This document discusses technology wellness in the nonprofit workplace. It notes that technology use can contribute to burnout among nonprofit professionals due to information overload and constant connectivity. The document provides tips for personal technology wellness, such as protecting sleep, taking breaks from technology, and organizing mobile phones to avoid overuse. It also discusses bringing technology wellness practices into nonprofit organizations through initiatives like walking meetings, movement breaks, and creating a culture that values focus time without distractions.

1. Combatting
Nonprofit
Burnout:
Technology
Wellness
in
the
Nonprofit
Workplace
Beth
Kanter,
Master
Trainer,
Speaker,
Author

2. @kanter
www.bethkanter.org
Beth Kanter: Master Trainer, Speaker, Author and
Nonprofit Thought Leader

3. • Nonprofit
Professionals:
Nonprofits
• Understanding
Connection
between
Tech
and
Burnout
• Personal
Technology
Wellness
Tips
• Nonprofit
Workplace:
Organizations
• Bringing
Technology
Wellness
into
the
Nonprofit
Workplace
What
I’m
going
to
talk
about
…..

4. Happy Healthy Nonprofit Book
http://bit.ly/happyhealthynpbook
We-­‐
Care
Self-­‐
Care

6. Burnout
is
a
state
of
emotional,
mental,
and
physical
exhaustion
that
occurs
when
we
feel
overwhelmed
by
too
many
demands,
too
few
resources,
and
too
little
recovery
time.

7. Technology
Use
Can
Be
A
Big
Cause
Stress
and
Burnout

8. Information Overload
Personal
Technology
Wellness
Assessment
1. Is
the
only
time
you
take
a
break
from
your
tech
when
you’re
sleeping?
2. Do
you
check
your
phone
before
you
go
to
bed
or
right
when
you
wake
up?
3. Do
you
have
problems
recalling
information
and
resort
to
searching
on
Google?
4. Do
you
feel
that
you
often
have
a
hard
time
paying
attention
or
focusing
on
a
single
task?
5. Do
you
experience
frustration
at
the
amount
of
online
information
you
need
to
process
every
day?
6. Do
you
frequently
or
constantly
check
your
email,
Twitter,
Facebook
or
other
online
services?
7. Do
you
sometimes
check
your
mobile
phone
for
messages
while
in
the
bathroom?
8. Do
you
find
yourself
reaching
for
your
phone
even
when
you’re
with
others?
9. Do
you
sit
at
your
computer
at
work
or
home
for
longer
than
30
minutes
at
a
time
without
getting
up
to
take
a
break?
10.Do
you
ever
check
your
mobile
phone
while
walking
outside?
Add
up
all
the
questions
you
answered
“YES”
to
for
your
score

9. 0…1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8…9…10
Source:
Lulumonathletica
Healthy……………………………………………………Unhealthy
What’s
Your
Technology
Wellness
Score?

10. Our
technology
use
is
changing
our
brains

11. We
have
no
downtime
52%
of
smartphone
owners
check
their
phones
a
few
times
an
hour
or
more.
Behavior
Addiction

14. What
is
the
average
human
attention
span
online?

15. Attention
Spans
Online
…
Source:
National
Center
for
Biotechnology
Information,
US
National
Library
of
Medicine
Flickr
photo:
Josullivan59
Attention Span
Statistics Data
The
average
human
attention
span
in
2000. 12
seconds
The
average
human
attention
span
in
2013. 8
seconds
9
seconds

21. Technology
Wellness
Tips
for
Nonprofit
Professionals

22. Not
Saying
To
Stop
Using
Technology
Be
Intentional

23. Tip: Protect Your Sleep

24. Pro Tip: Use An Alarm Clock

25. Beverly
Trayner-­‐Wenger
List
of
Standing
Desk
Resources
http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/walk
Tip:
Stand
Up
At
Work

27. Tip: Walk More

28. Tip: Organize Mobile Phone To Avoid Addiction
• Notifications
from
people
• Customized
notifications
• Tools
on
home
screen
• Scramble
Apps
• Remove
or
move
work
apps
into
folders
on
3rd or
4th screens
during
non-­‐work
hours

29. Tip: Unplug regularly & often

30. TIP: Schedule Quiet Time

31. • What
is
one
personal
technology
wellness
habit
you
can
start
doing
now?
Mindful
Moment

32. Technology
Wellness
in
the
Nonprofit
Workplace

33. Walking
At
Work
• Pick
the
best
type
of
meetings
for
walking
meetings
• Walk
inside
• Plan
your
route
• Notetaking
• Wear
comfortable
shoes,
bring
water
Tip: Walking Meetings

36. United
Way
in
South
Dakota:
Movement
Breaks
• Twice
daily
all
staff
walk
or
movement
• Started
with
listening
and
engaging
with
employees
• Wellness
coaching
and
experiment
10
years
ago
• Now
part
of
culture

