Addressing Burnout: A Leader’s Insights on Self-Care in the Sector

Press pause to take a reflective hour with seasoned fundraising executive, Cassie Gruenstein, as she discusses her personal journey with professional burnout and the period of rest, reckoning, recharging, and restarting that followed. The founder of consultancy Plus Impact Partners, Cassie has spent 15 years working with nonprofit and philanthropic leaders to strategize and design services, programs, and donor engagement campaigns. Prior to that, she spent a decade as a fundraising leader and trainer. Since her own burnout in 2022, she now includes sabbatical design as a key support for her client organizations and their leaders. Join us in candid conversation to talk about the specific ways impact leaders experience burnout and how to create internal self-compassion and external boundaries to support mental health and wellness at work.