The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit

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.

Steer your organization away from burnout while boosting all-around performanceThe 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 changeAt 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.

Our Acknowledgments xvBeth's Acknowledgments xvAliza's Acknowledgments xviForeword xviiIntroduction xxiThe Vision xxiWhy We Wrote This Book xxivWhat You'll Learn in This Book xxvPart I Revitalize Yourself1 The Problem: Why Nonprofit Professionals Burn Out 3When Work and Life Collide 3What Is Burnout, Anyway? 8Causes of Burnout 12The Stress of Work 18Moving Out of Burnout 252 The Foundation: Understanding the Areas of Self-Care 27Dealing with Stress 27What Is Self-Care, Really? 28Introducing the Five Spheres of Happy Healthy Living 30Sphere 1: Relationship to Self 32Sphere 2: Relationship to Others 36Sphere 3: Relationship to Environment 38Sphere 4: Relationship to Work and Money 39Sphere 5: Relationship to Tech 42It's Time to Make a Change 443 The Assessments: Change Your Habits, Make a Self-Care Plan 45Self-Assessment Is the First Step 45Creating Change 57Making It Happen: Your Self-Care Action Plan 624 The Practices: Happy, Healthy Things You Can Do for Yourself 69Individual Self-Care 69Supporting Health and Wellness 70Supporting Happiness and Well-Being 755 The Workflow: Changing the Way You Work 83Bringing It to the Office 83Relationships in the Workplace 84Environment 87Your Workflows 89Managing Your Energy 90Asking for Flexible Work 94Bringing Play to Your Work 96Breaking from Work 98Tech Wellness 100Part II Revitalize Your Organization6 The Culture: Transforming Your Organization 107Connecting the Dots to Organizational Culture Change 107Defining a Happy, Healthy Culture 110The Role of the Leaders 117Supporting Employees for Culture Change 123Committing to Culture Change 1277 The Activities and Cues: Self-Care to WE-Care 129WE-Care in the Workplace 129The Physical Office 137Human Interactions 141Mindfulness at Work 144Creativity Activities 147Home Life Support 1498 The Processes: Well-Being in the Workplace 151Workflows 152Energy Management 153Walking as Work 153Flexible Work 158Play at Work 160Breaking from Work 1629 The Strategy: Working toward a Happy, Healthy Nonprofit Organization 171Wellness Versus Well-Being Programs 171The Benefits of a Happy, Healthy Strategy 174Why Employee Engagement Is Essential 176Your Policies and Employee Benefits 180Writing Your Happy, Healthy Strategy 185Rolling Out Your Strategy 187Evaluating Your Happy, Healthy Organization 190Shout Hallelujah, Come on Get Happy and Healthy! 192Notes 193Index 201