37. Walking
for
Team
Building
Wednesday
Afternoon
Weekly
Walk
-­‐After
lunch
for
20
minutes
to
energize
and
build
community

39. Building
A
Movement
Inside
Your
Organization

40. Creating An Organization That Values Focus Time/Space

43. Collaborative
Tech
Overload:
Connectivity
Driven

44. ● 15%
of
organization
time
is
spent
in
meetings
● Four
hours
a
week
for
status
update
meetings
● 11
million
meetings
a
day
● More
than
$37
billion
year
in
unproductive
meetings
Source:
NY
Times,
“Meeting
is
Murder”
2/28/16
Fuze
Infographic
on
Meetings

45. Is
this
familiar?
• Long
work
week
• Come
home
to
realize
you
didn’t
get
stuff
done
• You
start
doing
solo
work
in
evenings
and
weekends
• You
don’t
do
it
because
you
are
too
exhausted

46. Solution:
The
Four
P’s
Planning People
Priorities Present

47. Planning:
Structure
and
Rituals
Assessment
1. Our
team
has
a
clear
sense
of
what’s
ahead
each
month
2. We
stick to
deadlines
and
commitments
and
rarely
let
things
fall
through
the
cracks
3. My
team
or
organization
has
a
clear
policy
about
sending
after
hours
emails
4. My
team
uses
cloud
software
for
collaboration
and
has
a
well
mapped
out
workflow
and
training
for
all
users
0-­‐8
What’s
your
score?
0=No,
1=Sometimes
2=Yes
Add
it
up
your
answers

48. Tips
to
Improve
Planning
● Use
Look-­‐Ahead
Rituals
● Make
Solo
Focus
Time
Part
of
Your
Team
Culture

49. Tips
to
Improve
Planning
● Clearly
Define
Workflow
for
Online
Collaboration
Platforms
and
Training
● Adopt
Formal
Practices
Around
Team
Emails

50. People:
How
You
Relate
To
Others
Assessment
1. I
am
comfortable
saying
no,
negotiating
requests,
and
making
requests
of
others.
2. I
stay
away
from
gossip,
office
politics,
and
drama
3. Our
team
communicates
precisely
via
email
and
online
collaboration
tools
4. Our
team
has
an
effective
approach
to
integrating
remote
and
on-­‐site
staff
for
meetings
and
collaboration
What’s
your
score?
0=No,
1=Sometimes
2=Yes
Add
it
up
your
answers
0-­‐8

51. Tips
to
Improve
● Set
a
Statute
of
Limitations
on
People
Frustrations
● Say
NO,
But
Enforce
Boundaries
With
Grace

52. Tips
to
Improve
People
● Write
emails
that
are
precise
● Create
a
remote
working
charter
for
your
team
Subjects
w/Keywords
[ACTION]
[SIGN]
[DECISION]
[CORD]
[INFO]
Bottom
Line
Up
Front
(BLUF)
Fewer
Words
Link
to
Attachments

53. Priorities:
How
You
Spend
Your
Time
1. We
spend
time
working
on
key
priorities
and
goals
that
move
the
needle
for
our
organization,
our
team,
or
my
own
performance
and
growth.
2. I
complete
tasks
even
when
I
don’t
want
to
do
them.
3. My
organization
or
team
has
clear
rationales
for
how
we
use
our
time
4. I
understand
and
accept
the
trade-­‐offs
that
I
make
when
choosing
how
to
spend
my
time.
What’s
your
score?
0=No,
1=Sometimes
2=Yes
Add
it
up
your
answers
0-­‐8

54. Tips
to
Improve
● Do
A
Trend-­‐Line
View
Reflection
with
Your
Team
● Rethink
Status
Updates
Meetings

55. Tips
to
Improve
● Don’t
schedule
hour
meetings
by
default

56. Being
Present:
How
You
Focus
and
Pay
Attention
1. Our
team
schedules
work
according
energy
levels
2. Our
team
is
focused
and
engaged
in
meetings
and not
multi-­‐tasking
3. We
have
distraction
free
environment
and
time
needed to
complete
the
things
that
require
focus or strategic
thinking.
4. When
I
have
free
time,
I
know
how
to
use
it
productively
or
restoratively.
What’s
your
score?
0=No,
1=Sometimes
2=Yes
Add
it
up
your
answers
0-­‐8

57. Tips
to
Improve
● Team
wide
analysis
of
most
productive
times
during
day
● Have
explicit
team
or
organization
policy
about
white
space
or
maker
time

58. Tips
to
Improve
● Device
free
zones
in
your
workplace
● Meeting
policy
about
use
of
devices
to
avoid
“technoference”

60. Summary
Our
personal
and
organizational
use
of
technology
can
create
stress
leading
to
burnout.
But
if
we
are
intentional
about
how
we
use
our
devices,
we
can
be
more
productive,
healthier,
and
happier.

61. Thank
you!
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Healthy
Nonprofit
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