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If you can't count it, did it happen?

research

We know funders and leaders love making data-informed decisions. Here are two reports we've released based on our work with nonprofits and schools. They are free to download, below. Questions? Drop us a line.

school leader Interview results

I. Successes To Be Inspired By:

We heard about hiking clubs, yoga, a violinist, regular therapy, wellness committees -- check out our five success areas of what other schools are doing for school staff wellness. 

II. Challenges and Barriers to Learn From

Every school has barriers to wellness -- and looking at these themed challenges might feel familiar, yet all of them have solutions. We can shine a light on challenges and solve them together.

III. Recommendations to consider

Nonprofit Wellness has tools, tips and suggestions for how to overcome the challenges and barriers your school community may face in the coming year.

Who we interviewed

Nonprofit Wellness conducted the first phase of this study between March-June 2021. We utilized surveys and interviews to understand teacher wellness in all eight wards of Washington D.C.  Most quotes are from 8 school leader interviews; some are from open-ended survey responses. All are confidential/anonymous.

Get in touch

Do you need help with your school wellness plans for SY 22-23?  Let us know. 

Or, check out our Train-the-Trainer program Jan-May 2022.

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see what we've learned about school & org wellness

These reports were released in Spring 2021 (interviews with school leaders in Washington, D.C. about wellness practices and barriers) and June 2020 (the five findings and five recommendations from the Nonprofit Wellness Pilot of 2018-19). They are free to download and share. Please contact us with any questions. 

2021 SCHOOL LEADERS REPORT (pdf)

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2020 WELLNESS EQUITY REPORT (pdf)

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nonprofit pilot: we're ok at taking care of others, not self

Finding #1 We're not healthy

Finding #1 We're not healthy

Finding #1 We're not healthy

Our Pilot looked at how stress and wellness tools affect individuals, teams, and organizations.  We lay out five findings and five recommendations in this Wellness Equity report. For example:


FINDING #1 

Participants judged themselves, overall, as having poor individual health. Most self-reported “some progress” over the six months of the Pilot.

Wellness was ranked on energy level, work-life balance, work satisfaction/commitment, productivity level, and physical fitness. The most significant improvements from the beginning of the pilot to the end were improved rankings with physical health and energy level, with increases averaging 12% and 11%, respectively. 

Who participated?

Finding #1 We're not healthy

Finding #1 We're not healthy

Our first 60-person cohort involved the following 13 organizations: 

The Advancement Project

Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance

First Focus

Florida House DC

Free Minds Book Club

German Marshall Fund of the U.S.

Justice Policy Institute 

Nat'l Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice

Reading Partners DC

Tahirih Justice Center

UndocuBLACK

(2 unlisted organizations)


Our Pilot cohort was 82% female, 65% people of color, 52% lower-income, and 22% have an invisible disability or chronic illness. 

Participant comments...

Participant comments...

Participant comments...

“We had an entire retreat framed around self care and our communication has gotten a lot better. And I think our staff team, the culture has always been really positive and friendly, and with our staff now, our director prioritizes communication, self care and work life balance...That message has gotten a lot stronger since the Pilot.” (RPDC) 


"[Coaching over five months] ...really helped me think through a lot of personal challenges that were creating mental blocks for me in the workplace. And then we had some really solid, specific, actionable advice for challenges." (APALA) 


"The group that did yoga together, we're talking about it all week and enjoyed it a lot. Given the political climate, women and people of color are experiencing a lot of stress, and I think that it’s negatively impacting our mental health." (NLIRJ)


"And, it's okay to take time for yourself, go to the gym, go do yoga, self care, it's extremely important ... The pilot was a phenomenal opportunity to gain access to some wellness training from top-notch institutions that I wouldn’t have been able to afford otherwise."  (FMBC)

Five Recommendations

Participant comments...

Participant comments...

Spoiler Alert: here are the Five Recommendations of what nonprofits need:

1. Wellness Equity: those who suffer the most stress deserve the most resources

2. User-led design and inclusive structures for sustainability

3. Supporting high-stress nonprofit sectors, like K-12 education

4. Exploring the benefits of team health

5. Proactively devoting resources


MIL GRACIAS

SHOUT OUT TO OUR AMAZING WELLNESS DONORS. 

Without these benefits (worth $40,000), the Pilot couldn't have happened. 

Thank you to our community of supporters:

Headspace Meditation * Still Point Spa * Capital Bikeshare * BYW Wellness * Willow Street Yoga * Balance Gym * VIDA Fitness * Mind the Mat * SoulEx Float Spa * Vortex cycling * Yoga Heights DC * Bluebird  Sky Yoga * YogaWorks * M Street Yoga * Joy Of Motion * EnableU Coaching * Rahim Spence Coaching * Patagonia * Six O'Clock Scramble * Roger Mack * Crunch/Sport & Health * Flywheel *  Trusted Advisor * Quartz Queen Yoga * Shaw Yoga * Soldierfit Silver Spring * FoodConfidence.com *  Blue Heron Wellness * Five Rhythms with Ann Kite * JRINK * Devaney Nutrition * Leslie Zucker Coaching * Andy Proctor Financial Coaching * Natalie Miller Coaching * Urban Artistry * Sandy Spring Adventure Park * Orange Theory Fitness * Takoma Bicycle * Imagination Stage * Woolly Mammoth * Gala Teatro * Sou Family Recipes * Kathy Carroll * Claudia Arango * Vicky Bonasera * Carol Mermey * Carol Collins * Kate Miller * Contradiction Dance * Walk the Middle Way * Art of Potential * After School Dance Fund * Washington Walks * Comfort Consulting * Institute for African-American Mindfulness * Mindful Schools * Joe's Movement Emporium * Under Armour 


And thank you to the Greater Washington Community Foundation for hosting our Pilot Fund. 

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