E58: Incorporating Mindfulness at Your Nonprofit with Megan Whitney

Lead with Heart | Philanthropy, Nonprofit Leadership, Nonprofit Management & Fundraising

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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.
In this episode:

• [02:52] Megan’s experience with burnout
• [08:01] The early warning signs of burnout and the difference between burnout and stress
• [19:09] Mindfulness strategies for building a supportive and inclusive nonprofit culture
• [35:26] Megan’s mindfulness community and the different practices she offers
• [38:30] Creating mindful micro-moments

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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
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