576. Mental Health Week: Transforming Paid Leave in Nonprofits + Creating Sustainable Work Models for Wellness - Lacey Kempinski
This episode is part of our Mental Health Week series. Explore all the episodes, find resources + more at weareforgood.com/mentalhealth.
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Overview
Meet Lacey. As the founder of Balanced Good, she turned her challenges with postpartum depression and anxiety into a powerful mission to reshape parental leave in the nonprofit sector. As a mom of three, she gets how challenging it can be to build a career as a leader in the nonprofit sector while balancing the demands of parenthood💼👶 A sustainable work model isn't just good for people; it's good for business. Tune in to explore how organizations can prioritize wellness, create realistic workloads, and normalize taking breaks to combat burnout
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The state of paid leave in the nonprofit sector
The importance of sustainable work models
How to advocate for paid leave
Today's Guest
Lacey Kempinski, Founder + CEO, Balanced Good
“We are always continually pushed to add more and more and more. But what if we could create sustainable work models?”
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Episode Highlights
Lacey’s story and journey to where she is today (3:55)
State of paid leave in the nonprofit and impact sectors (6:50)
Impact of paid leave (9:25)
Advocating for paid leave (17:00)
Building a parental leave plan in a day (19:45)
Activation (22:50)
A powerful moment of philanthropy (24:05)
Lacey’s One Good Thing: Give yourself grace and give others grace. (26:05)
How to connect with Lacey + Balanced Good (27:20)
Powerful Quotes
“My journey into this career path was deeply personal and rooted in my experience of becoming a mom.” -Lacey
“We’re always questioning if things inspire and support wellness. Does our culture actually live the values we’re saying out loud?” -Lacey
“We are always continually pushed to add more and more and more. But what if we could create sustainable work models” -Lacey
“We’re looking at people holistically. Whatever you have in life beyond work is equally as valuable, or more valuable than what you're contributing to your work and your sector.” -Lacey
"If we can help one person at a time, we're going to impact some change."
“We need to be talking to our board members about the need for parental leave and the damage it's doing to not just our staff, but our mission.” -Lacey
"Give yourself grace and give others grace." -Lacey
"Philanthropy doesn't have to be on this grand scale. You can do something to make an impact." -Lacey
Resources
Workbook: Whether you are preparing for your own parental leave or a team member's, this handy workbook will help you walk through the steps to create a solid plan for the next four, six, twelve, or eighteen months.
Employer Checklist: As an employer, navigating a team member’s parental leave can be tricky. We know you are busy, so we’ve put together this brief checklist to help ensure you’ve got all of your bases covered.
Employee Checklist: Did you just find out you are expecting? Or perhaps you want to give your peer or colleague some support as they navigate the transition to parenthood? Grab this checklist today to ensure you’ve got all the bases covered.
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