Dear Readers, 

We hope you’re not feeling burned out. But the disturbing truth is that burnout is consistently cited as a major problem within nonprofits—both among leadership and staff.

This week’s Leadership newsletter leads with an interview with Beth Kanter, whose 2016 book, The Happier, Healthier Nonprofit, was prescient in addressing the toll that common nonprofit practices and experiences can take on people who work in the sector. Then, we examine findings around burnout in the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s report, The State of Nonprofits: 2024; and we explore the question of how movement leadership can avoid burnout. Finally, we invite you to attend our upcoming Premium webinar: QuickBooks for Nonprofits. 

As always, the Leadership desk wants to hear from you. What would you like to see more—or less—of? Do you have questions you’d like us to tackle? Email Leadership Editor Isaiah Thompson at [email protected]—and thanks for reading. 

Isaiah Thomson, Leadership Editor