Staff wellbeing programme design for nonprofits
People are burning out, turnover is creeping up, and wellbeing feels like a word on a slide rather than something the organisation actually supports.
What you'll achieve
A structured wellbeing programme that addresses the real sources of stress in your context and builds a culture where people can sustain their work long term.
How a Nonprofit Builder consultant helps
- Conduct a wellbeing needs assessment, review your current policies and practices, and design a programme combining structural changes, manager capability, and peer support.
Key deliverables
- Wellbeing needs assessment, programme design, policy recommendations, manager guidance, resource pack for staff, evaluation approach.
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From the resource library
Free tools and guides to get started
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Sabbatical Programs for Nonprofit Leaders
A how-to guide for foundations that want to fund sabbaticals for nonprofit leaders, written from the Durfee Foundation's own programme. It explains why funders should sponsor rest, then covers legal points, eligibility, applications, selection, cover for the leader's job, orientation, awards, reporting, evaluation, peer support, retreats and budget. It ends with a list of 9 other funder sabbatical programmes. Funders use it to design and run a programme.
ClassicKey manual or guideFree - 6.1C075
Employee Wellbeing Survey for Nonprofit Organizations
A 12-question staff survey template for nonprofit teams that takes about 5 minutes to complete. It covers retention, workload and boundaries, burnout risk, purpose, psychological safety, manager and team support, pay fairness and organisational care, plus 1 open question. Responses are anonymous. Leaders run it twice a year, or quarterly in periods of change, then pick 1 or 2 actions and report back to staff within 2 weeks.
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