Fundraising has changed significantly in the last 10 years, with the creation of the Fundraising Regulator and the (newly updated) Code of Fundraising Practice. So fundraising guidance has improved and charities should be much more aware of their responsibilities.
But one area that can easily be overlooked is the wellbeing of professional fundraisers. The perfect storm of a cost of living crisis, an increase in demand for charity’s services, and a society that often does not give enough credit to professional fundraisers, means that wellbeing can seriously suffer.
A new report from the Rogare think tank called ‘Caring Too Much’ suggests the 4 key drivers for stress and burnout among fundraisers and how they can be mitigated. You can download the report without charge from https://www.rogare.net/stress-burnout.
We hope this is already a topic in your organisation, and that this report will help inform your conversations.