Silver City, NM: Over a third of nonprofits realize that employee retention is their greatest weakness, according to the 2016 Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey conducted Nonprofit HR. Long hours working with clients in crisis and trying to change policies in stagnate systems leaves many nonprofit employees at risk for "burn out," a state of emotional and physical exhaustion caused by long-term stress resulting from a person's career.
Many people enter the nonprofit field to give back to their community or to follow their passion. Unfortunately, nonprofit employees face many of the same perils as employees at for-profit businesses: shrinking budgets, increased workloads and stagnate salaries. These factors contribute to nearly 45% of nonprofit employees who reported that they planned to leave their organization in the next two years, according to a survey conducted by the human resource company, Nonprofit Talent.
Stacey Cox is aware of the perils nonprofit employees face, having experienced it first hand. Cox worked for over 15 years as a Chief Executive Officer of a large social justice nonprofit when she realized she was burned out. Physically ill and exhausted, she wondered how a profession she saw as her life's calling could leave her in such a beleaguered state.
After some time off to recuperate, Cox returned to school and focused her studies on how working in a high need environment with little reward leads to burnout. Now Cox has dedicated her career to help nonprofit employees steer clear of burn out, and help those who have already burned out to recover.
Cox will share her insights and experiences at one-hour brown bag training on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at noon in the College Street Plaza, Suite #5, 301 W. College Ave., in Silver City. The training is offered at no cost by the Nonprofit Resource Group. Limited seating is available so please RSVP your seat by registering today.
For a full schedule of the NRG training calendar for 2017 and a listing of services visit their website at www.NResourceGroup.org.
Registration is required for all NRG trainings. For more information, call Kendra Milligan at (575) 597-0035 or email NRG@swchi.org.
Stacey Cox offers insight into avoiding burnout to nonprofit employees at upcoming training.About the Nonprofit Resource Group (GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION)
The Nonprofit Resource Group (NRG) is a program of The National Center for Frontier Communities (NCFC). Nonprofits and other organizations form an essential piece of the larger social safety net and are on the front lines of identifying and delivering essential human services in frontier communities. To do all this, nonprofits need to be strong, resilient and innovative. NRG staff and consultants are dedicated to helping build and sustain nonprofit and other community organizations so that they can fulfill these roles effectively and sustainably, in partnership with private business and government.
For more information visit: www.NResourceGroup.org.
About the National Center for Frontier Communities (GENERAL ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION)
The National Center for Frontier Communities (NCFC) is a research and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and quality of life in frontier America. NCFC gives a voice to people and programs in frontier communities and raises awareness of frontier issues to policy makers, agencies, and the public.
Headquartered in Silver City, NM, NCFC serves as a central point of contact for referrals, information exchange, and networking among geographically separated communities.
For more information visit: www.frontierus.org.