Working in a mission-driven profession, with limited resources and high expections, it can be easy to lose sight of your own mental health as you prioritize the goals of your organization. These resources from the Association of Fundraising Professionals are designed to help fundraisers evaluate their own mental health and find solutions to common challenges such as burnout, quiet quitting, and competing professional and personal priorities.
Fundraising professionals are no strangers to stress. In fact, according to a survey conducted by AFP and the Chronicle of Philanthropy, a staggering 84% of fundraisers reported feeling tremendous pressure to succeed. So, what can fundraisers do to protect their mental health and build emotional resilience?
An estimated 15 percent of people are neurodivergent, and late diagnoses — particularly among women and people of color — are increasingly common. Yet this reality is often missing from our sector’s conversations on burnout, retention, and workplace culture. Nicole Bela, MSW, CFRE shares how not being able to be your full self at work can contribute to burnout.
In this series, working parents share their mental health challenges and offer tips to help busy nonprofit professionals balance caregiving with being in a mission-driven profession.