Series - Integrating Mental Health into Purpose-Oriented Work

Social impact professionals are stressed out. Here’s how funders can help.

Author Kate Robertson
Future of Good spoke to Jack.org and Malala Fund to learn about the funder-fundee relationship, and how it impacts workers’ mental health

Why It Matters

The challenges of the pandemic are threatening the well-being of workers in the social impact sector — just when communities need them the most. Funders and grantees say to prevent a burnout crisis across the sector, building trust between them is more important than ever.

var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"Social impact professionals are stressed out. Here\u2019s how funders can help.. This story is in partnership with RBC Future Launch. When the pandemic demanded that work go remote for the tight-knit group of employees at Toronto-based Jack.org, they were able to accommodate everyone with the technology and gear required to work and communicate fairly quickly. But as they worked to replicate the amiable atmosphere of the office through virtual \u201chobnobs\u201d \u2014 one-on-one morale check-ins with different members of the team, matched up randomly \u2014 Development Lead Ryan Martin says that the lack of face-to-face interactions still takes a toll on the mental health of his team. \u201cI think the social piece, the lack of human interaction with my

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