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The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Linking Self-Care and Wellbeing to Impact
The document discusses the importance of linking self-care and well-being to organizational impact in the nonprofit sector. It outlines challenges such as burnout and the need for a culture shift that prioritizes employee wellness, suggesting practical self-care strategies. The content emphasizes that improving workplace well-being requires leadership engagement and sustained changes rather than quick fixes, highlighting the benefits of fostering a supportive environment.
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The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Linking Self-Care and Wellbeing to Impact
- 1. The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Linking Self-‐Care and Wellbeing to Impact Beth Kanter, Master Trainer, Speaker, Author Cause Camp March, 2017
- 2. @kanter www.bethkanter.org Beth Kanter: Master Trainer, Speaker, Author and Nonprofit Thought Leader
- 3. Raise Your Hand If ….. What is your experience with well-‐ being in the workplace? Not encouraged at all Employees are encouraged to do it on their own There are periodic activities for wellness or wellbeing Our nonprofit has a strategy/plan/policy for a comprehensive programLive Stream Audience: http://bit.ly/HHNP-‐Poll
- 4. • Nonprofit Professionals •Understanding Burnout and Self-‐Care • Creating A Plan • Nonprofit Organizations • Leadership and Employee Engagement • Culture Change • Nonprofit Case Studies Slides, Links, and Handouts: http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/cause-‐camp What I’m going to talk about …..
- 5. Beth 399 Beth’s Story: Why A Book on Self-‐Care Healthy Range >150 Test Results
- 6. Too Much of This …
- 7. Too Much of That
- 8. A Little Bit of That
- 9. Way Too Much of This …. Working nights and weekends Sleep deprivation No vacation or down time
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- 11. Where do you find the time in your work day?
- 13. Allen Kwabena Frompong Black Lives Matter NYC
- 14. Happy Healthy Nonprofit Book http://bit.ly/happyhealthynpbook We-‐ Care Self-‐ Care
- 16. Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion that occurs when we feel overwhelmed by too many demands, too few resources, and too little recovery time.
- 17. The Symptoms of Burnout Emotional Exhaustion Cynicism Detachment Fatigue Loss of enjoyment Insomnia Pessimism Forgetfulness Impaired concentration Isolation Detachment Increased illness Loss of appetite Lack of Accomplishment Anxiety Apathy Hopelessness Depression Increased irritability Anger Lack of productivity Poor performance And burnout is sneaky!
- 18. The 4 Stages of Nonprofit Burnout Passion Driven Passion Waning Passion Challenged Passion Depleted Take the Assessment: http://bit.ly/np-‐burnout
- 19. Share Pair What is your stress trigger? How do you react?
- 20. What’s Your Personal Craziness Index?
- 21. What is Self-‐Care? Self-‐Care is about revitalization. It includes any deliberate and consistent habits you create to enhance your overall well being.
- 22. Many Ways To Put On the Oxygen Mask!
- 23. Tip: Protect Your Sleep
- 24. Sitting Is New Smoking
- 25. Beverly Trayner-‐Wenger List of Standing Desk Resources http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/walk Stand Up At Work
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- 29. We have no downtime 52% of smartphone owners check their phones a few times an hour or more. Behavior Addiction
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- 32. Tip: Unplug regularly & often
- 33. Tip: Apps as Agents of Self-Care Happy Healthy: There’s An App for That http://bit.ly/HHNP-‐apps
- 34. Tip: Prioritize What Is Important
- 35. TIP: Schedule Quiet Time & Brain Breaks
- 36. Tip: Take Real Vacations
- 37. Self-Care Plan Area Practice Goals Sphere 1: Self -‐Get 7-‐9 hours of sleep per night. -‐Eat more fruits and vegetables every day. -‐Get to 10,000 steps per day walking. Sphere 2: Others -‐Make a regular date with my partner and/or children – one-‐ on-‐one – to give my relationships attention. -‐Divest myself of negative influences, moving consciously away from people who bring me down. Sphere 3: Environment -‐Stop what I’m doing at least once a day to go outside. -‐Clear clutter from my office desk Sphere 4: Work and Money -‐Take comp time when I’m attending work-‐related evening events. -‐Stand up from my desk every 15 minutes to stretch and walk around. Sphere 5: Tech -‐Set up a charging station at the front door for all of my/my family’s digital devices. -‐Keep all my digital devices out of my bedroom and off my dinner table.
