Burnout. Fatigue. Isolation. Just simply tired. These words echo across so many conversations I’ve had with grantee partners as the Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Officer at Cal Wellness.
The work of advancing health and racial equity can be exhausting, even more so in times like these as California copes with devastating wildfires and nonprofit leaders face the stress of a changing political environment.
That’s why we’re launching Wellness Together, an event series supporting the well-being of anyone working to advance health and social justice in California, whether you work at a nonprofit organization or do community-building work.
Wellness Together will offer four virtual sessions featuring wellness practitioners who will provide coaching, tools and guided practices like meditation and breathwork. Additionally, we’ll host in-person events in Los Angeles and Oakland specifically for our grantee partners.
The sessions will be led by Our Own, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit focused on dismantling barriers to racial injustice through mental and physical health, nutrition, education and entrepreneurship.
Our first virtual session, “Nonprofit Fatigue: How to Avoid Burnout” is happening February 20 from 10:30 am to noon PT. It’s free and we’d love for you to join us – here’s where you can register.
Wellness Together is a natural evolution of our approach to directly support the diverse communities we serve through convenings, retreats, and other ways to build connection and promote wellbeing. We have more resilience-building opportunities in store for this year and are excited to tell you more soon.
