Work Environment

Four-Day Workweek

Play at Work

Breaking from Work

Real Vacations

Sabbaticals

Digital Detoxes

Chapter 9 The Strategy: Working toward a Happy, Healthy Nonprofit Organization

Wellness Versus Well-Being Programs

The Benefits of a Happy, Healthy Strategy

Six Steps to Getting Started

Why Employee Engagement Is Essential

Forming Your Employee Engagement Committee

Getting Employee Feedback for Buy-In

Your Policies and Employee Benefits

Softer Policies with Big Impacts

Tech Policies for Tech Wellness

Writing Your Happy, Healthy Strategy

Rolling Out Your Strategy

Developing Resource Materials

Promoting Your Strategy

Evaluating Your Happy, Healthy Organization

Shout Hallelujah, Come on Get Happy and Healthy!

Notes

Index

EULA

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