- 38. • Pair Share: What are some self-‐care activities that you can embrace to build resilience for your nonprofit work?
- 39. 1 Make It Tiny 2 Find A Spot 3 Train the Cycle The Secret to Creating New Self-‐Habits That Stick! BJ Fogg: Tiny Habits Framework
- 41. A Simple Way To Practice Mindfulness At Work -‐Two Minutes of Focusing on Breath -‐Two Minutes of No Agenda
- 42. Creating A Mindfulness Habit Trigger
- 43. • What is one self-‐care habit you want to build? What’s your trigger? Mindful Moment
- 45. From Self-Care toWE-Care
- 46. From Self-Care toWE-Care
- 47. From Self-Care toWE-Care ● Culture ● Employee Engagement ● Programs and Activities ● Nudges and Cues ● Policies, Strategy
- 48. Changing An Organizational Culture That Eats French Fries for Breakfast Organizational leaders model self-‐care and don’t ridicule it, ignore it, or give lip service When employees are engaged in creating a culture of we-‐care or else there will be either a steak and scotch rebellion or frequent self-‐care abusers Not a quick fix with tactics or activities, requires patience
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- 51. Wellbeing Is Embedded in the Culture
- 52. Crisis Response Network: Listen and Engage Employees to Shift the Culture 1: Functioning Do people have what they need to do their job? 2: Feelings Do people feel appreciated and respected? 3: Friendship Do people feel connected to one another? 4: Forward Do people feel like they have opportunities for growth? 5: Fulfillment Do people feel like they are inspired and working towards a higher purpose? Laura Putnam – 5 F’s Framework
- 55. United Way in South Dakota: Moving Together • Twice daily all staff walk or movement • Started with listening and engaging with employees • Wellness coaching and experiment 10 years ago • Now part of culture
- 56. Hazon: Leverage Staff Champions Wednesday Afternoon Weekly Walk -‐After lunch for 20 minutes to energize and build community
- 58. Building A Movement Inside Your Organization
- 59. Interfaith Youth Core – Bottom Up and Top Down • Leadership supported an employee “Giddy” committee • Feedback on how to improve wellbeing (health, happiness, productivity) • One idea: “Creativity Time” – three hours per month to visit a museum – employee handbook • No one used it until Executive Director started to use it
- 60. Communal Meals: Crockpot Mondays
- 61. This is bunch of woo woo What’s the ROI of Happy and Healthy? Your Executive Director
- 62. • Fewer absences and sick days • Lower healthcare costs • Higher employee work satisfaction and retention • Ability to attract top talent when recruiting for jobs • Higher productivity • Greater ability to handle stressful situations • Ability to meet and exceed milestones • Motivated, resilient workers • Better brand ambassadors • Responsive and engaged staff Return on Investment
- 63. • Does your organization’s culture amplify stress or nurture well-‐being? How can you do more of the latter?
- 64. Getting Started • Beopen about self-care. • Staff meeting to do assessments and create self-care plans • Accountability buddies • Make small changes and offer reward/praise • Does not have to cost a lot of money
- 65. Summary • Self-‐care is not just about kale smoothies and massages, it is part of doing the work • Bringing well being into the workplace is all about culture change • A culture of well being requires leadership and employee engagement • Quick fixes don’t work • Benefits include recruiting top talent, retention, reduced health costs, and more • Pick one small self-‐care habit that you can create and build into your life today and courage others in your organization to do the same!
- 66. Thank you! www.bethkanter.org The Happy Healthy Nonprofit http://bit.ly/happyhealthynpbook