E58: Incorporating Mindfulness at Your Nonprofit with Megan Whitney

I’m very excited to have Megan Whitney on this episode of Lead with Heart. Megan is talking about burnout and sharing some mindfulness strategies we can use to build a supportive and inclusive nonprofit culture. 

Megan is a seasoned fundraising consultant and mindfulness coach with 17 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. She understands the unique pressures of nonprofit work firsthand, having burned out a decade ago. Since then, she’s dedicated her career to helping change-makers navigate the stress and exhaustion that can come with this work. 

Megan is truly doing wonderful work in the world and I can’t wait to share it with you in this episode.

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES

“Burnout is nobody’s fault and there are so many systemic causes for burnout beyond our control.” – Megan Whitney

“Mindfulness means being aware or paying attention. Paying attention allows you to wake up and to notice these unconscious ways of reacting to the world that can get in our own way and cause ourselves and each other harm.” – Megan Whitney

“Recovering from burnout is completely possible. It’s not a quick fix solution or something that happens overnight, but it is possible. ” – Megan Whitney

RESOURCES

Megan’s Nonprofit Burnout Prevention Kit

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CONNECT WITH MEGAN

LinkedIn: Megan Whitney

Instagram: @bemindfulwithmeg

Website: meganwhitneycoaching.com

CONNECT WITH HALEY

Haley is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Certified Stress Management Coach, and Certified EmC train the trainer. She is the Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, a nonprofit consulting and coaching business. She has worked in both small and large nonprofit teams in the human services, homelessness, and youth sectors; and she specializes in the EmC process, nonprofit leadership, board development, and fundraising. Haley is a passionate, impact-driven, experienced nonprofit professional whose mission is to empower, elevate and engage nonprofit leaders to build healthy, thriving organizations.

Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser

LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE

Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com