This article was previously published by YMCA WorkWell and is reprinted with permission. Renowned author and employee burnout expert Jennifer Moss argues that organizations can no longer afford to ignore employee well-being. And, you know what? She’s absolutely right. Multiple surveys suggest...
Original Broadcast Date: February 16, 2023. Summary: Disengaged workers, work overload, and burnout are not new workforce problems and were actually steadily increasing well before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic created a tipping point, challenging not only long-held assumptions about...
On November 30, at the CharityVillage Conference & Awards, we announced this year’s winners in a variety of categories, including fundraising, workplace mental health, and diversity, equity & inclusion, as well as, outstanding individual impact. As 2022 comes to a...
This article was originally published on YMCA WorkWell and is reprinted with permission. The theme for Mental Health Week 2022 was empathy. What a great theme! We all need to build our empathy skills, and we’d all feel more seen, understood and...
This article is an excerpt from Conscious Service: Ten Ways to Reclaim your Calling, Move beyond Burnout, and Make a Difference without Sacrificing Yourself (Hazelden Publishing, Publication Date: April 2022) and is reprinted with permission. What happens to our health when our happiness...
I usually feel the tension in my shoulders first, weighing me down, then the pain makes its way down my back, running down my legs, and the nausea sets in. I start to feel paralyzed - frozen - unable to...
While the topic of self care has been around for decades, it has had even more of a spotlight on it recently, as we continue to move forward in our daily lives during these uncharted times. A highly requested webinar...
Join our host, CharityVillage President Mary Barroll, to learn how nonprofits can better support their staff and volunteers when it comes to mental health. We speak to experts about burnout, isolation and depression, as well as potential solutions designed to...
On a cold day in March 2020, the Transition House Coalition of Northumberland was providing emergency shelter for 24 people, two more than they had beds for. The next day COVID-19 restrictions forced them to shut down, leaving two dozen people with nowhere...
In the initial weeks following the onset of COVID-19’s spread, employers across the country had to respond swiftly to the restraints imposed by the pandemic. While no organizations were exempt from dealing with the crisis, the response from group benefit providers was doubly important. For...