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576. Mental Health Week: Transforming Paid Leave in Nonprofits + Creating Sustainable Work Models for Wellness - Lacey Kempinski


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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 parenthoodđź’Ľđź‘¶ 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.

đź’ˇ Learn

  • 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

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)

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/576.

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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